45 Forward

Originally broadcast 2023-01-23. As we get older, it's important to find ways to embrace aging with grace, dignity and positivity. And yes, a little humor, too. In today's episode, Barbara Paskoff and Carol Pack, two long-time friends and former award-winning journalists, offer a host of observations from the latest of their "Over-Sixty: Shades of Gray" series, the "Book of Lists." The duo explain...

Encore broadcast 2023-01-02. Originally broadcast 2022-01-10. Several years ago, John Leland, a reporter for the New York Times, wrote a series of articles following six men and women for a year, chronicling how people in one of America's fastest growing demographic groups—those 85 and older—led their lives. The series became the basis for his book, "Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a...

Originally broadcast 2022-08-15. Today's episode is the final chapter of a 3-part conversation that I began earlier this summer, focusing on of a terrific book, What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher's Desk, by co-authors Roberta Israeloff and George McDermott. Roberta was one of my classmates at Syosset High School on Long Island in the late 1960s and has remained a long-time fri...

Originally broadcast 2022-07-18. Today's 45 Forward episode is Chapter 2 of a unique, 3-part conversation, focusing on of a fascinating book, What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher's Desk, by the co-authors Roberta Israeloff and George McDermott. Roberta, a long-time friend, was one of my classmates at Syosset High School on Long Island in the late 1960s; George was our 11th Grade...

Originally broadcast 2022-07-11. July has always been a pivotal month of the year, the halfway point when we look back at the events of the last six months and look ahead to the potential for the second half. In a way, it's a snapshot of our theme for 45 Forward—looking forward to the second half of life that (hopefully) will be even better than the first. But as we close the books on the first ha...

Originally broadcast 2022-06-27. For many decades, the words "work" and "office" were virtually synonymous. But after two years of COVID-induced remote and hybrid work, one thing seems abundantly clear: The future of work is likely to be very different from the past. Many organizations are struggling to get employees back to the office, after millions of workers left their jobs—some laid off, but...

Originally broadcast 2022-06-20. As we look around us today, there's no question that this is a time of great transition. For baby boomers like me, it's the inevitable transition to the end of our generation's presence and influence, a passing of our lives, as well as the symbolic passing of the torch, and of our legacy to the next generations. It is also a time of immense disruption, tectonic shi...

Originally broadcast 2022-06-13. As we get older, one of the most important ingredients to healthy aging, experts say, is lifelong learning—a self-motivated pursuit of new ideas, skills and knowledge, particularly in the second half of life. But today, we're going to take a very different spin on lifelong learning, as we talk with Roberta Israeloff and George McDermott, the co-authors of a fascina...

Originally broadcast 2022-06-06. Taking care of an elderly loved one—or yourself, for that matter, as you age—can be a complicated challenge. Analyzing the medical options of the healthcare maze, on top of elder law and estate planning, can be confusing and frustrating—even frightening. What's clear is that to successfully navigate this stretch in life's journey, families need a team—a team of adv...

Originally broadcast 2022-05-23. Ron Roel talks with Sheri Koones about downsizing to smaller homes, practical design, affordability, and sustainable housing options. An archival conversation from 45 Forward. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support .

Originally broadcast 2022-05-16. Each May, we commemorate Older Americans Month—ever since President John F. Kennedy issued a formal proclamation in 1963 asking the nation to encourage and recognize the countless contributions that older adults make to our communities. This year, the Administration for Community Living, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lead the ob...

Originally broadcast 2022-05-09. Over the last half century, we've witnessed a blizzard of technological advances that have had a profound impact on our daily lives. But if we take the time to reflect for a moment, and look around at the commonplace devices we take for granted, we would discover that many of them had their origin during an era we don't normally associate with innovation—the Middle...

Originally broadcast 2022-05-02. With the relentless march of digital technology over the last few decades, we've seen a contemporary society increasingly focused on making life faster, easier, convenient, more comfortable. But there's an underside to this pervasive technology. Modernity is working against many of our physical, intellectual and emotional needs, according to a growing body of resea...

Originally broadcast 2022-04-18. We may be recovering—slowly, tentatively—from this long pandemic, as the number of COVID cases decrease, masking requirements are relaxed, and in-person meetings cautiously resume. But there's little sense of comfort in this "New Normal." There seems to be pervasive feelings of stress, anxiety, trauma and depression that continue to linger. In part, we're still gri...

Originally broadcast 2022-04-11. Pediatrician Mark Vonnegut has spent nearly 40 years treating children for coughs, fevers, ear infections, and sometimes more serious medical conditions. Over that time, he has seen the U.S. health care system change in ways he couldn't have imagined as a medical student. Some good, others not so much. But what hasn't change over the span of his career is the commi...

Originally broadcast 2022-03-28. After two trying years, we appear to be making a fitful transition from a tumultuous pandemic to an almost normal endemic—at least for now. But what lessons have we really learned from this crisis? Do we have effective strategies to recover from the continuing impact on public health, or the economic and social disruption caused by COVID—especially as we get older...

Originally broadcast 2022-03-21. Americans are a famously impatient people—young or old. Because achievement is so recognized and rewarded, many of us have become addicted to fast accomplishment and quick wins. We want to gain wealth or lose weight in 30 days. We press for change—faster, better, sooner—especially now, as we yearn to get past Covid and get back to normal life that feels like it's t...

Encore broadcast 2022-07-04. Originally broadcast 2022-03-14. Many aging experts become focused on the field of gerontology when they become, well, older. Not so with Carly Roman. Carly's interest was first piqued as a high school student on Long Island, when she founded a local chapter of GlamourGals, a national group that provides free makeup and manicures, in addition to social connection, for...

Originally broadcast 2022-03-14. Many aging experts become focused on the field of gerontology when they become, well, older. Not so with Carly Roman. Carly's interest was first piqued as a high school student on Long Island, when she founded a local chapter of GlamourGals, a national group that provides free makeup and manicures, in addition to social connection, for older adults. Through her und...

Encore broadcast 2022-12-26. Originally broadcast 2022-03-07. America has become a "foodie" nation, with a constant stream of information and debate about diets and nutrition, the latest studies, opinions and prescriptions about what we should be eating—or not. In today's episode, nutritionist and dietician Alexandra Cerone takes a holistic, common-sense and refreshingly non-judgmental approach to...

Originally broadcast 2022-03-07. America has become a "foodie" nation, with a constant stream of information and debate about diets and nutrition, the latest studies, opinions and prescriptions about what we should be eating—or not. In today's episode, nutritionist and dietician Alexandra Cerone takes a holistic, common-sense and refreshingly non-judgmental approach to not only what we eat, but ho...

Encore broadcast 2023-06-19. Originally broadcast 2022-02-28. If you're downsizing your lifestyle, or retiring and moving to a new community—or simply trying clear out clutter to give yourself some breathing space—you've probably wondered if there are unseen treasures amid all the stuff you've collected over the years. Well, then, you should meet Keith Allibone. The owner of Good's Vintage & A...

Originally broadcast 2022-02-28. If you're downsizing your lifestyle, or retiring and moving to a new community—or simply trying clear out clutter to give yourself some breathing space—you've probably wondered if there are unseen treasures amid all the stuff you've collected over the years. Well, then, you should meet Keith Allibone. The owner of Good's Vintage & Antiques, Keith got his first...

Originally broadcast 2022-02-21. Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, some experts believe that we are transitioning into an endemic, headed—hopefully—toward more normal times. And yet, we're still at a loss; we're confused. Where are we with CDC recommendations? When should we be wearing masks? What's the latest advice about vaccines and boosters? Second boosters? The development of other trea...

Originally broadcast 2022-02-14. Almost two years into this shapeshifting pandemic,the disruption of our daily lives seems to be finally easing—and yet, we still feel anxious and stressed out, dealing with cumulative impact of the virus on so many aspects of our lives. How do we move forward, when we worry that the eventual New Normal may result in a more subdued and uncertain life? In today's epi...