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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversNavigating A Scary Diagnosis with Dr Edward RogoffIf you or someone you love has ever faced a health scare, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss. My guest today is Dr. Edward G. Rogoff, an accomplished educator and advocate whose personal journey is nothing short of extraordinary. Diagnosed with hemophilia as a child, Dr. Rogoff faced a lifetime of uncertainty—until a liver transplant in adulthood led to an unexpected cure. His experience sparked a lifelong commitment to patient advocacy, organ donation awareness, and reshaping how we approach chronic illness.
He’s served on the boards of the Hemophilia Association of New Yo...2025-05-0846 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversDenial In Caregiving with Amy FuchsToday, my guest is Amy Fuchs, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Aging Life Care Professional with over 15 years of experience supporting families through the complexities of caregiving for aging loved ones.
As the founder of The Elder Expert, Amy combines her compassion, empathy, and expertise to provide personalized care and guidance for older adults and their families.
In today’s episode, we’ll discuss a challenging and all too familiar struggle: denial in caregiving. Whether it’s denial from our care partners, our siblings, or even from ourselves, it’s an obstacle many caregivers face. Am...2025-04-1041 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversThe Grieving Body with Mary-Frances O'Connor, Ph.D.My guest today is Dr Mary Frances O’Connor, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Arizona, Director of Clinical Training and a grief researcher. Dr O’Connor shared such great insights the first time she was on the podcast, I’m so glad she’s back to discuss her new book The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing.
Today we discuss the physical nature of grief, the physiological response of your body and how grief affects every system, We talk about our immune system, brain fog, ways to...2025-03-1355 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers2025 Policy Changes for Family CaregiversIn these BONUS episodes of Daughterhood the Podcast, Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson joins Rosanne to bring the caregiving conversation to a different level as we’re joined by change leaders and policy experts.
Today we speak with Howard Gleckman, senior fellow at the Urban Institute, where he is affiliated with the Tax Policy Center and the Retirement Policy Program. He speaks and writes frequently on aging and caregiving, as well as on tax policy. Howard is the author of Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America’s Most Urgent Health Care Crisi...2025-02-251h 01
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversThe Unspoken Challenges of Marginalized Caregivers: Black, Brown, and BIPOC with Jerri McElroy and Aisha AdkinsJerri McElroy is a full time in home dementia family caregiver and a Caring Across Generations Fellow. She is passionate about care advocacy and created first care for me to encourage family caregivers to prioritize self preservation for their own health and well being. Jerry is a published author, artist, minister, and also a Daughterhood circle leader. Aisha Adkins is an Atlanta based family caregiver, founder, writer, thought leader, speaker and organizer, who is passionate about building an equitable, inclusive and comprehensive public health and care infrastructure using media, storytelling, culture and policy change. She is committed to making...2025-02-131h 21
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversBoundaries in Caregiving with Loren Gelberg-GoffBoundaries. We know they are important in everyday life and even more crucial in caregiving. But how do we establish them?
My guest today is Loren Gelberg-Goff, psychotherapist, author and speaker, who has become best known for creating the powerful, life-changing program for caregivers: “Take Back Your Life”.
Loren and I explore the crucial topic of boundaries in caregiving. In this conversation we discuss how to create and maintain boundaries, how to feel good about yourself while practicing them, how to deal with others when you find your boundaries and much more.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversFinding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief with David KesslerDavid Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on grief and loss. and his insights are invaluable. He is the author of six books, including his latest bestseller, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. David also coauthored On Grief and Grieving with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross which updated her five stages of grief to include the grieving process.
David’s journey into grief and trauma work began after witnessing a mass shooting as a child while his mother was dying. He has since taught professionals in various fields, including healthcare and law enforcement, about the e...2024-12-1241 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversDementia Tropes and Platitudes with Kitty NortonIn 2016, Kitty Norton left her job as an NBC assistant editor in Los Angeles, CA for her hometown of Portland, OR to care for her mother living with dementia.
While caring, she authored the dementia caregiver blog Stumped Town Dementia, writing tales of dementia life, not dementia death, which resonated deeply with readers around the world.
After her mother’s death in 2021, Kitty took to the road in an RV to produce and direct her cross-country documentary film Wine, Women, and Dementia
This film honors the journey with her mother, as well as sprea...2024-11-1456 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversCaregiver-Doctor Communication: What Matters Most with Cheryl Phillips, M.D.Cheryl Phillips, M.D., AGSF, is the immediate past president and CEO of the Special Needs Plan Alliance, and currently a Senior Program Consultant with the John A Hartford Foundation. She has extensive experience in health policy, Medicare Advantage and the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). As a fellowship-trained geriatrician, her clinical practice focused on the continuum.
She served as a primary care health policy fellow under Secretary Tommy Thompson and currently chairs The SCAN Foundation Board of Directors and serves as a director on the SCAN Health Plan and Group Boards.
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End of Life ConversationsDementia Care with the Creator and Host of the Daughterhood Podcast, Rosanne CorcoranSend us a textIn this episode, we meet Rosanne Corcoran, who shares her experience as a caregiver for her mother with vascular dementia. She discusses the challenges of caregiving, the impact of death awareness, and the importance of supporting caregivers. The conversation also delves into the complexities of dementia care and the need to meet caregivers where they are. We talk about the challenges of caregiving, the broken system, the importance of support, and the spiritual aspect of end-of-life care. We emphasize the need for open conversations about death and grief, and the significance of nature...2024-10-0241 min
The Heart of Hospice PodcastThe Best Advice From a Devoted Dementia CaregiverRosanne Corcoran, host of Daughter the Podcast is sharing her best advice about being a caregiver for a person dealing with dementia. As caregiver to her mother for 12 years, Rosanne learned how to navigate the healthcare system as an advocate, deal with sleep deprivation, and to care for herself along the way.
Rosanne Corcoran is the creator and host of Daughterhood the Podcast. She is also a Daughterhood Circle leader and their Director of Content. She cared for her mother through her journey with vascular dementia, starting as a supportive caregiver to an in-home sandwich caregiver for he...2024-09-2759 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversSupporting Your Mental Health While Caregiving with Susan Weinstein, Esq.Mental health is crucial for overall well-being at every stage of life. It encompasses our emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing our thoughts, feelings, actions, stress management, relationships, and decision-making. Supporting your mental health is especially important during caregiving.
In this episode, we discuss the difference between depression and malaise, how to spot depression in our cells and our care partners, and practical strategies and resources to support our mental health on a daily basis. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
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Daughterhood.org2024-09-1241 min
Lighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice CareEmpowering Caregivers: The Daughterhood Journey with Rosanne CorcoranIn this episode, we welcome Rosanne Corcoran, host of Daughterhood: The Podcast for Caregivers and a recognized advocate for aging. Rosanne shares the inspiring story behind Daughterhood, a vital resource for caregivers, and discusses how her personal caregiving experience was helped by this supportive community. Rosanne brings her wealth of experience and compassionate approach to caregiving, offering listeners valuable insights and strategies for managing the complex world of care. Whether you're a current caregiver or anticipating this role in the future, this episode provides essential information and inspiration for your caregiving journey. Episode Highlights: T...2024-09-0415 minLighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice CareEmpowering Caregivers: The Daughterhood Journey with Rosanne CorcoranIn this episode, we welcome Rosanne Corcoran, host of Daughterhood: The Podcast for Caregivers and a recognized advocate for aging. Rosanne shares the inspiring story behind Daughterhood, a vital resource for caregivers, and discusses how her personal caregiving experience was helped by this supportive community. Rosanne brings her wealth of experience and compassionate approach to caregiving, offering listeners valuable insights and strategies for managing the complex world of care. Whether you're a current caregiver or anticipating this role in the future, this episode provides essential information and inspiration for your caregiving journey. Episode Highlights: T...2024-09-0415 min
Lighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice CareThe Caregiving Journey: Lessons from 12 Years With MomIn this episode of Lighting the Path, Rosanne Corcoran shares her transformative journey through 12 years of caregiving for her mother with dementia. Rosanne discusses the emotional and practical challenges she faced, the lessons learned, and the importance of community and support for caregivers. Listeners will gain valuable insights into navigating the complexities of caregiving, including strategies for self-care and coping mechanisms. Join us in this heartfelt discussion and find the support you need on your caregiving journey. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Daughterhood Website: For more information, support, and community resources for caregivers, visit Da...2024-08-2020 minLighting the Path: A New Concept of Hospice CareThe Caregiving Journey: Lessons from 12 Years With MomIn this episode of Lighting the Path, Rosanne Corcoran shares her transformative journey through 12 years of caregiving for her mother with dementia. Rosanne discusses the emotional and practical challenges she faced, the lessons learned, and the importance of community and support for caregivers. Listeners will gain valuable insights into navigating the complexities of caregiving, including strategies for self-care and coping mechanisms. Join us in this heartfelt discussion and find the support you need on your caregiving journey. Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Daughterhood Website: For more information, support, and community resources for caregivers, visit Da...2024-08-2020 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversHow to Live Fully in Dementia Caregiving with Dr Sheri L YarbroughWhen Alzheimer’s dementia arrived without warning, Dr. Sheri L. Yarbrough (Praxis Senior Care-Giving Solutions)used her ability to view a circumstance from multiple perspectives to understand what her mother was experiencing. That became the genesis for her care management strategy, the Praxis for Care. Living the Praxis for Care helped create her motto: care-giving is what you do for your loved one; giving-care is what you do for both of you.
In this episode, Dr. Yarbrough and I discuss a range of topics, including identifying your need for support and the specific type of support you re...2024-08-0845 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversMindfulness in Caregiving with Nancy Gentle BoudrieToday my guest is Nancy Gentle Boudrie. For 35 years, Nancy helped Business Owners and Corporations achieve peak perform and create exponential success until she found her true passion and purpose working with people to manage high levels of stress and navigate unprecedented challenges.
She blends her business knowledge with her training from Jon Kabat Zinn’s Mindful Based Stress Reduction and Naropa University’s Mindful Leadership Training.
In this episode, Nancy and I discuss what mindfulness is, how to access it, the difference between detachment and dissociation, steps to mindfully accept your emotions, and simple techni...2024-07-1145 min
TradeoffsWhy Supporting Caregivers Could Make A Difference in Dementia CareMedicare is betting that taking care of the caregiver will help dementia patients stay at home longer. Patients and their caregivers are often left to navigate the confusing world of dementia by themselves, but Medicare is launching a new program to change that.Guests:Malaz Boustani, MD, PhD, Founding Director, Sandra Eskenazi Center for Brain Care Innovation; Professor of Aging Research, Indiana University School of Medicine Rosanne Corcoran, Caregiver Liz Fowler, PhD, JD, Director of CMMI and Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Cindi Hart, Caregiver A...2024-06-2719 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversTraveling with Your Care Partner with Carol GiulianiTraveling with your care partner can be stressful. Carol Giuliani of Senior Travel Companion Services is here to provide strategies and some little-known tips for caregivers. She has planned and executed over 125 domestic and international trips through all 50 states and across the globe. In this episode, Carol and I discuss tips for traveling with your care partner, everything from how to plan your trip, which airlines and resources can assist best how to handle long car rides, traveling with medical equipment, and everything in between.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversDeprescribing Medications with DeLon CanterburyMore than half of Americans take four or more medications a day. That number increases to at least seven when we add over-the-counter medications. All of these have side effects and interactions. Today my guest is DeLon Canterbury, Founder of Geriatrix.org who hopes to revolutionize the way we look at medications by educating the public on deprescribing.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of knowing the medications your care partners are taking, what he considers dangerous drugs, the most over prescribed drugs and how to discuss deprescribing with your care partners physician.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversPreventing Dementia with Dr Mitchell ClionskyDementia. While we know it’s a progressive, neurodevelopmental condition with over 200 types, there are still many questions of why and how it occurs.
My guest, Mitchell Clionsky, PhD is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with 45 years of experience evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic brain injury.
Dr Clionsky, along with his wife and partner Dr Emily Clionsky have treated more than 25,000 patients with cognitive impairment.
They have taken their experience and research and combined it with the most current scientific findings about to create their new book, Dementia Preve...2024-04-111h 02
Well I Know Now with Pippa KellyKitty NortonKitty Norton describes herself as a former “just about everything – from non-profits arts administrator to cabaret performer to post-production professional to crappiest daughter of the year award-winner for more than forty years”. She forfeited that last accolade when, six years after her mum was diagnosed with vascular dementia, and following the sudden death of her dad, she gave up her job with NBC in Los Angeles to move back to Oregon so that she and her sister could provide their mum with the best possible dementia care. To get her through this unplanned turn in her care...2024-04-0348 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversFinding Meaning in Caregiving with Dr Allison ApplebaumDr Allison Applebaum is an Associate Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and also the Founding Director of their Caregivers Clinic the first of its kind in any Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US. Dr Applebaum amplifies the voices of family caregivers in her scientific journals, editorials and her research which focuses on developing innovative ways to identify, prepare and support caregivers.
Through this work she also addresses the distress experienced as a result of increasing responsibilities. In Allison's new book, Stand By Me A Guide...2024-03-141h 01
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversThe Final Days of Hospice and What to Expect with Barbara KarnesToday my guest is Barbara Karnes, an Award Winning Nurse and End of Life Educator. She was NHPCO (The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) Hospice Innovator Award Winner of 2018 & the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year.
Barbara has put her 40 years of experience regarding education, care, and support of dying people and their loved ones into numerous books and resources. One book in particular Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience, published in 1985, has sold over 35 million copies world wide. Known in the hospice world as “the little blue book” it is the most beloved and widely...2024-02-0858 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversNavigating a Hospital Stay, Rehab and Home with Dianne SavastanoNo matter the reason you enter a hospital, it's intimidating, and the process is not self-explanatory. Each step from admission to discharge to rehab to home is fraught with managing communication and decisions. My guest Dianne Savastano can help. Diane is founder and principal of Health Assist a Massachusetts based company founded in 2004 that specializes in helping clients navigate the complexities of the healthcare system. Beginning as a registered nurse providing direct patient care, Dianne's 25-year career includes roles as a hospital insurance and employee benefits executive. In our conversation today, Dianne will share how to prepare yourself for...2024-01-111h 07
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversBONUS - 2023 Policy Recap with Anne Tumlinson and Howard GleckmanIn today's Bonus policy episode, Howard Gleckman joins Anne in discussing policy changes in 2023. Howard is a published author and writer whose professional expertise is founded on long-term care, health care, elder care, tax policy, budget policy and economics. Howard was also a senior correspondent in the Washington bureau of Business Week. In our episode today, we discuss some of the major policy happenings in 2023 - the GUIDE program, CMS staffing standards, the decision to cover Leqembi and more.
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Daughterhood.org2023-12-281h 09
Caregiver's CompassNavigating sibling relationships while providing 12 years of intensive care to a parent -learning how to process this and make amends with the siblings over time- with Rosanne Corcoran (episode 89)In this episode, Rosanne Corcoran, podcast host, speaker and previous caregiver of her mom with dementia, details her journey in the sandwich caregiver role, caring for her mom and children for 12 years. She specifically talks about her siblings who did not actively step forward to care for her mom during a time when she was an intensive and primary caregiver. About Rosanne: Rosanne Corcoran’s journey into caregiving began with a dementiadiagnosis of her fiercely independent mother, opening the door...2023-12-1534 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversAfter Caregiving with Connie BaherConnie Baher is a writer and speaker on caregiving and re-imagining retirement. Her latest book is Family Caregivers: An Emotional Survival Guide. Published in USA Today, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, and The Boston Globe, she is also the author of "The Case of the Kickass Retirement." She is a Harvard MBA, an entrepreneur, and a former tech executive. Connie is A frequent contributor to Next Avenue and I had the pleasure of being a part of her article When the Caregiving Ends: Recovering from Loss, Rebuilding Your Life. Today Connie and I discuss life after caregiving - The var...2023-12-071h 05
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversWhy Daughterhood? with Anne Tumlinson and Andrea CohenThe challenge of caring through a broken healthcare system is something every caregiver lives through. My guests today, Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson and Daughterhood Interim CEO Andrea Cohen know those challenges personally and professionally. Today we discuss their personal experiences as caregivers, what drives them to create change, the importance of being able to find practical resources and support - and how Daughterhood can help.2023-11-0951 min
Alzheimer's SpeaksWine, Women, and Dementia: The DocumentaryWine, Women, and Dementia: The Documentary Lori La Bey talks with the cast and crew of the documentary: Wine, Women, and Dementia which highlights caring journeys throughout the country. You Will Learn: Why people felt it was important to share their stories and how it helped them as well. To use humor as a coping mechanism. Why some people are compelled to step into the dementia arena after their personal journeys. The power of online relationships. How to find support and healing through sharing. Why collaborations are so important to improve care. When and...2023-11-011h 07Alzheimer's SpeaksWine, Women, and Dementia: The DocumentaryWine, Women, and Dementia: The Documentary
Lori La Bey talks with the cast and crew of the documentary: Wine, Women, and Dementia which highlights caring journeys throughout the country.
You Will Learn:
Why people felt it was important to share their stories and how it helped them as well.
To use humor as a coping mechanism.
Why some people are compelled to step into the dementia arena after their personal journeys.
The power of online relationships.
How to find support and healing through sharing.
Why collaborations are so important to improve care.
When and...2023-11-011h 07
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversProviding Care at Home with Courtney HogensonCourtney Hogenson is a registered nurse, entrepreneur, and innovator with over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry. As a certified care manager and a legal nurse consultant, Courtney has extensive expertise in elder care and patient advocacy and has served as a primary liaison and medical advisor for patients and families. Courtney is the founder and chief caregiver of Call-Light, an on-demand healthcare platform that connects care seekers with trusted nurses and clinicians for in-home healthcare anytime, anywhere. Today, Courtney shares ways caregivers can provide care in the home, the importance of creating a care team, and s...2023-10-1249 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversBONUS - How Policy Affects Nursing Home Quality with Anne Tumlinson and David Grabowski, Ph.D.David C. Grabowski, PhD, is a professor of health care policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. His research examines the economics of aging with a particular interest in the areas of long-term care and post-acute care. From 2017-2023 Dr. Grabowski was a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which is an independent agency established to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program. He joins Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson and I in discussing how policy affects nursing home quality, the fragmentation of payments in the LTC system, staffing r...2023-09-2847 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversAfrican American Dementia Caregiver Daughters: The Important Need for SupportDr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson is an Assistant Professor on the Tenure track at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her BSN, MSN and PhD in nursing and specializes as a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In 2019, she earned her Ph.D. from Oregon health and science university where her studies focused on how the caregiving experiences of African American dementia pairs (i.e. , African American persons living with dementia and their African American family caregivers) were associated with their quality of life. In our conversation today we discuss her past and current...2023-09-1441 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversHow to Talk With Resistant Parents who Refuse Help with Star BradburyAs a senior living expert, Star Bradbury has helped thousands of families make educated and informed decisions as they navigate the world of senior living and senior healthcare. Based on her 25 years of real-world experience, Star’s book, Successfully Navigating Your Parents’ Senior Years, offers a comprehensive guide that walks families through developing a flexible proactive plan that focuses on keeping loved ones independent for as long as possible no matter their age. In our conversation Star shares examples of How to talk to resistant parents who will not discuss their condition or their future plans, making those plans, agin...2023-08-101h 14
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversAcceptance & Presence In Caregiving with Sue RyanSue Ryan has been in roles of family caregiving for more than 40 years. Her mission is to empower individuals to maximize and accept the potential opportunities that change will bring. As Sue shares, We’re continuously in transitions – the process of going from where we are to what’s next in our lives. Whether we’re choosing the change – or the change is happening to us – intentionally navigating transitions in each area of our life means changing from ending up somewhere we may not want to be to waking up feeling confident and secure, knowing what we want and how to achiev...2023-07-1357 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversBONUS: Working While Caring with Karen Kavanaugh, Rosalynn Carter Institute, and Anne TumlinsonToday Anne and Rosanne are joined by Karen Kavanaugh senior director, Strategic Initiatives at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers. She leads the development and launch of the institute’s initiatives designed to expand supports to strengthen caregiver health, resilience, and wellbeing. Her portfolio includes Working While Caring, and initiatives designed to deepen the research on effective workplace supports for caregivers and to expand access to those supports. She is also leading RCI’s caregiving typology and bereavement initiatives. We discuss the challenges that affect caregiving employees, employer viewpoints and ideas and policy changes that can help.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversHow To Move Your Parents with Marty Stevens-HeebnerMarty Stevens-Heebner is the Founder & CEO of Clear Home Solutions and an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and podcast host. She is also the President of NASMM (the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers), with certifications in Senior and Specialty Move Management, Professional Organizing, and Aging in Place. Clear Home Solutions was the first nationally accredited firm in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. She was also the first Certified Senior Move Manager in the country. Today we discuss all aspects of moving, organizing, sorting, how to navigate a hoarding situation, moving someone with dementia, the process of where to start w...2023-06-081h 00
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversHow Palliative Care Empowers Decisions with Dr Caitlin BaranPalliative care - the often misunderstood, under utilized, yet empowering option in medicine. Today my guest is Dr Caitlin Barron an internal medicine physician specializing in palliative care at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington and co-founder and chief medical director of EpioneMD. She also serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Palliative Medicine. Her clinical interests include palliative care in oncology and population community-based palliative care. Above all else, Dr Baran feels privileged to care for patients faced with serious illness, ideally working to help them live as well as possible. Today we discuss th...2023-05-1150 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversSiblings and Caregiving with Dr Barry JacobsBarry Jacobs is a clinical psychologist, medical educator and writer fostering the well-being of families coping with serious and chronic medical illnesses. Barry is the author of The Emotional survival Guide for Caregivers and co-authored with his wife Julia L Mayer, AARP Meditations for Caregivers and AARP Love and Meaning after 50. Since 2013 he has been a blogger on family caregiving and relationships for AARP.org. In today’s podcast, Barry and I discuss the challenges of caregiving with siblings. He offers strategies on dealing with those who don’t or won’t help, the micromanagers, how past family dynamics play a...2023-04-1357 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversBONUS: The Crisis of Long-Term Care with Anne Tumlinson and Dr Joanne LynnThis is a bonus episode of Daughterhood The Podcast. At Daughterhood, we hear your challenges in navigating the healthcare system and how it can be both frustrating and disheartening. In each of these bonus episodes, I have the pleasure of speaking with Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson where we will bring the caregiving conversation to a different level with change leaders and policy experts. Today with speak with Dr. Joanne Lynn. A geriatrician, hospice physician, health services researcher, quality improvement advisor, and policy advocate who has Published over 300 peer-reviewed medical research and policy articles. Our conversation covers the looming crisis, th...2023-03-2347 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversCancer Caregiving with Cynthia HayesCynthia Hayes is a former freelance journalist, management consultant, marketing executive, executive trainer and cancer survivor. Cynthia used her 30 years of experience in interviewing, synthesizing information and telling a story to write The Big Ordeal Understanding and Managing the Psychological Turmoil of Cancer. Her research for the book included interviews with patients, caregivers, oncologists, psychologists, neuroscientists and recovery experts of all kinds. Cynthia and I speak about her book, the emotional response to cancer, the need for open dialog between caregivers and their care partners, the importance of support and the many facets of cancer caregiving.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversOccupational Therapy with Lindsay DeLongLindsay DeLong is a licensed Occupational Therapist with over 10 years of experience working with adults in the home environment. She is the founder of EquipMeOT, with YouTube, TikTok and Instagram channels that house a library of instructional videos as well as product demonstrations and endorsements. Lindsay and I discuss the role occupational therapists can play in home care. She shares tips on what challenges to look for, how to plan for changes that may occur and strategies that can help the caregiver and care partner maximize quality of life.
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Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversThe Policy of Care with Howard Gleckman and Anne TumlinsonHere at Daughterhood, we receive numerous questions regarding governmental policy, and the myriad of ways it affects the healthcare system and each of us both as patient and as caregiver. It was my pleasure to speak with two experts in the field and friends of the podcast - Howard Gleckman Senior Fellow at The Urban Institute as well as a columnist at Forbes, editor of TaxVox Blog for the Tax Policy Center and author of Caring for our parents. And creator of Daughterhood Anne Tumlinson who is also the Founder and CEO of ATI Advisory a national research and con...2023-01-1257 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversFloating in the Deep End with Patti DavisPatti Davis is an author, activist, advocate, and daughter of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She is a frequent contributor to media outlets including the New York Times and The Washington Post and has written several works of both fiction and nonfiction. She is the founder of Beyond Alzheimer’s, a support group program for caregivers of people living with dementia. Her latest book Floating in the Deep End: How Caregivers Can See Beyond Alzheimer’s, recently released in paperback, is an extension of that support group. Part handbook, part memoir, Patti offers practical and impo...2022-12-0843 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversGrief and the Holidays with Naila FrancisNaila Francis is a writer, grief coach, death midwife, ordained interfaith minister and creator of This Hallowed Wilderness which provides compassionate presence and holistic support for the journey of grief, loss and dying. She holds space and offers ritual for people at many of life's sacred thresholds, including birth, marriage, death and other transitional passages. Her work is often informed by her love of poetry, the gifts of healing rooted in nature and community and her commitment to expanding our grief literacy and death awareness. She is a founding member of Salt Trails Philadelphia, A Community Grief Experience Honoring G...2022-11-1049 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversTrauma-Informed Care in Caregiving with Andi FetznerAndi Fetzner, PsyD is a co-founder of Origins Training & Consulting. Her training mantra is, “you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic.” Her decades of experience professionally and her personal caregiving story give her the unique perspective of living both sides. Andi and I discuss the challenges of dealing not only with your care partner’s past trauma but also our own. She shares techniques we can use to improve our interactions and care for ourselves throughout our caregiving journey.
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Daughterhood.org2022-10-1357 min
Daughterhood The Podcast: For CaregiversCompassion Fatigue in Caregiving with Patricia SmithCompassion fatigue - as caregivers we’ve heard the term, but what does it mean and how can we prevent it from happening? Today my guest is Patricia Smith a certified compassion fatigue specialist with 20 years of training experience. As founder of the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project© she writes, speaks, and facilitates trainings nationwide in service of those who care for others. She has presented to caregivers in numerous helping professions and has authored several books and training materials for caregivers, including the award-winning To Weep for a Stranger: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving. In September 2016, she presented a TEDx talk...2022-09-0849 min
Love Conquers AlzAlzheimer's Final Goodbye: The Unique & Complicated Grief that FollowsThere are no Survivors of Alzheimer's Disease. And the grief is unique, complicated, and layered. In Episode 59, Love Conquers Alz Host/Filmmaker, Susie Singer Carter, who lost her mother last month and Daughterhood the Podcast Host, Rosanne Corcoran, who lost her mother last year, share a very candid and revealing conversation about their personal experiences dealing with the final death of their beloved mothers and the veritable storm of the "typically untypical" process known as Dementia Grief. Both Susie and Rosanne have spent over a decade as hands-on caregivers for their mothers and br...2022-08-191h 37