Episodes
Aug. 7, 2023
‘Kinship Care’: A Vital Part of Today’s Caregiving Continuum
Over the last few decades, addressing the needs of caregivers has emerged as national priority, with millions of people trying every day to balance work with family life—especially “sandwich generation” parents who are managi...
July 31, 2023
How to Find the Best Living Community for Your Older Loved Ones
For more than 30 years, Adam Flattau successfully rose up the ranks of Corporate America to become the Eastern Regional Director of digital advertising and marketing for a leading commercial real estate information company. T...
July 24, 2023
After the Pandemic: How Can We Improve Our Long-Term Care System?
One of the tragic outcomes of the coronavirus pandemic was not only the number of deaths from COVID, but the number of deaths in the nation’s nursing homes—which, at one point accounted for more than a fifth of all deaths acc...
July 17, 2023
When Our Sex Life Changes, How Do We Find the ‘New Normals’?
We’ve all heard of Dr. Ruth. Now it’s time you met Dr. Marcus. In today’s episode, we talk with Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, an internationally recognized, certified sex therapist, about her life helping women reclaim pleasure in th...
July 10, 2023
How ‘Walkability’ Creates Healthier, More Vital Communities
Over the last several years, a growing number of experts have been touting the health benefits of walking—especially as we get older, and need to find sustainable habits that keep us moving, fit and active. But while walking ...
July 3, 2023
How AARP Fights for Older People—in Ways You May Not Know About
Many people may think they know about AARP when they get that letter in the mail, mysteriously inviting them to become a member as soon as they turn 50. Or when they see AARP ads on TV. But there’s a lot they probably DON’T k...
June 26, 2023
Understanding ‘Atypical Dementias’ that Affect People in Mid-life
Many of us know someone who has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. It seems to be everywhere. People are living longer today, and our longevity is often given as one reason for its prevalence, since age is cited as the ...
June 12, 2023
An Award-Winning Author of 50+ Books Reflects on a Writer’s Life
There’s a saying that “Everyone has a book in them,” but the question for many of us is, “How do I get it out?” In today’s episode, award-winning author Dr. Jan Yager reflects on her life as a writer, sociologist, speaker, an...
June 5, 2023
How Innovative Home Technology Can Support Family Caregivers
Whenever Americans are asked where they’d like to live as they get older, a vast majority say they’d like to remain in their homes for as long as possible. They prize the independence, comfort, and dignity that come with the ...
May 22, 2023
How a Veteran’s Mother Honors the Heroes Among Us
Six years ago, Virginia Cervasio decided to dedicate her life to helping veterans. The mother of a young Iraq War vet who died by suicide, she learned that veterans have an unspoken bond that “no one could break—a mutual unde...
May 15, 2023
Learning about the Benefits—and Myths—of Reverse Mortgages
Many older homeowners say they want to age in place for as long as possible, but as the years go by, they aren’t sure if they’ll have enough money to cover their daily expenses. They may have substantial equity in their homes...
May 8, 2023
How to Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Pain with EFT Tapping
Last month, Diane Jacobowitz, the founder of the Dancewave Company in New York, spoke to 45 Forward about her life teaching “Creative Movement,” focusing on healing, self-care, and a functional fitness approach called Essentr...
May 1, 2023
SALSA: San Antonio’s “Secret Sauce” to Promoting Successful Aging
Most of us are well acquainted with salsa—the spicy mixture of tomato and chili sauce we enjoy with tortilla chips at Mexican restaurants and at parties with friends. But now we can learn about another kind of SALSA—no, not t...
April 24, 2023
An Ex-Football Player’s Story of the Healing Power of Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, launched more than 25 years ago by the Academy of American Poets to recognize poets’ integral role in our culture. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, a...
April 10, 2023
Wild Yoga: How to Connect our “Wilder” Selves with Nature
Every year on April 22, we look forward to Earth Day, the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970, when some 20 million people attended inaugural events across the country. This year’s theme is “Invest in Our Plane...
April 3, 2023
“You Are What You Move”: A Dancer’s Path to Fitness & Healing
“Movement is Life.” Such is the mantra of Diane Jacobowitz, who founded the Dancewave Company more than 25 years ago with the mission of developing programs to capture the talents and imagination of young dancers. In today’s ...
March 27, 2023
Commonsense Strategies to Reboot an Uncertain Retirement
Americans approaching retirement—however they plan to spend their next chapters—have experienced some frightening economic waves in recently years. During the Great Recession in 2009 and the COVID-19 pandemic of the early 202...
March 20, 2023
For Love, Money & Real Estate:The Unique Journey of Ilyce Glink
When Ilyce Glink set out on a career path years ago, she wanted to be a screenwriter—she even wrote more than a half dozen scripts and was represented in Hollywood for a time. Then she realized had to support herself. So she ...
March 13, 2023
Providing Critical Education for Seniors on Fraud & Other Issues
As we get older, it becomes increasingly clear that one of the most important resources we need to thrive in our later years is information: clear, accurate, comprehensive information that helps us live safely, with dignity a...
March 6, 2023
A Remarkable Journey: From “Couch Potato” to Triathlete
Two years shy of her 50th birthday, Hilary Topper, a highly successful entrepreneur and mother of two, knew she needed a change. She was fully absorbed in her work, but it wasn’t making her happy anymore. She was sick and tir...
Feb. 27, 2023
Why Old Age May Be Your Prime Time for Creative Productivity
For many decades, we’ve held an conventional assumption that our “peak ages” of creativity are between 39 and 42. It ain’t necessarily so, says poet, writer and teacher Priscilla Long in her recently published book, “Dancing ...
Feb. 20, 2023
‘Whealthspan’: A New Investment Strategy Linking Health & Wealth
As we plan for the later chapters of life, many of us have two major concerns: Will we have enough savings to last through our later years? And will we be healthy enough to enjoy the increased longevity afforded to older adul...
Feb. 13, 2023
A Relentless Advocate Relates her Lifelong Fight Against Ageism
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...
Feb. 6, 2023
An Elder’s Gift: Helping Transform the Lives of Young Girls
Patricia King has had a long, extraordinary career —and she continues to evolve with new projects and pursuits, even into her 80s. Pat spent 25 years as an international management consultant, working with Fortune 50 companie...