Ep 518: What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You About Aging (And What It'll Cost You)

HerMoney with Jean Chatzky

Jean Chatzky Her Money

Investing, Business

4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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What if everything the wellness industry is selling you is actually making your life worse…not longer? This week, Jean Chatzky sits down with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, oncologist, bioethicist, and author of Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long, Healthy Life, for one of the most thought-provoking conversations we've had on HerMoney. Then we're joined by Lacey Garcia, founder and CEO of Willow, for this week's mailbag. Because once you've thought hard about how long you might actually live, the next question is: do you have the right financial guidance to match? Jean and Lacey walk through three real listener questions about when to hire a financial advisor, when a one-time planning session is enough, and how to stop feeling embarrassed about your numbers and start getting the help you deserve. Get matched with a vetted fiduciary financial advisor who specializes in working with women: hermoney.com/findanadvisor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On June 18, 2013, Ocean Gates' Titan submersible imploded during an expedition dive to the Titanic,
0:08.7	killing all five on board, including Ocean Gate founder and CEO Stockton Rush.
0:14.4	Numerous industry experts and employees from within Ocean Gate itself had warned Rush of
0:19.3	impending doom, citing safety concerns and a lack of testing.
0:23.6	His hubris, ego, and reckless desire for innovation over all else cost him his life, and that of four others.
0:30.6	The catastrophic destruction of the Titan submersible sent shockwaves through the ocean exploration industry that are still being felt today.
0:39.5	The Ocean Gate Titan Submersible, a preventable tragedy, a two-part series available now on shipwrecks and sea dogs.
0:46.8	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:53.9	I've always found it a little weird that we have a system that puts the cost of medicine on people, right?
1:01.6	So I have a deductible. I have a co-pay. I have a co-pay separately for my medications from my physician office visits and hospitalizations.
1:12.6	I don't make those decisions. There's a little, you know, 20 to 30 percent of health care where I make decisions about it.
1:18.6	But most of those decisions are made by the doctor.
1:21.6	Why am I financially responsible for what the doctor decides?
1:26.6	Hey everyone, welcome to Hermione. I'm Gene Chatsky. for what the doctor decides. Hey, everyone.
1:28.1	Welcome to Her Money.
1:29.5	I'm Gene Chatsky.
1:31.3	We spend a whole lot of time on this podcast talking about building a rich life, financially,
1:36.9	professionally, personally.
1:38.9	We talk about saving for the future, protecting our families, creating financial freedom.
1:44.2	But there is a bigger question underneath all of that.
1:49.4	What are we actually building this life for?
1:54.0	More than a decade ago, my guest today sparked a national conversation when he wrote
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