Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers

Rosanne Corcoran
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Daughterhood the Podcast is for adult children caring for aging parents. Host Rosanne Corcoran interviews experts, asking the questions caregivers want answered, on topics from dementia, healthcare, and financial and legal planning to end-of-life decisions and grief. Rosanne brings her experience as a former primary in-home caregiver and Daughterhood Circle Leader into every conversation. Along with strategies and resources, each episode offers the comfort of knowing you are not facing caregiving alone.

  1. 2d ago

    Dementia Daughter: Navigating the Medical, Legal and Emotional Journey with Nicole Smith

    The early signs of dementia are easy to dismiss: mail piling up, repeated purchases, getting lost on familiar routes. Dementia is not just memory loss, and families who spot the changes early can prepare before caregiving becomes a crisis. Nicole Smith knows this firsthand. A mother of five, she became a "dementia daughter" and long-distance caregiver when her mother, father, and stepmother all began experiencing cognitive decline just as the pandemic hit. She wrote Diagnosis Dementia: Your Guide for Eldercare Planning and Crisis Management to be the guide she desperately needed. Host Rosanne Corcoran and Nicole discuss how to document early signs of dementia, what to ask doctors, power of attorney, POLST and MOLST forms, and finding caregiver support, plus the grief and resistance that come with dementia care. If you're caring for a loved one with dementia, you're not alone. TRANSCRIPT Rosanne Corcoran hosts Daughterhood the Podcast, conversations for adult children caring for aging parents, from dementia and caregiving to finances, end-of-life planning, and grief. More at https://daughterhood.org

    Dementia Daughter: Navigating the Medical, Legal and Emotional Journey with Nicole Smith

  2. Sep 10

    I Don't Want to Talk About It: When Parents Avoid the Money Talk with Beth Pinsker

    "I don't want to talk about it." If you've heard some version of that from an aging parent when you've tried to bring up their finances, you're not alone, and you're not overstepping. In this episode, financial-planning columnist and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ Beth Pinsker joins us to talk about what it really takes to navigate financial caregiving — even when you're the expert. Beth won a SABEW Best in Business award for her columns on caring for her mother, which became her book, My Mother's Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving. But as she shares, all that professional expertise didn't fully prepare her for the relentless tenacity required once she became a caregiver herself. We get into why financial caregiving today isn't like it was for our parents' generation. Why naming co-proxies can be a disaster waiting to happenHow to navigate banks, Social Security, the VA, Medicare, and MedicaidHow sibling dynamics complicate caregiving decisionsWhat happens when the parent-child relationship suddenly shiftsWhat to do when a parent shuts down the money conversation Whether you're deep in caregiving right now, just starting to prepare, or stuck because your parents won't engage, this episode meets you where you are. TRANSCRIPT Beth's Website Daughterhood

    I Don't Want to Talk About It: When Parents Avoid the Money Talk with Beth Pinsker

  3. Aug 13

    Keeping Your Parents Safe from Scams with Patrick Coughlin

    Why do smart, capable people fall for scams? According to cybersecurity expert Patrick Coughlin, it's not about being naive, it's about how our brains are wired, and how criminal organizations are exploiting that at scale. Patrick spent over twenty years protecting governments and Fortune 500 companies from cyber threats. He co-founded TruSTAR Technology (acquired by Splunk) and now leads Savi Security, where his team built Scamwise, a free tool that gives an instant read on suspicious messages. When his 73-year-old mother was targeted by an AI voice scam, that experience led him to write his debut book, Dark Side of the Boom: How Scammers Hijacked the AI Revolution. In this episode, we talk about the most common scams targeting older adults, how to bring it up with a parent without blame or condescension, real strategies to make them safer, why nine seconds can make all the difference and so much more TRANSCRIPT SaviSecurity ScamWise.com Dark Side of the Boom Daughterhood

    Keeping Your Parents Safe from Scams with Patrick Coughlin

  4. Jul 9

    Dying With Dementia with P.K. Beville

    What does it actually feel like to have dementia and what does it take to die well with it? P.K. Beville has spent her career answering the first question. As the founder of Second Wind Dreams, a non-profit organization that fulfills dreams for older adults living in long-term care, and the creator of the Virtual Dementia Tour, P.K built a simulation that has put hundreds of thousands of people inside the experience of dementia, reshaping how caregivers, clinicians, and families understand the disease from the inside out. But somewhere along the way, P.K. noticed a gap: all that hard-won empathy tended to stop short of the one moment that needed it most, the dying. So she created Empathetic Transitions, a dementia death doula training built on the belief that how we die with dementia matters, and that caregivers shouldn't have to walk into that room unprepared. In this episode, we go into the places most people look away from: Why death with dementia is different from death with other diseasesWhat "social death" looks like and why it often begins long before physical deathThe emotional and impossible choices around feeding at the end of lifeWhat a good death with dementia can actually look like This is a conversation about fierce compassion, for the living and the dying alike. Transcript Second Wind Dreams Daughterhood

    Dying With Dementia with P.K. Beville

  5. Jun 11

    Why Your Story Matters with Jason Resendez

    If you've ever felt like no one is listening, this episode is for you. Jason Resendez, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving, has spent his career making sure the voices of family caregivers are not just heard but felt, in the rooms where decisions get made. As a nationally recognized family policy expert, he's at the forefront of research and systems change that impacts more than 63 million caregivers across the country. In this conversation, we talk about why your story matters, the critical role of Medicaid and Medicare in the lives of caregivers and those they love, how speaking up can be a powerful building block for real change and so much more. TRANSCRIPT Daughterhood

    Why Your Story Matters with Jason Resendez

  6. May 14

    Finding Your Zen in Caregiving with Roy Remer

    Stress, anxiety and overwhelm are often just accepted as being part of caregiving but my guest today wants to change that.  Roy Remer is the author of Zen Caregiving: How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others. An educator and end-of-life caregiver since 1997, he is executive director of Zen Caregiving Project in San Francisco and lead creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education curriculum. In this episode, we dive into how mindfulness can transform caregiving — from being present and building emotional resilience, to o practicing self-compassion, processing grief, avoiding burnout, and so much more. TRANSCRIPT ZenCaregiving.org DAUGHTERHOOD

    Finding Your Zen in Caregiving with Roy Remer

  7. Apr 9

    From Resistance to Readiness: Talking Assisted Living with Aging Parents with Shari Ross

    Starting the conversation about assisted living isn’t easy, especially when your parent doesn’t want to have it. In this episode, Shari Ross shares her SIMPLE framework, also featured in her book and workbook Senior Living Made Simple, to help guide each step: Support, Information, Matching, Preparation, Letting Go, and Engagement. She also shares how to move from resistance to readiness with compassion, clarity, and respect. We talk about how to recognize when it’s time to speak up, how to begin the conversation without creating conflict, and how to find the balance between helping and pushing too far. You’ll also learn what to look for in assisted living and how to approach the process in a way that preserves your parent’s independence and dignity. As she reminds us, “Planning ahead doesn’t mean giving up independence—it means preserving choice.” Whether you’re just starting to think about next steps or already facing difficult conversations, this episode offers guidance, reassurance, and a path forward. TRANSCRIPT DAUGHTERHOOD

    From Resistance to Readiness: Talking Assisted Living with Aging Parents with Shari Ross

  8. Mar 12

    More Than Grief: When Loss Becomes Trauma with Meghan Riordan Jarvis

    You would think speaking about grief and trauma would be difficult, but not when you speak with Meghan Riordan Jarvis. A trauma-trained psychotherapist, grief and loss specialist, TEDx speaker, host of Grief Is My Side Hustle, and author and creator of the Grief Mentor Method, Meghan brings both expertise and refreshing honesty to every conversation. If you struggled after your care partner died with what you witnessed, felt traumatized, or are unsure of who you are or how to move forward, this episode is for you. We explore why end-of-life caregiving can be genuinely traumatic, how our bodies hold grief, the stories we get trapped inside, and how to know when what you're carrying is more than ordinary loss. Her tell-it-like-it-is style will help you better understand your grief, and yourself. Meghan Riordan Jarvis Daughterhood TRANSCRIPT

    More Than Grief: When Loss Becomes Trauma with Meghan Riordan Jarvis
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Daughterhood the Podcast is for adult children caring for aging parents. Host Rosanne Corcoran interviews experts, asking the questions caregivers want answered, on topics from dementia, healthcare, and financial and legal planning to end-of-life decisions and grief. Rosanne brings her experience as a former primary in-home caregiver and Daughterhood Circle Leader into every conversation. Along with strategies and resources, each episode offers the comfort of knowing you are not facing caregiving alone.

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