Programs

Doe Hentschel shares her insights on living well and giving back with a variety of audiences – both in person and virtually. Interested in having Doe speak to your group? Contact us at drdoeh@comcast.net

 

"Doe Hentschel inspires hope and possibility in everyone she’s met and in everything she does. A prolific storyteller, she inspires by action, modeling the way for others and turning challenges into opportunities. Doe is not blindly optimistic – she doesn’t engage in wishful thinking. Her brand of optimism comes first from accepting the hard realities of any given situation. Then she summons the creativity and courage to address the daunting challenges before her. Rather than focus on what she cannot do, she focuses on what she can do, asking for help when necessary, and elevating those around her."

– Ted Carroll, President and CEO, Retired, Leadership Greater Hartford

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Getting Involved and Giving Back

            People who are engaged in meaningful ways, involved in a purpose “bigger” than themselves, live longer and their later years are healthier than those whose lives have a narrow focus and who disengage.  Researchers find that a “sense of well-being” is as important as lifestyle choices like exercise, good nutrition, and adequate sleep as a characteristic and predictor of healthy aging. Doe will discuss what a sense of well-being is like, its implications for lifestyle choices we can make and suggests ways to get engaged to do good! 

 

Living Long and Living Well  

            People who exhibit a “sense of well-being” are likely to age well and enjoy longer, healthier later years than others. Doe describes a sense of well-being in this presentation and through excerpts from her book shares how she has gained and sustained this valuable elixir.  She acknowledges that her characterization of her health as excellent may qualify her as delusional; but Doe’s positivity, resilience, strong sense of self-efficacy, and openness to change are contagious. Her audiences laugh loudly as they absorb a “Dose of Doe” and leave inspired and hopeful about what lies ahead for themselves.

 

Tell your Story: A Hands-on Workshop

            In this unique workshop, participants follow Doe’s example to tell their stories, reflect on their experiences and discover lessons they learned and can apply to their lives going forward.  Adaptable for teenagers to octogenarians, “Tell Your Story” can be presented in one 2-3 hour workshop or as a series of shorter workshops presented over several weeks.  The final product might be the beginning chapter of a publishable memoir or a collection of participants’ stories and lessons learned.  Regardless of any written take-away that might emerge, participants report a new way of looking at their experiences, an appreciation for the value of self-reflection and an understanding of the power of reframing difficult times to find the cause for celebration.

 

 Who You Are Is Where You Were When

            Drawing on the classic work of Morris Massey, The People Puzzle, this presentation engages the audience in exploring the family, community and world they grew up in and ways in which their environment shaped their values and views of the world. Examples like  why “the establishment” was horrified by the Beatles’ long hair help us understand current generational attitudes and behaviors. The impact of the world in which today’s children are developing their values and what that might mean when those children become  the leaders of our society will be considered.

 

You and Your Values

Most of us believe we know what our values are, but in fact, we rarely examine them and usually cannot definitively identify the values that are foundational to our personality. This presentation includes an exercise in which the audience will identify their most important values and then relate those values to personality types and the assets and liabilities of those core types. This presentation can be an introduction to a deeper exploration of the personality system called the Enneagram.

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Aging Well and a Sense of Well Being

Aging well and helping people deal with Parkinson’s and other disorders, syndromes and diseases that diminish the quality of life of older adults is a growing priority in Doe’s speaking and writing. In Look, Ma! No Hands! Life’s Lessons Learned  the Hard Way, Doe relates the lessons she learned after her bicycle accident to the challenges she faces living with Parkinson’s Disease. Her medical history in the last 40 years has been accurately described as a “train wreck,” yet she continues to look, feel and function like a younger, healthier person. Those who know her well characterize Doe as a resilient, positive person, someone who models what is known as a “sense of well-being.” Learn more here.

 

The following presentations include readings from Look, Ma! No Hands! Life’s Lessons Learned the Hard Way:

The Power of Resilience, Optimism and Self-Efficacy

The Jig Saw Puzzle of Your Life: Making Every Piece Fit

All Delusions Are Not Bad (If you think you’re okay, you just might be)

Write it on Your Wall (and focus on what you CAN do)

Dr. Doe’s Keys to Living Long and Living Well

Getting Old is a Good Thing

Rewire your Brain and Find Joy