Real Conversations about Aging Parents
By Rebecca Tapia, MD
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Subscribers: 6
Reviews: 1
Episodes: 109
Cathy
Nov 28, 2023
I've gotten so much out of this podcast, much of which I couldn't have predicted! I love Rebecca's down-to-earth style and excellent listening skills. Grateful to have stumbled on this - I recommend to anyone at any stage of life.
Description
Join me every week for REAL conversations about the ups, downs and sideways of navigating life with aging parents. We focus on mindset, education and collaboration through a willingness to discuss raw stories and all the sticky topics. Cultural pressure? Financial problems? Family dynamics? Fascinating!!
No judgement here. No shoulds. Just a bunch of people figuring this out together.
About the host:
I am a recovering perfect daughter, former roommate of my 91 year old grandmother, and a rehabilitation physician who has seen *thousands* of families navigate the chaos that can occur when the unexpected happens (falls, strokes, etc). I've been taking notes and I'm ready to share and listen.
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108 || Solo Podcast: "She ain't right..." Normal vs Concerning Cognition
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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107 || Solo Podcast: Earned Rest
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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106 || Solo Podcast: Completed Relationships
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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105 || Solo Podcast: Making "sit to stand" sexy again
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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104 || Solo Podcast: Lessons from the Greenland Shark
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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103 || Solo Podcast: Consumer Reports feature on Fall Prevention
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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102 || Solo Podcast: The Minimum Viable Relationship
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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101 || Experts Opine: Managing cultural pressure with Life Coach Maneesha Ahluwalia
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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100 || Celebrating the 100th episode Q&A with Renee and Kids
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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99 || Experts Opine: Medicare Insider Matt Feret
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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98 || Solo Podcast: How I fell and broke my knee
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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97 || Maneesha: They just rolled with it, with me
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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96 || Miniseries: How... pragmatic steps and tips
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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95 || Miniseries: Why (or Why Not) you provide support
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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94 || Miniseries: When... to perfectly time support needs (BTW you can't)
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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93 || Experts Opine: Grief and Post Traumatic Growth with Krista St-Germain
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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92 || Miniseries: Where... the proximity rules
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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91 || Miniseries: What... kind of support (time, touch, treasure)?
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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90 || Miniseries: Who... is on your "Affection and Duty List"?
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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89 || Experts Opine: Senior Living 101 with Benjamin Surmi
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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88 || Solo Podcast: Wheelchairs, rollators, and walking sticks oh my
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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87 || Solo Podcast: Let's Talk Hospital Discharge Pitfalls
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May 21, 2025 |
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86 || Solo Podcast: Keeping up Appearances
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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85 || Doug: One day the shots won't work
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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84 || Mike: Dementia and the housekeeper who doesn't do a good job
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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83 || Frances: On Parenting your Parents
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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82 || Solo Podcast: Time Billionaires
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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81 || Solo Podcast: Return To Office
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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80 || Solo Podcast: A "wee" problem
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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79 || Solo Podcast: Let's talk siblings...
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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78 || Solo Podcast: To Be Unthanked
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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77 || Pass the Mic: Attorney Lisa Powers interviews ME about TBI
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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76 || Solo Podcast: Ok, let's talk Trump as an aging parent
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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75 || Tracee: It was always going to be me
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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74 || Hot Topic: "Medicare at Home" proposed by Harris campaign
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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73 || Experts Opine: Nightmare scenario case study with Elder Law Attorney Lisa Powers
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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72 || Solo Podcast: A world expanding or contracting
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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71 || Experts Opine: Heads up... Medicare Changes for next year with Niki Feret
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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70 || Marie: Navigating the public cringe factor
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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69 || Solo Podcast: "Slow" Grief
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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68 || David: Roommates with your wife's grandma?
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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67 || Solo Podcast: Caring for an emotional billionaire
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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66 || Solo Podcast: Dealing with Debbie (or Don) Downer
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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65 || Solo Podcast: Ok, let's talk Biden as an "aging parent"
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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64 || Live Updates: My "aging parent" saga part 4 of 4
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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63 || Live Updates: My "aging parent" saga Part 3 of 4
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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62 || Live Updates: My "aging parent" saga part 2 of 4
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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61 || Live Updates: My "aging parent" goes to the hospital Part 1 of 4
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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60 || Solo Podcast: 5 points of "no return" in aging
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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59 || Solo Podcast: How "Frasier" normalized life with aging parents
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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58 || Solo Podcast: Why grandma is not coming to graduation
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May 29, 2024 |
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57 || Duo Podcast: Resentment!! (special guest Rene)
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May 22, 2024 |
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56 || Solo Podcast: Gratitude as Fuel
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May 15, 2024 |
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55 || Aaron: Juggling career + 4 teens + 4 aging parents
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May 01, 2024 |
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54 || Experts Opine: Spaces that carry you with Eryn Oruncak
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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53 || Solo Podcast: Live to 125?!? Understanding life expectancy
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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52 || Solo Podcast: Be nice to the nurses
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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51 || Experts Opine: ForeverHome with Architect Aaron Murphy
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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50 || Solo Podcast: *FIFTY* episodes - why we should normalize this topic
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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49 || Solo Podcast: Uncertainty
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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48 || Experts Opine: All things Medicare with Niki Feret
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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47 || Solo Podcast: The decision to leave home
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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46 || Jaylenn Revisited: I'm not angry anymore
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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45 || Solo Podcast: Falls (not Niagara....)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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44 || Stephen T: Part 2 of 2; Dad goes from healthy to hospice in 6 months, 1300 miles away
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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43 || Stephen T: Part 1 of 2; Dad goes from healthy to hospice in 6 months, 1300 miles away
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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42 || Pass the Mic: Throwback interview about Multigenerational Design with Kricia Palmer, MD
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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41 || Solo Podcast: Quick overview of rehab options
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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40 || Solo Podcast: The concept of "ENOUGH"
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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39 || Cathron: Geographically distant but right in the middle
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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38 || Experts Opine: Health as an asset with David Stewart
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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37 || Solo Podcast: Guilt
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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36 || Stephen A.: When your best "isn't enough"
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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35 || Solo Podcast: Are you ageist?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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34 || Experts Opine: Improvisational Aging in Place with OT Cathron Sterling
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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33 || Solo Podcast: Dissecting "Willing and Able" support
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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32 || SPECIAL EPISODE: Nana, *THE* Aging Parent
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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31 || Edla: How to create connection amidst physical/cognitive decline
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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30 || Experts Opine: Storykeeping with Clinton Haby
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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29 || Jackie: When you feel numb or indifferent
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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28 || Experts Opine: Self Compassion with Dr. Nissa Keyashian
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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28 || Solo Podcast: 5 Design tips for Aging in Place
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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27 || Brittany: When you worry BEFORE your parents do
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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26 || Pass the Mic: Celebrating 25 episodes podcast Q&A!
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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25 || Craig: When your parents are larger than life
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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24 || Solo Podcast: Grab your pumpkin spice, a new take on "seasons"
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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23 || Solo Podcast: How to Acknowledge the Zero Sum Game in Life
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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22 || Experts Opine: Elder Law Attorney Lisa Powers
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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21 || Solo Podcast: The Joy of Death Cleaning!
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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20 || When do expectations start? Talking to my own three kids
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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19 || Esther: Hey Neighbor... living with Mom next door, vascular dementia, tough conversations
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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18 || Solo Podcast: The making of a modern "sandwich" generation
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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17 || Alexis: Contemplating a life on pause
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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16 || Karyn: When Mom needs help and you are 11 years old...
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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15 || Experts Opine: Esther Greenhouse, Environmental Gerontologist
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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14 || Jackie: Fireflies, clean sheets, and great Aunt Margie
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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13 || Solo Podcast: The wobbly table theory and bedside at death
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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12 || Cecilia: Estranged from Dad and reconnecting with new mindset
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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11 || Josh: Talking to my brother about living with our Dad
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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10 || Solo Podcast: Reasonable Risk
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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9 || Father's Day Special: Conversation with my Dad
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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8 || Sally: What if Mom falls down the stairs & Dad with dementia
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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7 || Anne: Mom pressuring physician daughter to move back home
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May 25, 2023 |
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6 || Jaylenn: Welcome to retirement: your mother needs a caregiver
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May 18, 2023 |
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5 || Terry: Blending career and end of life care for Dad
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May 11, 2023 |
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4 || Paul: Estranged from mother with breast cancer
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May 04, 2023 |
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3 || Rene Part 2: Email drama from Mom?
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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2 || Rene part 1: Mom in stepped care, Dad traveling the world
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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«« Introduction ««
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Apr 13, 2023 |