Keen On Aging
The Keen On Aging Podcast challenges outdated cultural narratives about aging, offering a research-backed alternative for adults 45–80. Hosted by gerontologist Dr. Corinne Auman, each episode features honest conversations with experts and individuals who have navigated later life with intention. Listeners gain real stories, practical solutions, and fresh language to break stereotypes and build a fulfilling life on their own terms.
Episodes
The Home Mistake That Forces Seniors to Move | LAURA REDD
Download my free Well-Being Checklist and get 25 actionable steps to help you thrive in this next chapter of life. - https://bit.ly/43XCD0mGetting older changes how you use your home, usually before you notice it happening. Interior designer Laura Redd joins Keen on Aging to help you see your own space differently. She makes the case for thinking about your home at 60 instead of scrambling at 80,
Our Cities Are Failing Older Adults | MARK HENSLEY
Is your town actually built for you to grow old in it? Probably not, and Mark Hensley of AARP North Carolina says that is exactly why so many older adults lose their independence years before they have to. He and Dr. Corinne Auman get into the small, inexpensive stuff that makes an enormous difference, things like sidewalks, better lighting, grab bars, and a free home safety guide you can download
If Life Changed Today, Would Your Family Know Your Wishes? | GEORGE FULLER
In this episode, Dr. Corinne Auman sits down with George Fuller, founder of Fuller Life Navigating and author of Life Compass Living, who served as lead caregiver for all four of his and his wife's parents through the end of life and learned that most of the crises we dread are actually predictable. George calls these predictable transitions life quakes, and he shows keenagers how a plan and t
Why Telling the Truth Can Make Dementia Worse | TEEPA SNOW
Dementia is far more than memory loss, and this conversation with renowned dementia care expert Teepa Snow gives keenagers a practical roadmap for moving from fear and frustration to real connection. Teepa breaks down the difference between typical aging and dementia, explains why behaviors are signals of unmet needs, and shares her signature techniques for communicating through visual cues instea
It's Never Too Late to Take Control of Your Money | DEBRA MORRISON
Most of us were raised to let someone else handle the money, and then one day we have to figure it out ourselves, usually with no training and a lot of fear. Debra Morrison spent 42 years as a financial planner, and her big message is simple: money is just a tool, and you are absolutely capable of using it. She and Dr. Corinne Auman talk through the stuff that quietly costs women over a lifetime,
It Is Not "Normal" For Older Adults To Forget Things | JENNIFER SZAKALY
In this episode, aging life care manager Jennifer Szakaly explains why the hardest conversations about aging tend to go better when families start them early, long before a crisis forces the issue. She shows how to reframe the dreaded "you need some help" talk so it invites compromise instead of triggering a fight over independence, and why safety and freedom are not actually opposites.
65 Is A Starting Line, Not A Finish Line | Ande Lyons
Ande Lyons, lifelong entrepreneur and host of the Don't Be Caged By Your Age podcast, joins Dr. Corinne Auman to make the case that 65 is a starting line, not a finish line. She dismantles the tired stereotype that older adults are tech challenged, reminding listeners that boomers built the very technology everyone now takes for granted. Ande shares how she launched three businesses between th
Everything you need to know about Estate Planning
Estate planning attorney Sue Hunt of Focus Estate Solutions joins the show to demystify one of the most avoided topics in later life: wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. Drawing on three decades of experience, Sue reframes estate planning as an act of protection and choice, not a conversation about death, and explains why the real risk is what happens to you while you are still living. You will
Are You Taking Too Many Medications? A Pharmacist Explains
Some older adults are taking 18, 20, or even 26 medications a day, and many have no idea that the very pills meant to help them could be the cause of their fog, falls, or trips to the emergency room. In this episode, Dr. Corinne Auman sits down with Dr. DeLon Canterbury, a pharmacist and deprescribing expert who built his practice around a question most people never think to ask: do I still need a
We Need An Honest Conversation About Retirement
Most of us picture retirement as the finish line, the reward after decades of work where everything finally falls into place. In this episode, financial life planner and author Michael F. Kay challenges that idea, explaining why retirement is actually one of the most complicated transitions we ever face. Drawing on his work with more than 4,000 people and his Chapter X framework, he reveals why so
What Doctors Don't Know About Assisted Living
Most people assume the doctor referring their loved one to assisted living or skilled nursing actually knows what those places are like, but they usually don't. In this episode, Bob Cain of Piedmont Home Care shares why he personally drives doctors and medical students through senior care facilities so they can see them from the inside, and he and host Dr. Corinne Auman explain what families n
TRAILER: The Keen On Aging Podcast
If you're somewhere between 45 and 80 and sensing that the cultural script for aging doesn't fit who you are or who you're becoming, this show is for you.The Keen On Aging Podcast is built on a simple idea: aging is a universal human experience, and the story we tell about it shapes the way we live it. The dominant cultural narrative — one of decline, fear, and invisibility — is outdat
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