Sherri Snelling

Gerontologist, Best-Selling Author, Family Caregiving, Longevity, Wellness & Brain Health Expert

Sherri Snelling

Gerontologist, Best-Selling Author, Family Caregiving, Longevity, Wellness & Brain Health Expert

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Biography

Sherri Snelling is a corporate gerontologist, author, podcast host and founder/CEO of the Caregiving Club, a strategic consulting and educational content firm with expertise in longevity, caregiving, Alzheimer’s/brain health, women’s wellness, positivity psychology, well home design and financial gerontology.

She provides employee education about family caregiving and the Sandwich Generation for a network of thousands of employer clients and recently published her second book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life. that follows her first book, A Cast of Caregivers – Celebrity Stories to Help You Prepare to Care. She writes for PBS Next Avenue, USA Today and has the #3 top family caregiving podcast, “Caregiving Club On Air.”

Sherri has more than 25 years of experience in health care, aging and caregiving with senior leadership roles at UnitedHealthcare, Keck Medicine of USC and as Chairman of the National Alliance for Caregiving. She has advised the White House, CDC, NIA, Alzheimer’s Association and Georgetown University. She is also a frequent commentator on TV, radio and podcast news shows.

As a highly sought-after speaker represented by the American Program Bureau, Sherri has delivered more than 200 keynote addresses for corporate events and industry conferences. She often speaks at employee resource group (ERG) events and also serves as an expert panel speaker or panel moderator.

She has a master’s in gerontology from USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology and master’s certifications from MIT Sloan School of Business “Shaping the Workplace of the Future” and Harvard University on “Happiness Psychology.” Sherri lives in Newport Beach, Calif.

Speaker Videos

A Cast of Caregivers: Book Trailer

engAGING Gerontology Talks Ep 1 Zoe Byington, Sherri Snelling

Starting the Care Conversation with Webinar Speaker Sherri Snelling

Sherri Snelling - Caregiving Club | 2021 Innovation Summit Intro

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Speech Topics

Me Time Monday: Finding Life Balance by Investing in Your Personal Joyconomy

Despite the overwhelming amount of information on how to achieve well-being, each year studies show we are less happy and less healthy. We can blame pandemics, politics and other societal problems but there is no cleanse diet, meditation app or exercise plan that can solve a life out of balance. How do you find your equilibrium? Sherri shows the audience how to combine neuroscience and nature and invest time (not money) in things that have meaning and bring joy to life.

Sharing trends and psychology behind green exercise, blue wellness, musical menus, sonic seasoning and pink noise, Sherri uses her gerontology background to show you how to age well throughout life and will take you through the lessons from her new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.

The audience will learn fun, small ways to “Marie Kondo your life” and get your life-balance back by investing in your personal Joyconomy:

How to achieve 7 ways to wellness that can be done in 7 minutes in 7 days
How to forget FOMO and find Flow and JOMO (joy of missing out)
How to crack the anxiety code and regain mastery and control over life
How to harness your four feel-good hormones
How to experience find neuro-happiness through nature

The Sandwich Generation Juggling Act: Balancing Children, Career & Caregiving

More than 24 million Americans and 1 in 3 employees are “sandwiched” between caring for children still at home and older parents or grandparents. These Sandwich Generation caregivers are part of Gen C – Generation Caregiver – that is now impacting four generations at work: Gen X, Millennials, Boomers and Gen Z.

Sherri is a national expert on family caregiving and how to improve physical and emotional health by practicing simple self-care techniques. She is the former chairman of the National Alliance for Caregiving and has served in caregiving advisory roles for the White House, the CDC, CMS, National Institute on Aging and numerous Fortune 1000 companies and age-tech and care-tech start-ups.

The audience will learn:

How to cope with anxiety and guilt caring for younger and older generations at the same time using the seven A’s of caregiving
How to tap into outside resources in the workplace and communities for support
How to create a Social Convoy personal caregiving team for physical and emotional health and a care corps to help you find the breaks you need
How to create a simple self-care plan to banish burnout, anxiety and depression and find balance and silver linings while caregiving
How to balance age-tech solutions for your loved one and a digital detox for you

How Brain Health & Hormones Drive Our Success & Happiness In Life

When it comes to health, we know much more about the neck down than the neck up. Learning more about how our brains work and how sleep, nutrition, relationships and our environments affect our brain health is the next frontier in wellness. We also want to learn how to possibly prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s later in life. Multisensory spaces and experiences are essential whether at home or at work.

Sherri, a noted brain health and Alzheimer’s expert, takes the audience on a virtual neuroscience and nature tour that bring happiness and success to life. Sherri was honored as the #4 Most Influential Person Online about Alzheimer’s disease (AD) by Sharecare, the health expert site created by Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen, and has served as an advisor and consultant to the Alzheimer’s Association and UsAgainstAlzheimer’s organizations.

The audience will learn:

How to create neuro-happiness using the four feel-good hormones of oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins and dopamine
How to cross-train the brain through brain health exercises not brain games
Why sleep, relationships, green exercise, biophilic home and office design and experiencing awe may help prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia
How mastering better brain health supports success in life

New Workplace Social Contracts: How to Create Workforce Well-Being

Post-pandemic seismic shifts are happening in the nation’s workplaces including caregiving that is impacting almost all ages of workers ranging from traditional child care to elder care support. We are also more in tune with our physical and mental health needs and want a flex and control model in our work-life. Sherri provides insights into the new social contracts at work: Care, Time, Trust, Greenspaces and God from her new book, Me Time Monday – The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life.

Sherri is a corporate gerontologist with a master’s certification from the MIT Sloan School of Management on “Shaping the Workplaces of the Future” and uses the principles of happiness psychology and WELL Building Institute standards to consult with employers on creating well workplaces. She has been conducting employer-sponsored educational caregiver wellness workshops and webinars for employees for more than 10 years.

The audience will learn:

How to address issues such as workplace loneliness
How to influence and create a caring culture at work
How to curb your anxiety and master your life-work balance
How to use biophilic office design to create workplace wonderlands that support emotional health

WORKSHOPS

Beyond the general population workshops noted as speaking topics above, Sherri also offers a Wellness Education Series for employer HR departments and executive leadership teams.

These sessions can be conducted in 90-minute, ½ day or full day workshops.

Meet Gen C – How to Create a Care Culture and New Social Contract for Caregiving Employees at Work
Intergenerational Workplaces: How Ageism Affects Employee Health and Productivity
The Employer Handbook for Addressing Anxiety, Burnout, Stress and Emotional Health Issues in the Workplace

Testimonials

For A Cast of Characters

"These stories capture the essence of the emotional rewards as well as the turmoil that one experiences as a caregiver."

- Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter

For A Cast of Characters

"A ‘home run’…informative and inspiring for those preparing for or engaged in a caregiving journey."

- Dr. Leisa Easom, Executive Director, Rosalynn Carter Caregiving Institute

For A Cast of Characters

"Well-researched, delightfully readable…smart advice…thumbs way up!"

- Sally Abrahms, AARP Caregiving Blogger

For A Cast of Characters

"A living, breathing, upbeat conversation replete with valuable information, resources and practical advice – no caregiver should be without it!"

- Richard Della Penna, M.D. and Alzheimer’s Association National Board Member

For A Cast of Characters

"Snelling’s authoritative debut offers expert advice and relatable celebrity stories for families and friends struggling to balance caregiving with everyday life. A sourcebook like this will likely be reassuring and essential…a smart, informative manual intended to help people take care of their loved ones while also taking care of themselves."

- Kirkus Reviews

For A Cast of Characters

"An eye-opening book that will be a great help and comfort to the many caregivers in American society…quite fascinating."

- Foreward Reviews

For A Cast of Characters

"A Cast of Characters demonstrates Hollywood’s commitment to the noble notion of caring for our own… we applaud Sherri Snelling for shining her spotlight on each of us who are caring for a loved one."

- Ken Scherer, CEO of Motion Picture & TV Fund Foundation

For A Cast of Characters

"Sherri Snelling is one of the smartest people I know on the subject of caregiving… her expertise is especially timely and valuable."

- Rich Eisenberg, Senior Editor, PBS NextAvenue.org

For A Cast of Characters

"Snelling gets it…you will laugh, you will cry reading these stories – but most of all you will learn you are not alone."

- Robert Bua, President CareScout, a Genworth Company

“We wanted to thank you for creating such a dynamic and impactful event. Thank you for sharing your expertise with our people in an impactful and personal way. Employees appreciated the enthusiastic and approachable manner in which you shared your knowledge. The event clearly resonated with employees as over 1,350 participated in the event across the US. Thus far, survey feedback has been overwhelming positive with 90% of participants indicating they were satisfied with the overall experience and 97% indicating that they were satisfied with your knowledge of the topic. Thank you again for helping to create such a successful event.”

- Human Capital Management Division, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

“I can’t thank you enough for the recent Live Webinars and events you have done for our members – the audience response was overwhelming and the survey scores are showing how satisfied and highly engaged they were. Especially touching was your Webinar with Dan Gasby and B. Smith about Alzheimer’s – we had comments that said viewers were brought to tears but also uplifted in your comments and advice. And, the Virtual Home Makeover Event was a huge success! We have so many people saying they are clicking on our Web site for the AARP Tool Kit for the HomeFit Program which you referenced throughout your virtual tour. Thanks for your positive energy, enthusiasm and for guiding our members to see there is help out there for caregivers . . . Liz and I love working with you.”

- Director of Online Programs – AARP

“Thank you again for being a great keynote speaker at our Annual Caregiver Expo. The feedback I heard from the audience was full of great comments. For me, the moment in your talk when everyone in the audience hugged each other based on your tip that we all sometimes need a hug – it was amazing and the emotional outlet we all needed.”

- Director of the National Caregiver Expo

“Thank you for making the launch of our StarLife program to support our employees in their caregiving journey a great success. Your keynote talk was exceptional and helped our employees understand they are not alone and what resources we have now to help them. We’d love to have you back for ongoing events to keep our employees engaged in this great program.”

- StarLife Program Director - Astellas

“Thank you for your talk at our recent Women’s Conference. I had an audience member say your insights and comments show how well you understand the challenges of caregivers and how to help them. My wife who attended the event said this was her favorite session of the day and your presentation was really powerful. Thanks for all you do.”

- CEO – Motion Picture & Television Fund

“Your Caregiver Wellness keynote was the talk of this year’s Women’s Conference – it made me so proud that you are one of our alumni! I saw so many people lined up to get your book I didn’t have a chance to catch you – so THANK YOU!”

- Director of the USC Women’s Conference