Dr. Jack Rocco on Adoption, Men’s Health, and the Power of Self-Discovery

Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser

Dr. Ron Kaiser

Rejuvenate, Age, Aging, Fitness & Nutrition, Mental, Self-help, Gym, Doctor, Health, Fitness, Emotional Health

5.0 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser, Dr. Ron sits down with orthopedic surgeon and author Dr. Jack Rocco, whose compelling journey spans decades of medical service and a deep personal exploration into his own adoption story. Dr. jack, adopted at birth, opens up about discovering his mixed-race heritage and how writing his memoir, Recycled: A Reluctant Search for True Self Through Nurture, Nature, and Free Will, gave him clarity on identity, family secrets, and self-acceptance. His story reveals the emotional complexities of closed adoptions and the personal transformations that come from uncovering long-held truths.

Beyond his medical career, Dr. Jack discusses how these life revelations inspired him to shift focus and recently open The Ultimate Men’s Clinic in Massachusetts. Through this new venture, he aims to address the often-overlooked health needs of men—offering holistic services that span orthopedics, metabolic health, and mental wellness in an environment where men can feel comfortable discussing their vulnerabilities.

Together, Dr. Ron and Dr. Jack explore themes of identity, free will, and aging with purpose. They reflect on how midlife challenges, personal crises, and even a pandemic can become catalysts for reinvention. This powerful and thought-provoking conversation offers a fresh perspective on living authentically, embracing change, and supporting others through life’s transitions.

For more info on Dr. Jack Rocco:

https://www.amazon.com/Recycled-Reluctant-Search-Through-Nurture/dp/1990688136

https://www.facebook.com/authorjackrocco/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackrocco/

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0:00.0	So it was a perfect storm of my life and the separation and then COVID, which pretty much forced me or gave me an opportunity to sit in a chair and just think and write about it all, which ended up being a blessing.
0:17.7	So it has changed my view on a lot of things and thank you for the interest.
0:26.3	Welcome to rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser. This is a podcast designed to help you lead your
0:32.8	life enthusiastically today, tomorrow, and every other day. I am your host, Ron Kaiser, positive health
0:40.7	psychologist, also keynote TEDx speaker, and author of rejuvenaging the art and science of growing
0:49.0	older with enthusiasm. As listeners to podcasts know, my goal is always to bring you guests who leave their own lives with enthusiasm. As listeners to the podcast know, my goal is always to bring you guests who leave their
0:56.6	own lives with enthusiasm and have different ways of helping us to become better versions of
1:03.9	ourselves. And today's guest has maybe more than one way of helping us do that based upon the multiple things that he's done during his career.
1:15.6	Dr. Jack Rocco has been an orthopedic surgeon for more than 30 years.
1:22.6	His work has taken him to many places in the world,
1:28.3	and he's done a lot of work with children,
1:33.3	correcting Clubfoot and other kinds of disorders.
1:37.3	He's also, aside from what he's done medically, and he's had even a varied career in that area where
1:49.0	we'll talk a little bit about what he's doing now, but he has also written a really great
1:58.5	book about adoptions, having been adopted himself. And the title may give you
2:07.6	some idea of what's ahead. It's called recycled. And very, very interesting stuff that he's learned along the way about his own adoption
2:22.3	and helping other people to put everything in perspective along those lines.
2:29.3	So with that, all in mind, really looking forward to our conversation, Jack, welcome to
2:39.1	read you in aging. It is such a pleasure to have you with us today.
2:44.2	Thank you, Ron. It was an honor for you to ask me to join on. I certainly always love it when someone has an interest in my book, which was kind of my
2:55.6	side job, if you will.
2:59.0	But it's been, it's the journey of writing the book really has allowed me and given me
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