Episode 88 - Why We Need to Banish the Term “Anti-Aging”

About this episode

Jami Shapiro and Bob Roth discuss the implications of the term 'anti-aging' and the cultural obsession with youth.

In this episode of Grandma Has ADHD, Jami Shapiro sits down with Bob Roth, managing partner of Cypress HomeCare Solutions, for a wide-ranging and deeply human conversation about aging, ADHD, connection, and why the term “anti-aging” may be doing more harm than good. Bob has spent decades working in the aging space and believes strongly that aging is not something to fight against, it’s a privilege. Together, he and Jami unpack how our culture’s obsession with staying young impacts the way we ...

People in this episode

Host: Jami Shapiro

Guest: Bob Roth

Topics covered

• aging
• ADHD
• connection
• anti-aging
• cultural obsession
• privilege

Keywords

• aging
• ADHD
• anti-aging
• cultural impact
• connection
• privilege

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cypress HomeCare Solutions

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