45 Forward
Welcome to “45 Forward” with Ron Roel, where the mission is to make your second half of life even better than the first! Thanks to advances in medicine and health, most of us are just approaching our half-life when we reach the mid-40s, with many productive years ahead. But there’s no road map to prepare us for this kind of longevity. That’s where 45 Forward comes in. Each episode tackles an aspect of health, finance, family and friends, housing, work and personal pursuits—all as part of an integrated plan. Experts discuss topics like revitalizing relationships, creating mini-retirements, managing the maze of technology, finding your next homestead and caring for aging parents. To contact Ron, please email him at: ron.roel@gmail.com To learn more about Ron and his work, visit his websites: www.roelresources.com & www.caregivingnav.com If you like what you hear, please help us to continue broadcasting: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/45-forward--6550893/support
Episodes
In this heartfelt and surprisingly funny episode, Ron sits down with Stephanie Larkin, founder of Red Penguin Books, and her mother Christine Rogeri, an 82-year-old tech-savvy powerhouse who helps run the business — publishing books, managing websites, wrangling social media, and breaking stereotypes every ste...
Joe reveals how a simple postcard led him to build a national organization devoted to helping seniors make smarter decisions about their healthcare and financial futures. ...
In this episode, host Ron Roel sits down with Stu Almer, President & CEO of the Gurwin Healthcare System, to explore how Life Plan Communities like Fountaingate Gardens are redefining retirement living. Stu explains how Gurwin’s “continuum of care” model helps older adults live independently today while being fully supported for to...
In this inspiring conversation, career strategist Mike Dwyer, founder of Implana Career, joins host Ron Roel to talk about how older professionals can fight back against job loss, overcome age bias, and rediscover meaning in their work. Mike shares how a single favor—helping a friend with a résumé—grew into a mission to help hundreds of seasoned professionals reinvent ...
In this powerful episode of 45 Forward, Ron talks with Zubin Kapadia, CEO of Right at Home North Shore on Long Island, about the realities of home care—from preparing the house and the family to choosing the right agency, understanding costs, caregiver expectations, and the critical role of dignity, safety, and long-term planning. Zubin also r...
This inspiring conversation proves the answer is YES. After losing their longtime spouses, two older adults found unexpected connection, courage, purpose, and joy in a new relationship. In this episode, we explore:
- Rebuilding life after loss
- Overcoming guilt and fear when starting over
- Rediscovering intimacy and connection in later years
- Communication, mutual re...
Aging isn’t a slow fade—it’s a remix. New York Times reporter John Leland joins Ron Roel to explore what longer lives make possible: a 90-year-old’s first bar mitzvah, blind tennis in downtown Manhattan, why “act your age” is terrible advice, and how gratitude and purpose can outshine loss. We also dig into lifelong learning, bending (not breaking) career timelines, and the stakes of losing local journalism. If you’re rethinking wh...
What you’ll hear
• Budapest meet-cute: an orchestra musician and a coat-check...
In this conversation with host Ron Roel, Jim shares:
- The quintuple-bypass story that reframed time as a gift
- Why 20% of older adults say th...
In this powerful episode of 45 Forward, host Ron Roel speaks with two inspiring changemakers—Arielle Galinsky, a Harvard Kennedy School grad student and founder of The Legacy Project, and Cindy Morris, CEO of The Benson Agency and founder of Women Who Changed the World. Together, they challenge outdated thinking around ageism, caregiving, social sec...
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