Daughterhood The Podcast: For Caregivers

"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

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

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

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

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