So When Do I Take My Clothes Off?
Jul 12, 2026 · 54 min · 12 segments
What if aging isn't about trying to stay young, but about learning how to live well through every stage of life? This week, we sit down with renowned gerontologist and bestselling author Dr. Kerry…
Carrie BurnightGuest
Phyllis BergerHost
Susan FeldmanHost
I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed with kind of figuring out what my boundaries are in life at this stage in my life.
You know, because I don't know whether when you're younger I had more capacity for super uber multitasking that I have right now, or if I'm getting to the point in my life right now where I really want to be honest with myself about what is it that's bringing me joy, and what is it that feels obligatory, and try to put the pieces together so that I'm not feeling like I'm not giving enough, which is exactly what I'm feeling, to any one thing, that I'm short-changing everything.
I would say after multitasking for the majority of my life, I don't think multitasking is what it's cracked up to be.
I'm saying? Because I think as I've gotten older and my responsibilities have changed and I'm doing different things, I think trying to figure out, and I guess it's you doing an inventory and deciding what matters and what doesn't matter.
Because I think then you pick the things that you want to be doing so that you can give your time and attention and focus and be present.
We talk about this all the time to whatever that thing is that you're doing instead of all over the place.
Because I think that, I mean, that's one of the things I feel like I've learned as I've gotten older is that I can remember the days, oh, I could do, you know, a million things.
I struggle with, and I don't know if it's a good thing, this sort of the overall topic of multitasking.
but yeah, the thing that's very, very difficult for me is I don't like disappointing people.
I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed with kind of figuring out what my boundaries are in life at this stage in my life.
You know, because I don't know whether when you're younger I had more capacity for super uber multitasking that I have right now, or if I'm getting to the point in my life right now where I really want to be honest with myself about what is it that's bringing me joy, and what is it that feels obligatory, and try to put the pieces together so that I'm not feeling like I'm not giving enough, which is exactly what I'm feeling, to any one thing, that I'm short-changing everything.
I would say after multitasking for the majority of my life, I don't think multitasking is what it's cracked up to be.
I'm saying? Because I think as I've gotten older and my responsibilities have changed and I'm doing different things, I think trying to figure out, and I guess it's you doing an inventory and deciding what matters and what doesn't matter.
Because I think then you pick the things that you want to be doing so that you can give your time and attention and focus and be present.
We talk about this all the time to whatever that thing is that you're doing instead of all over the place.
Because I think that, I mean, that's one of the things I feel like I've learned as I've gotten older is that I can remember the days, oh, I could do, you know, a million things.
I struggle with, and I don't know if it's a good thing, this sort of the overall topic of multitasking.
but yeah, the thing that's very, very difficult for me is I don't like disappointing people.
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