Podcast

Life's Just Getting Started!

Three Pillars Senior Living Communities is proud to present "Life's Just Getting Started," a podcast bringing you stories from the heart of our top-rated senior living community in Dousman, WI. Each episode offers a candid glimpse into what it means to live your best life or work in a culture unlike any other. Tune in to smile, learn, and be inspired as we uncover behind-the-scenes tidbits perspectives from our amazing, 300-acre campus.

EPISODE 9: Verne's Story

Episode 9 shines a spotlight on Verne. An accomplished commercial artist and painter, he credits much of his success to the mentors, connections, and relationships that opened doors and helped his talent flourish throughout his career. From humble beginnings during challenging times to a rewarding professional career, Verne's journey has been shaped by the people he met along the way. Even now at Three Pillars, those connections continue to resurface in delightful and unexpected ways. Tune in to enjoy Verne's inspiring reflections, positive outlook, and gratitude for a life he describes as "truly blessed."(opens in new tab)

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In Episode 8, we sit down with Dr. Terry Hemschik for a special back-to-school edition. Listen in as we learn all about Terry's Home Libraries 4 Kids organization, a non-profit that promotes literacy, in partnership with St. Marcus and inner-city schools. The episode is also chalk full of funny anecdotes from years of teaching, and it includes a unique special performance from our guest! For more information on the Home Libraries 4 Kids program and donating books, contact themschik@yahoo.com
Ep 8: Terry's Story
Life's Just Getting Started brings you stories from the heart of Three Pillars. In our fifth episode, travel back in time to a Vietnam hospital in 1967 with Bill, a Chaplain stationed there with the U.S. Army. Tune in to hear this Seattle native share how he was drawn to the seminary in California, and later called to join the Army, serve active duty in Vietnam, take a job in Pittsburgh, and ultimately land in Wisconsin. (Two separate times at Three Pillars, but who's counting!)
Ep 5: Bill's Story
Two thousand twenty-six will be a year to remember at Three Pillars, with Rachel Wiesner, Three Pillars' Executive Director of Hospitality, at the helm of many new amenities opening. Rachel joins hosts Josh Van Den Berg and Kelsey Pangborn to share her story and talk about what’s coming up. Tune in to learn how she got her start in the hospitality industry in Las Vegas and what led her to what she's working on now at The Fields at Three Pillars.
Ep 2: Rachel's Story
This episode highlights beautiful examples of family love, as we interview Art and Laura, a father and daughter duo who live together at Village on the Square. Laura thought that staying with her dad would be a temporary situation, but now she says she enjoyed Three Pillars so much that she "forgot to leave!" Art also shares an endearing story of love and hope as he recalls how he met his late wife. With heartwarming stories and plenty of laughs, this is an episode you don’t want to miss!
Ep 7: Art & Laura's Story
“I could live at Three Pillars for forty years!” Catherine, the youngest and one of the newest residents at Three Pillars’ Village on the Square, loves many things about the campus. The picturesque, natural setting, activities galore… and being a short walk away from her mom, Dorothy, who just turned 101! Catherine might not be sold on Wisconsin winters, but she is sold on the sense of community. Tune in as this dog-loving, cribbage-playing, cornhole-enthusiast shares her story and why she proactively moved from California to the lifestyle she’s been looking forward to in Lake Country.
Ep 4: Catherine's Story
Three Pillars’ president and CEO Mark Strautman is joined by Marilyn Nelsen, an independent living resident at Village on the Square. The pair sit down with our hosts Josh Van Den Berg and Kelsey Pangborn to talk about all things Three Pillars. The foursome dive into our community, who we are, and what we do, sharing stories from several joyful years at Three Pillars Senior Living Communities.
Ep 1: Welcome to Three Pillars
May is National Older Americans Month, and this year’s theme is “Champion Your Health.” If you want to be inspired by an older adult who truly champions his health… you gotta hear from Larry! As a 95-years-young resident at Compass Point Catered Assisted Living, Larry is a retired pathologist who blazes his own trail by gardening, fishing, and prioritizing his health and wellbeing. When he met Monica, Three Pillars’ Wellness Connection Manager and personal trainer, the two quickly became a dynamic duo. Hear how they motivate each other, celebrate physical fitness wins, broaden their horizons, and champion their health with an emphasis on overall wellness.
Ep 6: Larry & Monica's Story
John and Carol were college sweethearts who went their separate ways after graduation. 55 years later, after living full and fulfilling chapters of their own and having zero contact with each other, they reunited when John knocked on Carol’s door in Arizona. Love, marriage, and moving to Three Pillars’ Village on the Square followed. Join our hosts, Josh and Kelsey, and hear about their incredible and unexpected love story on the third episode of Life's Just Getting Started.
Ep 3: John & Carol's Story