Carefullist, The Podcast

Barbara Karnes is a Registered Nurse and author who noticed, after her experience at the bedside of hundreds of people before they died, that each death she witnessed was following an almost identical script. Each person was going through the same thing. And most families had the same questions. It was after these realizations that Barbara sat down and wrote the Little Blue Book that changed an in...

Dr. Jennifer Wagner started as a top D1 soccer athlete and went on to excel at Stanford University School of Medicine as a Resident and Faculty member. She was an Operating Room Doctor for Shriners Children's. She later led human performance efforts as Chief Medical Officer and Director of Operations at Liminal Collective for Logitech, working with elite performers across various fields. With a ba...

Justin Lee Pierce from Everstead Capital remembers when his mom had caregiving responsibilities for his grandma. In fact, that inspired him to move into healthcare before landing on financial planning about ten years ago.  This conversation covers a wide range of topics from long-term care insurance to different forms of life insurance policies and a striking statistic about millennials.  Join us...

When she couldn't find safe, dignified, and engaging tools for her mom, Angela Fairhurst made them herself. Geri-Gadgets® are designed to spark curiosity, calm, and connection, helping those with cognitive issues or dementia. It wasn't an easy road to a diagnosis. Angela shares her caregiving story with us and the journey into toy-making she never planned.  Learn more about Geri-Gadgets here: http...

Su Park was in her mid-20s and living in Canada when her mom was diagnosed with cancer back home in Korea. After she passed away, Su reflected on how much they missed out on together. By creating Amori, she's offering people the opportunity her mom didn't have: to reflect on life and mortality, preserve memories, and create personal messages to be cherished for a lifetime. Learn more: https://amor...

Christina Keys' mother had a life-changing stroke and was given a 1% chance to live. She instantly went from career woman to caregiver. Within 4 years of caregiving for her mother, she was financially, emotionally, mentally and physically bankrupt. The doctors told her she would be lucky to live 6 months. Her body was shutting down from the stress of caregiving and trying to do it alone. This epis...

Live Fully. Die Ready. Niki Weiss is transforming how we approach death, dying, and end-of-life planning—because let's face it, avoiding these conversations won't stop death from happening. Her mission is simple: normalize conversations around death and dying in the digital age by providing tools to help people prepare for the inevitable now, so they can stop worrying about the "what-ifs" and star...

One of the biggest blind spots in financial planning is the potential for a long-term care event. Yet such a small percentage of the U.S. population has a plan in place, and misconceptions abound. Suzanne Scheer is a former caregiver and attorney. Now, she loves teaching people about long-term care insurance and how it works. It isn't right for everyone, but everyone deserves to be educated about...

After a global aviation career, Lynn Lambrecht saw a gap. Businesses and individuals resist contingency planning. Business and Life intersect. How we consider the impact upon employees and businesses led her to create The Living Planner. Client discussions center around the practical and personalized offensive and defensive strategies to protect departments, employees, and families in times of tra...

Susanne White believes caregivers are warriors. Fearless, courageous, and passionate about protecting those they care for. She shares strategies, actions, and attitudes that worked for her and can work for you. Listen to this episode for your chance to win a free autographed copy of her book! Comment "Caregiver Warrior" on any of our social channels through May 30, 2025.  For more information abou...

Do you understand your diagnosis? Myra Katz spent most of her career as a physician assistant in oncology/hematology. Now, she utilizes her knowledge of the healthcare system as a board-certified patient advocate. In this episode, we talk about the importance of having goals for your doctor visits and why you need to understand the differences in health forms available to you. If you're interested...

Lisa Tschudi is a caregiver for her young adult daughter with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. She also hosts the podcast Love Doesn't Pay the Bills. We discuss ways to make life a little easier when caregiving, such as picking up fresh, premade meals. We also discussed the more complicated things like navigating the education system and advocating for the learning environment and tools her daughter n...

Nancy Meyers is a practicing attorney and the founder and CEO of Advocord, a life-management platform for advocates — guardians, conservators, and anyone with an adult dependent — to securely record and manage the details of their dependents' lives. #caregiving #caregivers #caregiversupport #estateplanning #guardianship #longtermcare #eldercare #specialneeds #longtermcareplanning #estateattorney #...

Dr. Ashley Blackington is a mom of four, lab lover, and occupational therapist. In all of her free time, she owns and runs Dovetail designs, hosts her podcast AND/BOTH, and is set to launch her Dovetail app in April 2025.  We discuss all of this and more, including what occupational therapy is and why you need to involve OT much sooner than you'd think.  Learn more about Ashley and her businesses...

You can't self-care your way out of burnout.  Jenn Fredericks is a chronic kidney disease patient and 2x kidney transplant recipient. She is also the mother and caregiver to a daughter with a slow-growth brain tumor. Throughout her life's journey, Jenn has combined these experiences to coach folks dealing with chronic illness and/or caregiving through a program called Prosilience. Learn more: http...

Brian Howard is taking a self-directed sabbatical after stepping down from his role as Editor-In-Chief of Philadelphia Magazine. He is currently a freelance journalist while caregiving for his mom, who has Parkinson's, and his two school-age daughters. We talk about sandwich generation caregiving, careers, and his dad's journey with Leukemia, which led to the title of this podcast. Listen for the...

Lynn Abate-Johnson is an international best-selling author and community builder. She was a caregiver for her mom through ovarian cancer. Lynn found that by writing updates for her family, not only did she keep a good record of their journey, but it helped her to process what was happening. Learn more about the services Lynn provides at https://www.lynnabatejohnson.com/ .  

Kunal Parikh is an aging and health advocate, digital health strategist, and physician. We discuss his personal caregiving story, how you know you're a caregiver (this will surprise some of you!), and the LGBTQIA+ community of caregivers. Look for his TEDx talk about how to know if you're a caregiver coming soon!  

On this National Caregiver's Day, we're thrilled to launch Season 2 of Carefullist, The Podcast. Kicking things off is Lisa Pahl, LCSW, APHSW-C, community educator, hospice social worker, and founder of The Death Deck. We talk about hospice, having tough conversations, and finding joy in unexpected places. #caregiving #caregiversupport #caregivers #podcast #longtermcare #eldercare #aginginplace #h...

June Marcangeli cared for her mom who had dementia. As often happens with caregivers, getting to her own appointments got harder. She missed a mammogram for the first time, and when she was finally able to go, they found breast cancer. June talks with us about navigating the healthcare system and advocating for yourself.

Crystal Gallo was a caregiver for her grandmother and uncle. One had dementia, the other had cancer- two very different experiences. The common theme between them was the challenge of coordinating, tracking, and organizing care. A veteran of startups and tech, Crystal set out to create what she wished she had, an app to end caregiving burnout. Learn more about Innerhive and get the app: https://ww...

How do you know when you need a caregiver? Where do you go to find one? We talked with Kate Granigan, CEO of LifeCare Advocates, an Aging Life Care management company based in Newton, Massachusetts to find out. Kate serves as President of the Board of Directors at the Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA), a nonprofit professional membership association representing over 2,000 members nationwide. Sh...

Silver to Gold's CEO, Esther Greenhouse, is a Longevity Strategist on a mission to help people reduce their long-term care needs & expenses and the caregiving burden .    Esther brings her expertise as an environmental gerontologist–an expert in the impact of the built environment on the well-being of older adults--to help people maintain their physical and financial independence with age. She pro...

In 2020, Enriched Life Home Care Services (ELHCS) in Livonia, Michigan launched All Home Care Matters, a podcast hosted by Lance A. Slatton, CSCM. He is a case manager of ELHCS who has become an innovator in helping others deal with the issues and challenges of senior living and long-term care. Slatton, author of the recently published "The All Home Care Matters Official Family Caregivers' Guide,"...

Christine Davies started her career in social work. She quickly realized that she needed to change her path if she wanted to spend most of her time talking with and comforting people. Now, she is the Director of Spiritual Care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. We discuss the role of hospital chaplains and how they can support families through faith-based traditions or witho...