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Caring for a narcissistic parent can be filled with doubt, guilt and frustration. My guest for this episode is Julia L. Mayer, PsyD. A clinical psychologist in private practice in Media, Pennsylvania, with over three decades of experience supporting women in caregiving roles, those navigating troubled marriages, and individuals with histories of sexual trauma. She is the author of the novel, A Fleeting State of Mind and coauthor of AARP Meditations for Caregivers, AARP Love and Meaning After 50, and The AARP Caregiver Answer Book. A former president of the board of The Psychology Network, Julia has cohosted the podcast Shrinks on Third since 2016, focusing on psychology and social justice. She also brings lived experience as a caregiver for her father and mother-in-law with vascular dementia and her stepfather-in-law with Alzheimer’s disease. In this episode, we talk about caring for a narcissistic parent, the different types of narcissism, compassionate ways to cope, tending to your own well-being and so so much more. TRANSCRIPT Dr. Mayer's website Caregiver Answer Book Daughterhood.org

Balance in caregiving is often talked about, but what does it really look like in everyday life? In this episode, Jerri McElroy, primary caregiver, entrepreneur, and author, shares her caregiving journey and how caregiving touches every part of our lives. From managing overwhelming medical responsibilities and advocating for a loved one, to caring for a parent with whom you may have had a complicated relationship, Jerri speaks candidly about the emotional and practical realities caregivers face. She also reflects on empathy, boundaries, and the importance of caring for yourself while caring for others. If you are a family caregiver or supporting an aging parent, you may see yourself in Jerri’s story and gain insight into finding your own sense of balance along the caregiving journey. TRANSCRIPT Jerri's Linktree https://linktr.ee/jerrynjerri Daughterhood

My guest today is world-renowned dementia expert Teepa Snow, occupational therapist and founder of the Positive Approach to Care, which offers training, services, and resources to families and professionals worldwide.  Teepa has spent decades helping people understand the brain changes behind dementia and, just as importantly, how to support both the person living with dementia and the caregiver. In our conversation, we discuss strategies for interacting with your care partner from mild cognitive impairment on, what changes and what stays the same, accepting help from others, why knowing your person and knowing yourself are equally essential while providing care and so much more. TeepaSnow.com Daughterhood.org TRANSCRIPT

Dr Shoshana Ungerleider, is a board-certified internal medicine physician, science journalist, and passionate advocate for compassionate end-of-life care.  She hosts and produces TED Health and the NY Radio Award–winning podcast Before We Go, and founded the End Well Foundation to make end of life a part of life.  Shoshana regularly appears as a medical expert on CNN, MSNBC, and CBS News, with bylines in TIME, USA Today, Scientific American, and more.  She executive produced the Oscar-nominated Netflix film End Game, funded the Emmy-winning Extremis, and produced Robin’s Wish, about the final years of Robin Williams.  In this episode, we explore how popular culture and healthcare meet—how film, media, and storytelling shape the way we see end-of-life, grief, loss, and caregiving—and we’ll hear Shoshana’s story of caring for her father through cancer. From documentaries to news headlines, including EndWell’s part in consulting on HBO’s Emmy winning drama The Pitt, these cultural moments guide how we talk about death, support those we love, and face our own final chapters. TRANSCRIPT with resources Daughterhood

My guest today is Susanne White, The Caregiver Warrior, an author advocate, Daughterhood circle leader and veteran, family caregiver who turned her personal journey into a mission to support others.  After caring for her parents through illness and dementia, she emerged with powerful lessons in compassion, resilience and self care. Her new book, self care for caregivers is a guide for anyone navigating the emotional roller coaster of caregiving.  In this conversation, we explore the difference between guilt and shame. We talk about the weight caregivers carry, the second guessing the family dynamics, the difference between accountability and responsibility, even the quiet grief that shows up along the way. Most of all, we share ways to ease that burden and how to remind ourselves that being human is more than enough.  TRANSCRIPT Caregiver Warrior For support and community visit: Daughterhood

Rebecca Dittrich is a healthcare attorney, a former corporate executive, a death doula, a Daughterhood circle leader and Founder and CEO of The Reprise Project. After working professionally for years on issues related to Medicare, longterm care and senior living, her dad’s catastrophic stroke in 2021 turned all of those issues deeply personal. She’s since committed her career to supporting caregivers and fostering the honest intentional conversations that help families approach aging and dying with clarity, purpose, and connection. She is a millennial caregiver who lives in San Francisco with her husband and dad, and who will enter the sandwich generation in the fall of 2025 when she welcomes a baby girl. In this episode, Becca shares what it’s really like to be a younger caregiver, navigating big responsibilities while your peers are living totally different lives. We talk about balancing caregiving with your own goals, building a support system, setting boundaries, having that conversation with your parents, and more. Whether you’re just starting out or have been caregiving for years, we share tools and insights that apply to every stage of the journey. TRANSCRIPT The Reprise Project Instagram: drdwillseeyounow Daughterhood

I'm delighted to welcome back to the podcast Dr. Barry Jacobs, and equally excited to welcome his co author and wife, Dr. Julia Mayer. Dr. Barry Jacobs is a clinical psychologist, family therapist, author and principal at Health Management Associates, a national healthcare consulting firm. He's the author of the emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers, and has been a trusted voice for caregivers through his long running aarp.org advice column. Dr. Julia Mayer is a clinical psychologist with over three decades of experience supporting women in caregiver roles as well as those with troubled marriages and histories of sexual trauma. She's the author of the novel A Fleeting State of Mind, and co-host of the psychology and social justice podcast Shrinks on Third. Together, Barry and Julia have co authored several AARP titles, and now they're back with their latest collaboration, The AARP Caregiver Answer Book. This compassionate and practical guide is a must have for anyone navigating the caregiving journey. Today, we're discussing some of the topics in their book, covering common challenges in caregiving: breaking promises, dealing with guilt and burnout, the emotional realities of caregiving and so much more. TRANSCRIPT For more support and community, find us at Daughterhood

Dementia family caregivers face an overwhelming journey—without adequate support or resources. Supporting someone with dementia is a complex, emotional, exhausting journey. Yet, dementia family caregivers face this challenge without the coordinated support, training, or resources needed to provide the best care possible. But that’s beginning to change. On July 1st Medicare is launching a new, first-of-its-kind program called GUIDE—Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience—created to provide comprehensive, FREE support for dementia family caregivers. Daughterhood has partnered with PocketRN, an approved Medicare provider for the GUIDE program and a nationwide organization offering families 24/7 access to nurses—right from their pocket. My guest today is Jenna Morgenstern-Gaines, the CEO and co-founder of PocketRN. In our conversation, Jenna will share more details about the GUIDE program and its comprehensive benefits, including ongoing caregiver support, education and training, access to respite care, how to enroll, everything you need to know to access the program. Episode TRANSCRIPT Access Daughterhood's GUIDE page with information and locator HERE CMS website information on GUIDE

If 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 York since 1980 and LiveOnNY, the major organ donor organization for the New York City metropolitan area, and now he’s sharing his wisdom in his new book: "Scary Diagnosis: Navigating Fear, Finding Strength, and Securing the Health Care You Deserve." In this conversation, we explore the power of building the right medical team, managing uncertainty, denial, having tough conversations, staying resilient and how to not let a scary diagnosis overtake your life and keep it all in perspective. TRANSCRIPT Scary Diagnosis Navigating Fear, Finding Strength, and Securing the Health Care You Deserve  Daughterhood

Today, 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. Amy shares practical strategies and insights to empower, cope, and manage it all. TRANSCRIPT The Elder Expert Daughterhood

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 cope with grief, how to rebuild after loss and so much more. TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE MaryFrancesOconnor.org Daughterhood

In 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 Crisis, as well as two blogs—TaxVox and Caring for Our Parents which you can find on Forbes.com. In 2016, I was a named one of the nation’s top 50 Influencers in Aging by Next Avenue. Today, we discuss the recent changes in Washington regarding potential cuts to Medicaid, changes to Medicare, drug production, The Older Americans act, the ACA and much more. EPISODE TRANSCRIPT HowardGleckman.com Daughterhood

Jerri 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 an impact across the country for unpaid caregivers of color through her new venture, Caregivers of Color Collective. In this episode, we dive deep into the challenges faced by marginalized caregivers, sharing powerful insights into their experiences within the healthcare system and family dynamics. We also tackle critical issues like generational trauma, the vital role of allyship and much more. TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE Jerri McElroy’s - Facebook Group - A Life for a Life: A Caregiver’s Journey  https://www.facebook.com/groups/303568590482029/?ref=share&mibextid=NSMWBT Aisha Adkins - https://aishaadkins.com/ Daughterhood

Boundaries. 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. TRANSCRIPT OF EPISODE Daughterhood LorenGelbergGoff.com

David 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 end of life, trauma and grief. In this compelling discussion, Rosanne and David delve into the unique struggles caregivers face in their grief journey. They address the importance of allowing ourselves to process these emotions, the impact our personal grief narratives have on our lives, and the vital steps towards rediscovering our true selves amid loss. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to navigate grief and emerge stronger. TRANSCRIPT David Kessler - Grief.com DAUGHTERHOOD