Assisted Living vs. Memory Care: How to Know What Your Parent Needs
Send us Fan Mail Assisted living and memory care can look surprisingly similar from the outside. But how do you know which level of care your aging parent actually needs? In this episode of From Guilt...
3 Nov 9min
When Your Siblings Won't Help Care for Your Aging Parents
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you're the one managing every doctor's appointment, pharmacy call, and emergency for your aging parents, while your siblings stay on the sidelines? Family caregiving...
27 Okt 7min
What to Do When Your Aging Parent Refuses Help
Send us Fan Mail What do you do when your aging parent insists they're fine, even though you're the one constantly managing their appointments, meals, medications, and emergencies? For many family car...
19 Okt 8min
The Parts of Caregiving We’re Afraid to Say Out Loud with Bernadette
Send us Fan Mail What happens when caregiving isn’t a role you chose — but one you were drafted into? In this deeply honest conversation, Jeanette sits down with her friend Bernadette of Caregiver Col...
29 Sep 48min
An Interview with Juana Lebedinsky, author of DOWNHILL: A Memoir of an Accident, Two Comas, Many Books, and Starting Over
Send us Fan Mail When Juana Libedinsky's husband, Conrado, suffered a catastrophic skiing accident in Patagonia, life changed in an instant. The journalist, wife and mother suddenly became a caregiver...
22 Sep 40min
How to Help an Aging Parent Stand Up Safely Without Replacing Their Favorite Chair
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your aging parent starts struggling to get out of their chair—but absolutely refuses to give up the chair they love? Jeanette talks with Matt Cavanaugh, Director of ...
14 Sep 27min
How to Use Music to Calm, Connect and Engage Someone With Dementia
Send us Fan Mail Most caregivers already know music can be comforting. But there’s a big difference between putting on a favorite playlist and intentionally using music as a caregiving tool. Jeanette ...
8 Sep 43min
Safety Without Hovering: Helping Aging Parents Stay Independent
Send us Fan Mail What if your aging parent had a simple way to tell you when they actually needed help? No phone. No complicated app. No yelling from another room. And no constant monitoring. In this ...
8 Sep 27min
