190. The Secret Life of Keenagers: What No One Tells You About Getting Older

🎙️ Too Young to Be Old: Redefining Aging, “Keenagers,” and Why the World Needs to Catch Up

What if everything you thought you knew about aging was wrong? In this eye-opening episode, Diane Gilman sits down with psychologist and gerontologist Dr. Corinne Auman, author of Keenagers, to challenge every stereotype about life after 50. Together, they explore why society, media, and even the beauty industry get it so wrong—and how you can embrace the years ahead as your most vibrant, purposeful chapter yet.

In This Episode:

1. The Keenager Revolution: Discover Dr. Auman’s philosophy of “keenagers”—a term for those 55+ who are passionate, engaged, and redefining what it means to grow older.
2. Busting the Old Age Myths: Why “extended middle adulthood” is the new normal, and how most people in their 60s, 70s, and 80s are still working, caregiving, creating, and thriving.
3. The Media Blind Spot: How advertising and product development ignore the needs and spending power of older adults—and why this is a massive missed opportunity.
4. Aging Is Not One-Size-Fits-All: The difference between those who retire from jobs they didn’t love and those who are seeking new purpose after a beloved career.
5. The Power of Choice: Why your later years are a proactive, choice-filled stage of life—not a time to “sit back and let it all wash over you.”
6. Intergenerational Wisdom: The importance of breaking out of “age ghettos” and building diverse, multi-generational relationships for a younger mind and richer life.
7. Language Matters: Why we need positive, empowering words for aging—and how “keenager” is changing the conversation.
8. Beauty and Authenticity: Diane’s candid take on the beauty industry’s neglect of older women, and the joy of finding products (like the perfect gray eyebrow pencil!) that actually work for you.
9. Legacy, Purpose, and Joy: How to make every year count, embrace new opportunities, and reject the myth that your best years are behind you.

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