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Ron Roel speaks with Annamaria Alfieri (Patricia King) about her transition from management consulting and business books to historical mystery writing, her research and creative process, and her support for girls’ education in Kenya. Part 2 of The Art of Reinvention, originally broadcast May 17, 2021. Broadcast-only archive edit. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcas...

Ron Roel speaks with financial literacy educator Ellen Smiley about budgeting, credit, savings, financial transitions and helping families build practical money skills. Archive edition published April 22, 2024. Audio from the broadcast-only edit preserving the complete program and original mono audio; pre-show, off-air breaks and post-show conversation omitted. Become a supporter of this podcast:...

Ron Roel talks with Tim Kennedy about the benefits and myths of reverse mortgages and their role in retirement planning. Originally broadcast May 15, 2023. This broadcast-only archive edit preserves the interview; financial rates, forecasts and examples reflect the original discussion, not current guidance. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/su...

January 13, 2025 — Andrea Gould-Marks and Ron Roel share their journeys helping people navigate life’s changes. Broadcast-only archive edit ending at Ron’s formal sign-off. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support .

Ron Roel speaks with John Cochran of the New York State Office for the Aging about family caregivers, coordinated aging services and the Master Plan for Aging. Originally broadcast November 11, 2024. Edited archive presentation. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support .

Ron Roel interviews psychologist Beth Kurland about moving beyond striving for happiness toward true well-being. Broadcast July 1, 2024, on 45 Forward. This restoration preserves the complete three-part broadcast interview and formal closing; off-air setup, breaks and postshow conversation are excluded. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/suppor...

Ron Roel interviews Deborah Truhowsky about recognizing and preventing nursing home abuse and neglect. Originally broadcast October 28, 2024. Restored broadcast interview; off-air setup, breaks and postshow conversation are excluded. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support .

Originally aired January 18, 2021. Ron Roel speaks with Scott Passeser, a staffing industry innovator and senior vice president at Executive Alliance, about navigating a job market disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. This archival conversation focuses on the challenges faced by job seekers in their mid-40s and older, including age discrimination and assumptions about technology skills. Scott di...

Originally aired August 1, 2022. Ron Roel welcomes neuropsychologist Dr. Sherry Kelly and Dr. Gerard Meyer of the Mental Wellness Society International to discuss the mental health challenges facing families in Ukraine during the war. They describe their work with colleagues in Ukraine to support families, caregivers, teachers, health care providers and volunteers through programs, services and tr...

Originally aired June 10, 2024. Leaving a long-time home can be both practically demanding and emotionally difficult. Ron Roel speaks with Diana Zagariello and Rachel Rohn of Caring Transitions about helping older adults and families navigate that transition. They discuss developing a plan to declutter, downsize, organize a move, arrange estate sales and prepare a new living space. Their approach...

Archive episode date: February 8, 2021. While the practices of yoga and meditation have been around for thousands of years, their popularity has surged in recent decades, as part of the ever-growing trend in holistic health, spiritual wellness and mindfulness. But there's much more to these practices than increasing the flexibility of our aging bodies and finding occasional moments to de-stress ou...

Archive episode date: April 28, 2021. Source audio release date: May 3, 2021. Caring for your older loved ones has never been more challenging than it is today. Not only do many adults have to take care of their own young families, but they're called in to address the complex, evolving needs of their parents as they enter the later chapters of life. There's so much to handle: pragmatic concerns li...

Archive episode date: May 26, 2021. Encore presentation of the recording originally released January 25, 2021. We celebrate friendship as one of the true joys—and necessities—of life, from our childhood through our elder years. But what does true friendship really mean, and how to we sustain it in our fast-paced and changing world — especially in these difficult times of social distancing and soci...

Archive episode date: July 26, 2021. When Hudson Cooper entered college, he majored in biology, intending to prepare for a career in medicine. But medicine wasn't for him, so he went to law school. The practice of law wasn't for him either, except for a diverting stint as an administrative law judge for the New York Taxi & Limousine Commission. Instead, Hudson decided to embark on a career tak...

Archive episode date: September 27, 2021. Planning for retirement triggers all sorts of thoughts: excitement, hope, expectation—and yes, a dose of anxiety. We worry about financial security (did we save enough?) but we're often not prepared for the emotional and social aspects of this major life transition. In today's episode, Leah Frankel— who has created the entrepreneurial role of "Retirement J...

Archive episode date: September 5, 2022. Encore presentation of the recording originally released September 27, 2021. Planning for retirement triggers all sorts of thoughts: excitement, hope, expectation—and yes, a dose of anxiety. We worry about financial security (did we save enough?) but we're often not prepared for the emotional and social aspects of this major life transition. In today's epis...

Archive episode date: February 8, 2023. The archive page is dated February 8, 2023; the source audio was released February 13, 2023. Many experts who study aging in America today come away with one inescapable conclusion: We live in a mostly ageist society. We make pronouncements about the perspective and wisdom we gain as we age, and it's true. The larger truth, however, is that our culture simpl...

Archive episode date: September 18, 2023. Source audio release date: September 25, 2023. Everywhere you go these days, people are playing pickleball. It's especially big among those age 55 and older, who account for more than half of the passionate players of this fast-growing game. With pickleball providing consistent health and social benefits, it's not surprising that it continues to grow in po...

Archive episode date: September 30, 2024. In an age of when technology has become an integral part of virtually every workplace, you might think that STEM skills—science, technology, engineering and math—are the top skills sought by corporate managers when looking for new hires. Not so. Several studies have shown that the top two skills that 75% of managers look for in recent college graduates are...

Archive episode date: October 7, 2024. As we kick off October with the United Nation's International Day of Older Persons, it's fitting that we begin the month with Maria Alvarez, an iconic leader who has been at the forefront of advocating for older Americans for more than 30 years. In today's episode, Maria who is Executive Director of the New York Statewide Senior Action Council, explains the m...

Archive episode date: November 4, 2024. Wherever we go these days, we feel the impact of technology. It's part of every workplace, in our digital devices, our "smart homes," cars, virtual reality tools and games, and, of course, the inevitable AI. Sometimes this march of technology feels relentless and overwhelming. And yet, technology is so essential to navigating—and succeeding—in our society th...

Archive page date: April 26, 2021. Source audio release date: April 26, 2021. As a young boy, Jack Kupferman was always surrounded by older adults—his parents ran a rest home in upstate New York and his family lived in the back. So it's no surprise that today Jack is at the center of a major online event next month to honor the nursing home lives lost as a result of COVID-19, while raising awarene...

Archive page date: June 14, 2021. Source audio release date: June 14, 2021. When you talk to health experts about the factors that promote human longevity, they invariably cite good nutrition, in addition to regular exercise and an active, socially engaged, lifestyle. In today's episode, host Ron Roel will be talking about key health and nutrition issues with Keri Ann Lipperini, Director of the Of...

Archive page date: June 21, 2021. Source audio release date: June 21, 2021. June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, and today's episode features Elizabeth (Beth) Smith-Boivin, the Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association Northeastern New York Chapter. Each year at this time, the Alzheimer's Association helps promote a global dialogue about Alzheimer's, which affects more than 6 mil...

Archive page date: July 19, 2021. Source audio release date: July 19, 2021. There has long been a gap in the U.S. economy between the needs of employers and the skills and aspirations of available workers. While the pandemic has eased, the gap has grown even larger as employers face the challenge of getting people back to work, only to discover that the jobs they need are no longer the same, and w...