Dementia’s Blurred Lines

This episode is about the man who stepped up and became my pops. He changed my world, with his compassion, love and support 💞

In this episode I share sweet soft memories of my childhood with the mom.

My mom’s cruel words followed me for decades. And this is one of those stories. Words matter so be kind to others, you never know what someone is going through 🌸🥰

Finally Understanding My Mom’s Childhood Trauma And Her Dementia

This Is For All The Young Caregivers 🌸🫶🏼

This episode is when I stepped into dementia’s shadow

A quick breakfast out with my husband and looking for a truck for his business. It hit me hard, the freedom I’d missed and longed for 🌸

Last Week Brought More Than I Expected

I was 16 and my mom moved to Alaska without me. Her and her new boyfriend decided to go and start a new life, and left me to clean up the mess..

This episode is about clarity and understanding. I finally saw my mom as she is now, in her Dementia.

This episode takes place in the hours after everything cracked open. Not the rage itself, but what came next. I needed to steady and ground myself, even though I was still shaking and making decisions I didn’t want to make.

In this episode I talk openly about a moment of explosive anger that shook me to my core. If you’ve ever snapped or felt that overwhelming anger bubble up while caregiving, this episode is for you and you are NOT alone.

In this raw, late night episode, I talk about an appointment I had that cracked open an old wound, I thought was healed. While navigating my mom and caring for her, my brother is no where to be found ((as usual)). Sometimes trying to explain a lived experience is so difficult to find words.

In this episode, I share the moment that pushed me to start writing my story and eventually create this podcast and write my book. It wasn’t planned, it was one of those emotional collisions that forces you to face what you’ve been carrying for years. If you’re caring for a parent who once hurt you, or you’ve ever wondered if you’re the only one trying to survive this kind of chaos, this episode i...

Episode 4 offers a quiet look at the hidden side of creating this Podcast while caregiving. I talk about the moments that never make it into the audio — the pauses, the juggling, the emotional undercurrent— and how this show comes together in the small spaces, my crazy life allows.

In this episode, I talk about what happened after I left, the drive home, trying to explain what I saw to my husband. The impact it had on me, my mom and my stepdad, the moment my life shifted into caregiving but I didn’t know it yet. Disclaimer: I am not a Therapist, Psychologist, or a Clinical Diagnosis Specialist.

I thought I had closed the door on that part of my life for good. But one phone call from my Uncle shattered the distance I’d worked so hard to create. In this episode, I share the moment I stepped back into my mother’s world after six years of peace and the heartbreaking truth I walked into the next day.

Episode 1 opens the door to my story and the journey that shaped this Podcast. If you’ve lived through complicated family dynamics or caregiving that blurs the past and present, this space is for you. Disclaimer: I’m not a Therapist, Clinical Psychologist or a Diagnosis Specialist.