Event Locator: 2025-AAKHLN
MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF AGING — PART 3:
AGING WITH PURPOSE AND RESILIENCE: PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF AGING
Wednesday, March 18
10:00 AM
Nicolet College, Northwoods Center 207-209
Instructor: Dr. Gina Koeppl
Hybrid: In-person and Zoom
We often hear about aging in terms of years, wrinkles, aches, and memory lapses – but the real story of growing older is written in our minds, our hearts, and our relationships. Aging is not just a fascinating, albeit daunting, biological process; it’s a deep human and personal experience shaped by purpose, resilience, and connections. This session, part III in the series about aging, will focus on our psychosocial lives. We will explore the forces that influence how we adapt to changes in our identity and other challenges. We’ll walk through mental health, mood, addiction, and motivation. And we will discuss those things that make later life not just a stage to endure, but a stage to embrace
Dr. Gina Koeppl is a retired psychologist with nearly 40 years of clinical experience in the Northwoods region. She earned her doctorate degree from Duke University and completed postdoctoral training in pediatric psychology at the University of Iowa. She began her practice in Rhinelander in 1986 with a focus on children, psychological assessment, and forensic evaluations. Her career focus broadened over time
to include individuals of all ages, and prior to her retirement she served as a psychologist on the Northern Wisconsin Memory Diagnostic Clinic team. Dr. Gina, as she is called, believes that very many lessons in child development resonate powerfully in our senior years.
Learning in Retirement
715.365.4544
LIR@nicoletcollege.edu