Sex Health | Five Conversations to Have with Your Parents | 3-10-26
This episode of News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club was recorded on March 10, 2026.
Today we had three articles from the NY Times, two on sexual health. One reported on by Linda, was specifically on things men should know about their own sexual health. Ellen reported on Sex Span, in this article sex after 80. We were all pleased to see these topics being addressed by respected press and encouraging open dialogue in society.
From Ellen’s article: “A licensed clinical social worker who founded the Long Island Institute of sex therapy says the narrative that we have about older adults not having sex really is just ageism. “One of the largest surveys to measure sexual activity among older adults in the United States found that more than half of adults aged 65 to 74 reported being sexually active, and more than a quarter of those 75 to 85 said the same.”
Additionally, Elizabeth Magallon Fleury shared insights on conversations to have with aging parents, emphasizing the need for medical history, living environment discussions, and designating a point person for medical decisions. The importance of HIPAA and health care proxy forms was noted.
Benjamin Surmi, Senior Living Expert and Social Gerontologist, announced joining Arvo while continuing to support Koelsch Communities. Arvo.Care (website is not up yet) is a startup developing a whole new way of training caregivers, nurses, housekeepers, servers, every employee who works in assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and eventually hospitals. Right now, we have really bad online training options for our whole industry.
Presented by Linda Sherman, Founder Rethinking Aging Club Podcasts, Managing Editor Boomer Tech Talk
NY Times 1-23-26 Mens Sexual Health by David Robson
Author of The Laws of Connection, The Expectation Effect, and The Intelligence Trap; UK based
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/well/live/mens-sexual-urologists-advice.html
Presented by Ellen Khalifa, Habits Coach for Healthspan and Wellspan
NY Times 3-5-26 How Older Adults Are Improving Their “Sex Span” by Catherine Pearson
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/well/family/sex-span-longevity-health.html
Referred to in Ellen’s article:
A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States 8-23-07
5 Sex Exercises NY Times 4-27-24
Naked at Our Age by Joan Price published in 2011, was mentioned in Ellen’s article
Linda mentioned:
In our December podcast with Maddy Dychtwald, author of Ageless Aging we talked about Sex Over 70
Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, CAPS, Life’s Encore Planning
NY Times 2-8-26 Five Conversations to Have with Your Aging Parents by Simar Bajaj
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/well/aging-parents.html
Discussion hosted with commentary by: Linda Sherman and Ray Gordon
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