Aging

On our "Golden Hour," the author of Building a Better Boomer embraces the lighter side of aging. Then, a candid conversation about the ups and downs of being a contestant on "The Golden Bachelor."

For older Americans, social isolation is a public health crisis. As we age, our relationships evolve and our communities change — how do we accept these changes and tackle their challenges?

More Americans are living into their 90s and 100s than ever before, and it blows Anita's mind that so few people are talking about it! She meets a 94-year-old man who opens up about the changes in his romantic, platonic, and familial relationships, and his two kids join to share their perspectives. Plus, a woman in her 70s introduces Anita to an innovative model for combating social isolation in your senior years.

Leqembi is the first drug fully approved to slow mental decline in Alzheimer’s patients. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and some insurers in other states say they still see the $26,000-a-year drug as experimental.

As more private equity firms acquire skilled nursing facilities, often homes that already have a low rating by federal regulators, the North Carolina lawsuit represents just one attempt made by frail elderly residents to fight back against deep-pocketed investors.

We’re barraged with anti-aging sentiment in our culture, whether it’s jokes about going senile or marketing focused on “looking young.” But there are folks out there accepting aging for what it is — and preparing to age exactly how they’d like to.

In the “Money and Romance” episode from Season 2, we met Ginny, who discovered financial infidelity in her marriage. She joins Laura again with an update on her love life and how she’s applied lessons learned from that experience.|Thanks to our sponsor Silver Singles. More at silversingles.com/datingwhilegray.

After discovering that her professional skills don’t translate to her search for a romantic partner, career coach Melissa barters services with a matchmaker. | Thanks to our sponsor SilverSingles. Learn more at silversingles.com/datingwhilegray.

In the first episode of our new microcast, Speed Dating While Gray, a matchmaker makes a provocative, off-topic comment about Laura’s gray hair.

Anita's parents have told her that they want their aging process to be easy on her and her siblings. But how does that intention become reality? Anita talks to folks who are looking at the aging process head-on and thinking about how to build webs of community and care for their older selves.