👵 Aging Gracefully? Let's Be Honest About What That Actually Means at 52 | Reinventing Rumbley My husband just bought a shoehorn. We are two seconds away from tiptoeing into the nursing home and I have THOUGHTS. 👇 In this honest, funny, and surprisingly moving episode Christina takes on the topic she's been sitting with lately — aging. What it really looks like. What it actually feels like. And whether gracefully is even the right word for any of it. This one is personal. Really personal. From secretly keeping notes on how many times Doug can't hear her at dinner (hearing aids: he refuses), to watching her parents get older, to lying awake worrying about Alzheimer's and dementia at 52 — Christina goes to all the places most people avoid. In this episode she covers: Doug and the shoehorn: the moment she knew they were maturing whether they liked it or not Gen X nostalgia: drinking from scorching hot Florida hoses, no helmets, no seatbelts, merry-go-rounds designed to make you vomit, and getting the sleeping bag caught in the bike spokes and flying headfirst over the handlebars 😂 The very real fear of Alzheimer's and dementia — and why watching the people around her is keeping her up at night Doug's hearing loss from his rock and roll days — why the doctor told him not to get a hearing aid unless he plans to wear it forever — and why he is now just peacefully tuning out entire dinner conversations 😂 Secretly logging how many times he can't hear her and what he said about that Aging parents: the sandwich generation is real — 47% of adults in their 40s and 50s will become caregivers 80% of breast cancers in women occur after age 50 — and what that means for showing up for our health Botox: do you, no judgment, here's Christina's favorite finger for anyone who disagrees 😂 Why every single line on your face is an earned stripe — visible or not The internal scars nobody can see and why we should stop cursing at the slow person in the grocery line Why you ain't gonna defy gravity or time and why that might actually be the most liberating truth of all Glass half full at 52: Coca-Cola vices, pearly white gates, and hoping she earned a seat upstairs The final message: stay curious, stay honest, and live the absolute hell out of this life because we can't take it with us This one will make you laugh and then quietly think for a while. 🤍
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