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Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

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Rear Admiral Sandy Adams, USN, Ret., served 34 years in the U.S. Navy, leading both active duty and reserve units across global theaters. She commanded five Navy Reserve units, deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, and advised Afghan defense leaders during Operation Enduring Freedom. Her final role was Deputy Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, overseeing 19,000 personnel. As a reservist, Adams also held various senior civilian roles in defense contracting and supply c...

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Rear Admiral Sandy Adams, USN, Ret., served 34 years in the U.S. Navy, leading both active duty and reserve units across global theaters. She commanded five Navy Reserve units, deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, and advised Afghan defense leaders during Operation Enduring Freedom. Her final role was Deputy Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, overseeing 19,000 personnel. As a reservist, Adams also held various senior civilian roles in defense contracting and supply c...

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Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Trailblazer in Uniform: Rear Admiral Sandy Adams on Leadership, Legacy, and Service

Rear Admiral Sandy Adams, USN, Ret., served 34 years in the U.S. Navy, leading both active duty and reserve units across global theaters. She commanded five Navy Reserve units, deployed to Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, and advised Afghan defense leaders during Operation Enduring Freedom. Her final role was Deputy Commander of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, overseeing 19,000 personnel. As a reservist, Adams also held various senior civilian roles in defense contracting and supply c...

1 week ago

25 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

This Gerontologist Believes We're Looking at Aging Through Blinders

Try looking at any familiar object — say, a chair — and then drawing it freehand. Now, turn the chair sideways and draw it again. Chances are the second drawing, once you turn it right side up again, is fresher and more accurate. It's free of the baked-in assumptions you have about the whole concept of "chair." What if we could do the same thing with aging? That creative exercise is the exact one that prompted the title of social gerontologist and journalist Jeanette Leardi's book Aging Sidew...

1 month ago

33 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Meet Viral Sensations, The Traveling Nanas!

“Make some plans and live!” say the ‘traveling nanas,’ viral sensations Ellie Hamby, an international documentary photographer, and Dr. Sandy Hazelip, a geriatrician. The two met 25 years ago, becoming fast friends and intrepid travelers. On this edition of the Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age podcast, Hazelip and Hamby discuss their re-creation of Philieas Fogg’s Around the World in 80 Days journey--in their 80s--while sharing tips on traveling, their philosophies on friendship, life, and l...

1 month ago

30 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Status Matters: Redefining Our Worth in Midlife and Beyond

In this eye-opening episode of Crow's Feet, journalist and thought leader Carl Honoré explores the complex world of status—how it shapes our lives, changes as we age, and can be reimagined for greater meaning. Drawing from his 5-part BBC series and personal experiences, Carl reveals how status is not just about professional achievements, but about human connection, community, and personal growth. Key insights include: Why status is fundamentally about respect given, not taken How social media...

2 months ago

36 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Crow’s Feet Extra: Writer, Painter, and Poet Carol Shamon is Thriving After Her Gray Divorce

Betsy Allen talks with Carol Shamon about her divorce, the challenges she faced, what surprised her in good and not-so-good ways, and finding love again. To read more from Carol, visit the following links: On Substack: https://carolshamon.substack.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carol_shamon/ Support the show

2 months ago

11 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Split Decision (Part II): Navigating Life After a Gray Divorce

With the rate of divorce happening faster than it is for any other demographic, an increasing number of adults over 50 are navigating the uncharted waters of singlehood. It can be a challenging ride as they adjust after a so-called “Gray Divorce.” For some, it’s a rough journey. Others cruise toward a new era of self-discovery and reinvention. But even under the best and most mutual of arrangements, it can be tough to keep things on an even keel. Host Betsy Allen dissects the aftermath of Gra...

2 months ago

33 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Split Decision (Part I): Busting the Gray Divorce Trend

While overall divorce rates are falling, one group is bucking the trend. For those over 50, divorce rates have doubled or even tripled (depending on what source you consult) since the 1990s. So, when Crow’s Feet wants to know what’s causing the spike in divorces for older adults and how more couples might stay together, who are we gonna call? A divorce-buster, of course. Relationship therapist, author, and educator Michele Weiner-Davis, author of the best-selling book Divorce Busting: ...

2 months ago

36 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Longevity is Meaningless if You Don’t Like Your Life

Jean Anne Feldeisen hosts Dr. Kerry Burnight, a gerontologist, researcher and writer on a mission to “Make Older Better.” After decades of work with aging adults, and studying the things that go wrong in old age, including the ageism that hampers change, Kerry is determined to spend the rest of her career helping “fortify” people for old age. Or in her words, aging need not be “the downhill slide that people believe it is." Her recently released book, Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving ...

3 months ago

23 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

"OMG I’m Laid Off!" When you’re 55+, what happens next?

Employment to age 65 used to be a given. If not a career run at the same company, non-profit, or government agency, a worker armed with a skillset and expertise honed over decades could be reasonably assured that the acquired knowledge remained marketable. Recently, that assumption has been turned on its head, especially in the technology sector. But there is also opportunity. Here are three stories about being laid off at 55+ and finding the “what’s next.” Krista was a 25-year ve...

4 months ago

26 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

A Crows Feet Encore Episode: "What's for dinner tonight, Grandpa?"

At 68, Lee Bentch doesn’t fit the stereotype. He’s still working, and after his day job, he cooks dinner for his five grandchildren and daughter. Lee is one of more than a million grandparents helping to raise their grandkids, and he’s also a Crow’s Feet writer. In this episode he tells us how he manages to plan and cook healthy meals seven days a week. Lee is interviewed by Jean Feldeisen, another Crow’s Feet writer, therapist and grandmother. Join her as she discovers how the multigeneratio...

4 months ago

30 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

My Old Ladies: How Women in Their 90s & 100s Inspire Me

Award-winning author Melinda Blau talks with Crow’s Feet writer Warren Turner about the women she calls her “old ladies,” people who inspire her to squeeze the most out of life in her own late 70s. Meet Zelda, who played tennis until she was 99 and who still got a kick out of telling dirty jokes. Or Marge, a financial whiz at 104, who laughed as she pushed around her Rollator. Listen in as we learn what matters is not how old you are, but how you are old. Support the show

5 months ago

25 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

"My Place or Yours?" Ready to Live Apart Together?

The Living Apart Together (LAT) lifestyle choice is gaining traction among both married and unmarried couples, especially older folks ready for a bond beyond the traditional. The LAT framework is predicated on three pillars: 1/The couple agrees that they are a committed romantic couple. 2/ Others view them as a committed romantic couple, and, 3/ they live in separate places. This episode is a deep dive into LAT featuring two relationship experts: Vicki Larson and Melinda Blau, award-win...

5 months ago

29 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Mothers and Daughters: Changing Seats at the Generational Table

Prolific author and lover of “old ladies” Melinda Blau hosts an unprecedented mother/daughter conversation with “America’s gerontologist” Kerry Burnight, her 96-year-old mother Betty, and Melinda’s daughter Jennifer Martin, a hospice nurse. The four discuss complexities of the mother-daughter duo as both age – role shifts, stumbling blocks and challenges, the need to simultaneously stay connected and draw boundaries. The episode is dotted with clips of Betty sharing her strategies for living ...

6 months ago

31 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

The 72-year old comic who's been leaving 'em laughing for decades

Meet Susan Rice, a comedian and actress who’s bridging the generation gap through humor. You’ve probably seen her in movies, commercials and maybe your local comedy club. She calls herself “a funny old bag” and continues to do standup for audiences from Gen Z to near 90. Join Nancy Franklin as she and Susan banter about Rice’s 40-plus year career, dish about life on the road in her 70s, and being the “cool” grandmother everyone wishes they had. Website: susanricecomedy.com Support the s...

7 months ago

28 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

REINVENTION AS WE AGE IS BASED ON CREATIVITY

Binnie Klein is a Renaissance woman. At 74 she has reinvented her life time and again, from poet to psychotherapist to memoirist to songwriter, with several steps in between. She picked up boxing as a sport when she was 55. The red gloves in the corner of the gym caught her eye, and a memoir followed in 2010. A surprise phone call in 2016 triggered memories of a long-ago love, heartbreak, and the radical politics of the 1960s. A six-part audio memoir ensued. In ...

7 months ago

29 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Meet the 65-year old creating a buzz with trustworthy info about aging

In this episode, Jean Anne Feldeisen talks with Connie Zuckerman, Managing Editor of the weekly newsletter agebuzz. In her late fifties, Connie started a small online newsletter for her circle of friends and family. Eight years later, agebuzz has grown to 50,000 subscribers. Before agebuzz, Connie spent years as a lawyer, bioethics consultant, and writer. Her career includes studying and making decisions about issues related to aging in settings like nursing homes, care facilities, and hospit...

8 months ago

25 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Fear of Falling? Hold onto the handrail, folks, this is stuff you need to know.

An interview with leading Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Expert, Alan Beyer, M.D. As we age, our risk of falls rises, leading to the specter of serious and debilitating injury. But we can minimize those risks with some knowledge and common-sense precautions. Join host Jan M. Flynn in conversation with Dr. Alan Beyer, the Executive Medical Director of Hoag Orthopedic Institute in Newport Beach CA and host of radio show "Doctors in the Dugout" as he talks about falls and fal...

8 months ago

24 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Hidden Rules, Magic Words: What You Need to Know if You or a Loved One Needs Nursing Home Care

"Skilled nursing facility." "Post-acute care facility." "Rehabilitation hospital." Whatever they're called, they all mean the same thing: what most of us think of as a nursing home. The time may come when you or someone you love needs that level of care — and that need can be sudden, like after a fall or accident. When that happens, you can end up in a whole new world that operates by different rules — rules that may not be explained to you. That's why you'll want to listen as host Jan M Flyn...

9 months ago

41 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

Built to Last: Secrets to Keeping Romance Alive as We Age

Whether you’ve been with your significant other for one year or 50, you know that successful relationships aren’t always a bed of roses—both people have to work at it! How do we keep love alive and thriving, especially as we age, when our bodies, our work, our family situations, and our personal needs are changing? In this special Valentine’s episode, you’ll hear from a veritable Whitman’s Sampler of Crow’s Feet writers, listeners, and relationship experts—all sharing advice about how not to ...

9 months ago

28 minutes

Crow's Feet: Life As We Age

How Not to “F-up” Your Face

Beauty fads come and go. Today, you can choose from Derma-planing, CO2 laser resurfacing, Mesotherapy injections, Exosomes and.....BOVINE COLOSTRUM? Do any of these work or are we just f-ing up our faces? Meet Valerie Monroe, former Beauty Director of “O”, “The Oprah Magazine” and author of the popular “Don’t F*ck Up Your Face” on Substack. In this episode, Monroe talks about what works, what doesn’t, and what it really means to age “beautifully,” including the most important, and affordable,...

10 months ago

28 minutes