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Just as personal and probing as her celebrity interviews, entertainment industry icon, now advocate for seniors, Rona Barrett is here to tell you all about growing gray in a new golden age. To help se... more
FAQs about Rona Barrett's Gray Matters: The Podcast:How many episodes does Rona Barrett's Gray Matters: The Podcast have?The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.
June 09, 2022Episode #043 All our community is a stage – so get up there!This week Rona Barrett shares a cue or two about taking risks, straight from the career of stage and screen legend Al Pacino. Tune in and get inspired to star in the role of your lifetime – right in your own community....more5minPlay
June 02, 2022Episode #042 "Darling, I just don't see myself in a wheelchair."In this week's podcast, Rona learns from a friend's ordeal that pride goes before a fall, literally. Each year, one in three people over 65, and one in two by the age of 80, will have a catastrophic fall. Tune in to hear the story, and find out more about how we can prevent falls – for ourselves or our loved ones....more5minPlay
May 26, 2022Episode #041 So, this is what I'm thinking…Letting go is a part of aging, whether our material possessions or expectations of our youth. Letting go is about realizing we have no choice but to be certain there is no certainty. Join Rona to explore the experience of "anticipatory grief" and other rites of passage, but also the wonderful opportunity that unfolds - to learn how to be in the moment....more5minPlay
May 19, 2022Episode #040 "Where words fail, music speaks"Music comforts us - it brings us joy, it transports us back to special times. And music can do remarkable things for seniors and for Alzheimer's patients. In this week's Gray Matters, Rona Barrett shares her favorite tunes, and some ways to bring music into your life and to your senior loved ones....more6minPlay
May 12, 2022Episode #039 Maybe it's Just Wishful ThinkingJust because we get older, doesn't mean we stop dreaming. This week on Rona Barrett's Gray Matters podcast, Rona shares four organizations (plus the Rona Barrett Foundation) who are making dreams come true for people in their golden years. And some of the beautiful things that seniors have wished for....more5minPlay
May 05, 2022Episode #038 If it's Not One Thing, it's Your Mother…While Mother's Day is a time for celebrations and for memories, if your relationship with mom is more complex, you're not alone. Rona shares her journey....more5minPlay
April 28, 2022Episode #037 Birds do it... Bees do it...What happens when love blooms anew for your loved one with Alzheimer's… but not with you? Whatever your personal reaction is, would be, or will be to this caregiver's conundrum, the purpose of Gray Matters is to raise and discuss issues that many of us are uncomfortable thinking about – issues from which none of us will be exempt....more5minPlay
April 21, 2022Episode #036 Why is your aging, stubborn parent refusing your offers of help?If your parent is part of the Silent Generation, we – because I'm one of them – pretty much regard "help" as a four-letter word! Whatever generation we're in, understanding where we're all coming from is a start to face aging as graciously as possible....more5minPlay
April 14, 2022Episode #035 SAY WHAT? A Male Decibel-measuring ContestHearing loss affects one-third of us 65 and more than half of us over 75. In this week's podcast, Rona ponders out loud why only one in seven men who could benefit from a hearing aid will ever wear one....more5minPlay
April 07, 2022Episode #034 Boomers' New R-word?Join Rona Barrett to explore the growing entrepreneurial trend for boomers as she shares her own experience of the satisfaction of a succeeding in a new career and reinventing herself as a senior advocate....more5minPlay
FAQs about Rona Barrett's Gray Matters: The Podcast:How many episodes does Rona Barrett's Gray Matters: The Podcast have?The podcast currently has 103 episodes available.