There may come a time when you’re faced with the conversation of talking with your aging parents about moving into a senior living or assisted living community. Many people dread this conversation. Even simply starting the conversation can bring up all sorts of worry and…

When he was in his late 80s, Candy Cohn’s father unintentionally stopped taking medication for a long-standing bipolar disorder and experienced a significant mental health crisis requiring hospitalization and intensive treatment. It was following this episode that Candy knew that she needed to help her…

Have you had an end of life conversation with a loved one? What feelings came up for when you read this? Fear? Sadness? Longing? Remorse? Naturally, when we experience these feelings, we often want to run from them, rather than toward them. But, did you…

November is National Caregiver Month, but I really think this entire year should be dedicated to caregivers for all that they have been through during COVID. In today’s episode, I share statistics about the toll of caregiving during COVID and 5 self-care strategies for caregivers…

You may be surprised to hear that about half of today’s Veterans are 65 and older. If you’re caring for an aging Veteran, you may have many questions but not know where to start. Once you do get started, you might not know HOW TO…

There’s a common misconception that when somebody is diagnosed with dementia, they lose their independence and can no longer live alone. While down the road in the illness course of dementia, this may be true, there is A LOT that a person with dementia CAN…

In honor of Suicide Prevention Week, I’m devoting today’s podcast episode to older adults and suicide. More specifically, what puts older adults at risk for suicide and how you can help. You may be surprised to hear that older White men over 85 are at…

As a society, we have so many unrealistic expectations for caregivers. As much as you hate to admit it, you may have even caught yourself thinking I can’t believe that she moved her father into a nursing home, or I would never have made THAT…

I hear from caregivers pretty regularly that”nobody really understands how hard caring for a loved one with dementia is!” So, I decided to share some facts about dementia caregivers in the hopes that it will provide some understanding and support for the dementia caregiver’s journey!…

Last week, I talked about the 10 “must know” memory loss warning signs. If you missed that episode, listen to this one, then go back and watch that one. Today I’m going to share the 5 steps to take if you’re worried that your loved…

You care about your older loved one so much and for some reason, they’re just not listening to you and your pleas for them to go to the doctor. You try and you try, but nothing you say is convincing your older loved one that…

If you’re a caregiver, you know that caregiving can be rewarding and incredibly challenging, all at the same time. If you’re an LGBTQ caregiver, you’ll have some unique challenges that straight caregivers don’t typically have. Some of these being that LGTBQ Caregivers experience more isolation…