We Are Old, Get Over It!

Dr. Jo Berg joined us this past season to discuss the critical issue of falls among older adults, emphasizing that falls are not a normal part of aging but a serious health risk that can lead to significant injuries and even death.  As a result, we explored the importance of prevention strategies, the role of physical therapy in helping seniors maintain their independence, and the various ris...

Over the summer, we'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits from past episodes: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! --- "The Purest Bond" is both a wonderful new book that studies the connection between humans and dogs, and a reflection of our experience being pet owners. Author Stacey Colino joined me earlier in Season 3 to share the journey of wr...

Over the summer, we'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits from past episodes: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! --- What are the 'Core Four' pillars of health? Sleep, movement, protein, and hydration.  Dietician Dawn Jackson Blatner was here with her bubbling enthusiasm and energy to emphasize the importance of simplifying wellness practic...

Ken shares a touching Father's Day story about love, tragedy, recovery and resilence, and a reminder to all of us, no matter which day of the year it is, to stay grounded in the moment and present with those we love. Learn more about the podcast: https://weareoldpodcast.com/ and send me your thoughts and suggestions at: weareoldpodcast@gmail.com

Over the summer, we'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits from past episodes: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! --- A crucially important topic this past Season 3 was the importance of building a digital fortress to protect yourself from identity theft and fraud.  Nora Duncan of the Connecticut chapter of AARP joined me to talk about vario...

Over the summer, we'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits from past episodes: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! --- Our 3rd Season kicked off with a fascinating episode on the man behind The Beatles, the glue who kept them together (until it all came apart): Mal Evans. Beatles aficionados will likely know about Mal, but to a broader audience he...

Over the summer, we'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits from past episodes: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! Recently, I chatted with Dr. Leslie Zebrowitz, a professor from Brandeis University, about the intriguing concept of baby faces and their impact on social perception. We explored how baby-faced individuals are perceived differently in...

We've had a wonderful season 3, full of fascinating episodes. If there are some you haven't caught up on yet, now's a great time to circle back and see what you missed. We'll be publishing little excerpts, shorts and fun tidbits over the summer: watch your podcast feed, and season 4 will be starting in September! Thank you for watching and listening to We Are Old, Get Over It! The podcast for seni...

It's a multibillion dollar, worldwide industry. Thousands of people, often seniors, go overseas to help in person with orphanages and other aid organizations. But what if it's not all it appears? Today we're pulling back the curtain on the dark side of orphanage tourism. What appears on the surface as a positive, hands-on experience to help out those in need, in fact typically has major structural...

Have you ever thought about why you make a first, visual impression upon meeting someone? Whether it's a "baby face" or an "old mug," or any other stereotype, there's a lot more that results from that impression than just shrugging and moving on from it. People are treated differently based on their facial structure - we all are in one way or another - and there's a good chance that that impacts h...

Dawn Jackson Blatner returns for some more great health advice, focusing on the Core Four: Sleep, Move, Protein and... Poop! Dawn has a remarkable way of taking those overwhelming, intimidating tasks, the ones we hear all the time that we "should" do, and making them fun, accessible and just simple and straightforward. Because, as she points out, if something isn't fun, you're not going to stick w...

Nora Duncan and I continue our discussion from last week about fraud, scams, security and keeping yourself safe from digital threats in the real world. Today, our focus is on giving you the tools to build your "digital fortress" - the wall around your various accounts that only you, or the most trusted people in your life, can access. This means things like two-factor authentication, biometric ide...

"Mr. Gluckman, why didn't you show up for jury duty? You didn't answer your summons. We're going to have to charge you a fine." Yikes. Sounds pretty real, doesn't it? Ken starts off this episode with a story of how his phone rang recently, he picked it up, and that's what he heard. His response? Hang up immediately. Don't even entertain the notion that it might be real. If your loved one, the poli...

We've talked in separate episodes about hospice and palliative care, in Episode 5 of Season 1 , with Annalisa Smith of Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. And we talked with Dr. Gary Lee and pastor Larry Wildemuth of the CODA alliance, who promote Advanced Care Planning via the Go Wish cards: special cue cards that prompt thought-provoking and important questions about how you want to approach the en...

We want to keep things light and fun here at the podcast We Are Old, Get Over It! It's not all serious, sobering topics - as important as those things are. But you gotta have some fun too, and who better to join in than some great comedians? Amanda Cohen made an appearance on the podcast back over the holidays, and now we have the full conversation for you, all in one place. Amanda has been a stan...

If you've ever wondered why it is that people have such a deep attachment to pets (maybe dogs in particular... no bias here...), and does it go past just the obvious reasons into something on a more molecular, scientific level, well, there's a fabulous book that dives into it! The Purest Bond , co-authored by Stacey Colino and Jen Goldbeck, is a book that's not just a warm and cozy read, but also...

We move from one outstanding guest to another, and continue with our critical focus on preventing falls in seniors: this week, I welcome Dr. Tiffany Shubert, a physical therapist who has studied falls and fall prevention, with a particular focus on what's called "The Otago Method." Dr. Tiffany's focus is on safe, effective exercise and activity. The good news: there is in fact an optimal dose of e...

Today's topic is one of those topics that has a very, very far-reaching impact, and yet most of us don't recognize that's the case. Did you know just how impactful a fall can be when you're a senior? It can be the start of a cascade of side effects and impacts that can last the rest of your life. Not to be dour about it, but in today's episode we want to focus on a simple solution: take falling se...

We dropped a preview of this conversation back over the holidays, but we have it here for you now, all in one place: it's comedian Susan Rice! No, not the diplomat (I'm sure she's heard that one many times!), but the inspiring, impressive and, most of all, humorous veteran of 43 years of comedy. We step into her shoes as a comedian and learn the rituals she follows before going on stage, how she a...

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer." What a great quote, and here today we have a conversation that demonstrates how accurate it is. Kelsey Perri of Road Scholar joins me to share her non-profit organization's mission, programs and opportunities, all designed to get you out there, seeing the world. They call it "experiential travel," and the hook is if you want to do something...

Hearing is about more than just understanding what's happening around you, it has a direct impact on quality of life, cognitive health and self esteem. It shouldn't take much convincing to say that you should do as much as you can to look after your hearing. But it may seem a little intimidating, overwhelming or even embarrassing to talk to someone about it. My good friend Dr. Susan Waltzman is he...

So, you have a tattoo. Maybe you're thinking, "I'd like to get rid of that thing." Maybe you've even been telling yourself that for oh, a few decades now. The good news: the technology is available now to zap that tattoo away, so that there's scarcely any trace of it. It takes a while to do, and it's not cheap, but it is doable. So if it's important to you to get it done: there is a way. Lisa Giam...

The idea of a "bucket list" is likely something you've heard of before, it's become more common in everyday parlance; wasn't there even a movie made under that name? But today we're taking the concept a bit further and introducing the approach of having an "active bucket list." Our guest is an expert on the topic, having written a book 50 After 50: Reframing the Next Chapter of Your Life , which i...

What exactly is a "living" will? Howard Krooks is a lawyer who specializes in these kinds of documents, and is here to explain it to us in nice, clear and friendly language: - A living will is a will that's only applicable to a specific point in time. It starts when a person has developed a terminal condition, with a prognosis of typically 3 to 6 months, and their quality of life is very low. Unab...

There is one big, major, huge, incredibly impactful reason why you're spending so much on food. And it's not what you think (although grocery store prices do certainly have an impact). We're going to tell you what it is right now, and then you can watch or listen to this episode to learn how to avoid it! We're wasting too much food. How much food do we buy, probably because it was on sale or was s...