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192: How technology can revolutionise ageing with Keren Etkin

I’m delighted to welcome back Keren Etkin to the podcast! Keren is a gerontologist, entrepreneur, and author of The AgeTech Revolution – a fascinating book about the intersection of technology and ageing.

I love that she describes herself as an AgeTech evangelist – it captures her passion perfectly. Keren is also the founder of The Gerontechnologist and The AgeTech Academy, both dedicated to helping us understand and shape the future of ageing through innovation.

We talk about how technology is reshaping the way we age, the opportunities and challenges ahead, and what it all means for those of us in midlife and beyond.

We also talk about:

  • Tech adoption by older adults
  • Motivation and digital literacy
  • Challenges in healthcare technology
  • Making technology accessible
  • Addressing scams and digital literacy
  • Robotics and caregiving
  • Age-inclusive societies and technologies
  • The future of technology and personal reflections

And more!

Keren’s website: thegerontechnologist.com

Linkedin | YouTube

Podcast: The AgeTech Podcast

Book: The AgeTech Revolution: A Book about the Intersection of Aging and Technology

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142: Ending the battle with ageing with Mia Maugé

Meet Mia Maugé, a 57 year old model championing broader representation in the modelling industry. She burst onto the scene in 2020 in the midst of the global pandemic when she was picked up by a modelling agency, allowing her to leave her career in digital marketing and PR . She’s passionate about occupying spaces previously reserved for those who look nothing like her, be that her hair texture and colour, age, skin tone or body type.

We talk about:

  • Mia’s experiences of Black Power as a mixed race child of the Windrush Generation growing up in the 70s
  • How she discovered her passion for writing
  • Working at Notting Hill carnival
  • How Mia became a model
  • Going public with her Instagram page in 2020
  • Facing the fear of ageing
  • Dyeing her hair and finally stopping
  • How Mia connected with the community of silver sisters
  • The low point in Mia’s life
  • Elderhood as the youth of old age
  • Practicing gratitude and being grateful
  • How the language around ageing has got to change
  • Ageing and how society views older women
  • Being comfortable in one’s skin and knowing one’s worth
  • The importance of supporting women at any age

And more!

Mia’s website: www.miamauge.com | Instagram

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105: How agetech will change the world with Keren Etkin

My guest today is Keren Etkin, the Gerontechnologist. She’s a gerontologist who’s written a fascinating book called The Agetech Revolution: A book about the intersection of aging and technology. We dig into the fascinating area of technology designed especially for older people.

We talk about:

  • How Keren got so passionate about agetech
  • What agetech is and why we need it
  • Why we’ll still need agetech when the digital natives are older
  • The impact of Covid on the agetech industry
  • Digital exclusion and touch screens
  • How best to develop technology for older people
  • The importance of aging in place
  • Cultural differences towards aging
  • What needs to be considered when building technology for older people
  • Keren’s agetech predictions for the next 5, 10 and 20 years
  • How we can all get better at embracing technology in general

And more!

Find more about Keren:

Keren’s website: thegerontechnologist.com

Linkedin | Twitter | YouTube | Spotify

Keren’s book: The AgeTech Revolution

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35: Zestful ageing, not ageism with Nicole Christina

Zestful ageing, not ageism with Nicole Christina

An interview with Nicole Christina, a psychotherapist, and host of the Zestful Aging Podcast which is listened to in more than 85 countries! Nicole is an utter delight and we had such a laugh together. She is also very wise.

We talk about:

  • The joy of podcasting and why it means so much
  • How Nicole’s podcast has provided a balance to the negativity associated with aging
  • What zestful aging means to Nicole
  • Coping with loss and the negative aspects of ageing while fully appreciating the delightful things
  • The magic of technology for learning things and staying in touch
  • How the pandemic has brought ageism to the fore
  • How shocking it is to hear leaders dismissing the impact of corona because it ‘only’ affects the old and vulnerable
  • The way society dismisses the experience and wisdom of older people because of the way they look
  • Putting a monetary value on people’s lives
  • The ugliness of the political environment in the US and the UK
  • Big centres in New York and the UK that are being turned into hospitals
  • Justifying going out to buy things
  • The radical change in our day to day decisions
  • Coping with anxiety at this time – laughter helps!
  • Finding basic stillness is really helpful for managing stress
  • Managing eating whether too much or too little under stress
  • There are no dress rules under a pandemic
  • Ditching the bra and pantyhose
  • Needing something more in midlife
  • How Nicole started her podcast and why
  • The magic of fly fishing
  • The magic of sharing stories and changing how people think about ageing
  • The amazing things older women are doing in the world
  • Knitting prosthetics for breast cancer survivors in Africa
  • The nourishing aspect of learning what other women are doing
  • You don’t get to this age without experiencing tough stuff
  • Whether or not to allow men on our podcasts
  • Promoting the voices of older women
  • The democratisation of broadcasting through podcasting
  • The dual aims of entertaining and educating on the podcast
  • Getting the right balance between sharing the hard stuff and still being uplifting

And lots more!

Find out more about Nicole Christina:

Website: nicolechristina.com

Linkedin | Facebook

You can also listen to Nicole’s Zestful Aging Podcast

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