When the Fuck Did I Become Old? is hosted by Jo Parker — a no-nonsense woman in her 60s who’s done sugarcoating the realities of aging. With humour, honesty and a healthy dose of profanity, Jo tackles everything from chin hairs and creaky joints to grief, reinvention and the fast pace of tech.
This no-holds-barred podcast is for anyone over 60 who feels like life is shifting fast; physically, emotionally, financially and no one’s talking about it properly. Each episode mixes Jo’s raw reflections with unfiltered conversations from guests who have lived a little (and learned a lot). Topics range from sex after 60 and digital-age dating (bifocals optional), to loneliness, retirement shenanigans and the art of staying visible when society wants you to disappear.
Jo’s mission? To break the silence, smash the stereotypes and make aging something we can laugh at, cry through and fully own….together.
It’s aging, without the airbrushing
Season 1 - The Journney Begins...
Season 2 - The Search for a Co-Host
Season 3 - A new Co-Host; my partner Kev Stockbridge
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When the Fuck Did I Become Old? is hosted by Jo Parker — a no-nonsense woman in her 60s who’s done sugarcoating the realities of aging. With humour, honesty and a healthy dose of profanity, Jo tackles everything from chin hairs and creaky joints to grief, reinvention and the fast pace of tech.
This no-holds-barred podcast is for anyone over 60 who feels like life is shifting fast; physically, emotionally, financially and no one’s talking about it properly. Each episode mixes Jo’s raw reflections with unfiltered conversations from guests who have lived a little (and learned a lot). Topics range from sex after 60 and digital-age dating (bifocals optional), to loneliness, retirement shenanigans and the art of staying visible when society wants you to disappear.
Jo’s mission? To break the silence, smash the stereotypes and make aging something we can laugh at, cry through and fully own….together.
It’s aging, without the airbrushing
Season 1 - The Journney Begins...
Season 2 - The Search for a Co-Host
Season 3 - A new Co-Host; my partner Kev Stockbridge
Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify
Follow us on
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whenthefkdidibecomeold/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WhenthefkdidIbecomeold/
TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@gaylin_jo
Email us whenthefkdidibecomeold@gmail.com
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This week I welcome my new co-host, Kev Stockbridge, for a deep, honest, and surprisingly uplifting conversation about Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, International Men’s Day, and the often-hidden issue of male loneliness , especially as men age.
Kev brings his experience as a UK Mental Health First Aider, sharing shocking statistics, the roots of men’s silence, why loneliness hits men harder later in life, the crisis of male social isolation, and why so many men fall off a social cliff after retirement.
From Movember moustaches to actionable support models, from suicide statistics to why men avoid support groups filled with women, this episode is equal parts enlightening, tender, funny, and necessary.
Key Takeawys
Timestamps
01:57 – Why Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month matters
03:11 – Suicide; methods & how they differ by age
05:30 – Movember: the origin story (and the ridiculous moustaches)
06:34 – What Movember funds today
08:00 – The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
09:35 – International Men’s Day & this year’s theme
11.34 – Why men die younger than women
13.33 – The A.L.E.C. Model: Ask, Listen, Encourage, Check-in
14:10 – What problems men bring to mental health first aiders
15:50 – Loneliness: the hidden epidemic for older men
16:35 – Social isolation vs loneliness (they’re not the same)
18:00 – 911,000 men over 50 live alone, rising to 1.5 million by 2030
20:55 – Why men struggle socially after 50
22:17 – Why men avoid support groups run mostly by women
22:45 – Men’s Shed, Andy’s Man Club & male-only spaces
24:50 – Kev’s personal retirement plans (and my opinion)
29:12 – The importance of purpose, routine & brain stimulation after retirement
30:36 – Men need reasons to meet up, not just “a chat”
31:10 – Being kind, checking in, and supporting the men around you
https://internationalmensday.com
https://www.ageuk.org.uk/information-advice/health-wellbeing/loneliness/
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