HELP! Nobody Told Me

Dr. Suzi Siegel is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner who is dedicated to helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause with confidence and clarity. With more than 30 years of experience caring for patients in busy emergency rooms, Dr. Siegel has witnessed firsthand the serious health consequences that can occur when women are not pro...

Dr. Suzi Siegel is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner who is dedicated to helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause with confidence and clarity. With more than 30 years of experience caring for patients in busy emergency rooms, Dr. Siegel has witnessed firsthand the serious health consequences that can occur when women are not pro...

Josh Rosenfeld is the Founder and CEO of AlwaysHere, an innovative AI platform designed to support families caring for loved ones with autism and dementia through voice-based companions. A lifelong technologist and entrepreneur, Josh brings over three decades of experience building digital products used by millions, having worked with leading organizations such as Apple, Humana, Walgreens, and Zil...

Mary Fedorowski is the Chief Executive Officer of Avoa Health, a concierge patient advocacy service dedicated to supporting individuals with chronic illnesses and their families. With over twenty years of experience navigating the healthcare system, Mary is passionate about ensuring patients receive the highest level of personalized care so they can focus on healing and spending meaningful time wi...

Chelsea Duggan is a North Shore-based personal trainer and founder of The Ritual Fit, specializing in senior fitness, nutrition, and strength training. As a competitive jiu jitsu athlete, Chelsea brings a unique perspective on the importance of moving well, fueling the body properly, and maintaining strength at every stage of life. Her approach focuses on helping clients build sustainable habits t...

Anna Czech is the President and founder of Haul with Heart, a full-service cleanout and transition company serving the Chicagoland area. What began as a simple hauling business has grown into a deeply meaningful service focused on helping families navigate life’s most overwhelming moments. From downsizing and estate cleanouts to senior transitions and unexpected life changes, Anna and her team bri...

MaryGrace Sharp, MPH, is a Program Manager with the Alzheimer’s Association, where she has been serving since February 2024. In her role, MaryGrace delivers free educational programming across northern Cook County and Lake County, focusing on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, caregiver support, and available community resources. She also oversees 24 active dementia-related caregiver suppo...

Abra Berkley is a sales specialist at Shelle Jewelers, where she has been helping clients create meaningful, lasting pieces since joining the team in 2020. With a passion for craftsmanship and storytelling through jewelry, Abra specializes in custom design, repurposing heirloom stones, and guiding clients through everything from jewelry box cleanouts to appraisals and watch repairs. She has earned...

Our hosts, Shannon & Jasmine, talk about their experience serving seniors in real estate, why it is so important to them and what they’ve done to better serve this community. Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesday for another episode of Help! Nobody Told Me…   Hosts:  Shannon Johnson sjohnson@bhhschicago.com Jasmine Shapiro  jshapiro@bhhschicago.com Inst...

Paula Carballido is the Executive Director and co-founder of Lake County Honor Flight, a nonprofit dedicated to honoring our veterans by bringing them to Washington, D.C. to visit the memorials built in their honor. Since launching in 2013, the Lake County, Illinois hub has completed 29 flights and honored 639 veterans, ensuring each one receives the recognition, gratitude, and sense of closure th...

Guest: Mindy Leonard is the owner of Super Organized Spaces/SOS. SOS helps people feel better in their homes by decluttering, purging and organizing. They also help people wit staging, packing a unpacking when moving. SOS focuses on creating functional, efficient and personalized spaces for each one of their clients.     Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesda...

Shannon discusses how one phone call changed the last year and a half for her family.  Are you prepared for a similar call? Subscribe, leave a review and follow us on social media…Join us next Wednesday for another episode of Help! Nobody Told Me… Hosts:  Shannon Johnson sjohnson@bhhschicago.com Jasmine Shapiro jshapiro@bhhschicago.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonandjasmine/ Facebo...

Jorie Houlihan, known as “Your Guide for the Dopamine Deprived™,” is an ADHD life coach, public speaker, educator, and host of the podcast ADHD &... with Jorie Houlihan . After living with undiagnosed ADHD until the age of 49, Jorie brings a deeply personal and compassionate perspective to her work, especially in supporting women who discover their ADHD later in life. Through her coaching and...

Susan Stancliff grew up in the small town of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, just outside of Tulsa, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. She spent twelve years working in Supervision and Regulation for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas before shifting her focus to family life after marrying her husband, Jason, in 2000. In 2003, Susan and Jason traveled...

Leslie Kischer is the President and Owner of Assured Healthcare Staffing and Assured Care at Home, organizations dedicated to helping families navigate the complexities of care with compassion and expertise. Founded in 2007 by Leslie’s mother, a registered nurse with a remarkable ability to connect with people, the company was built on a foundation of trust and service. In 2018, Leslie joined the...

Wendy Singer is the Executive Director of No Shame On U, bringing more than 25 years of experience as a nonprofit professional dedicated to education, youth development, and community engagement. She began her work with No Shame On U as Director of Programming before stepping into the Executive Director role in 2024. Prior to this, Wendy served as Director of Education at the Illinois Holocaust Mu...

Jennifer Bott is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with deep personal and professional insight into the challenges of the sandwich generation. Married and the mother of three young adult children, Jennifer balances part-time work as a mental health therapist while helping manage her husband’s business. She also shares her home with her 81-year-old mother, stepping into the day-to-day respons...

Julee Lockard, MS, OTR/L, is the Owner and Founder of Just Right at Home, PLLC, an occupational therapy and aging-in-place consulting practice serving older adults, individuals with disabilities, and families creating multigenerational or “forever” homes throughout the Chicagoland area. With a focus on safety, independence, and confidence, Julee helps clients navigate aging in place, recover from...

Jeff Lasky is the CEO of the North Shore-Barrington Association of REALTORS® (NSBAR), an organization representing over 3,600 residential and commercial real estate professionals. NSBAR serves communities located throughout Chicagoland’s North Shore and northwest suburban markets. Since 1919, NSBAR has been a leading advocate for private property rights and a healthy real estate environment. NSBAR...

Julia Marchenko is the Wardrobe Mistress and owner of RareJule Vintage, a small business dedicated to preserving and sharing timeless fashion with strong stylistic significance. With a family history in the fashion industry and a highly trained eye for quality, Julia sources and rescues vintage clothing and accessories from across Chicagoland, carefully cleaning, researching, photographing, and pr...

Amy Salzstein is the owner of Hair Response and a leading expert in customized hair loss solutions. Founded in 1985 by her mother, Barbara, following her personal experience with Alopecia Areata, Hair Response was built on empathy, understanding, and individualized care. Amy joined the family business in 1990, learning firsthand the importance of listening deeply and supporting clients through a h...

Julie Kaplan is the owner of Julie Kaplan Photography, an award-winning boutique studio celebrating 23 years in business. Based in Highland Park, Julie photographs clients both in her studio and on location throughout the Chicagoland area. She specializes in headshots, personal branding, beauty, boudoir, children, families, and dogs, and is widely known for her ability to put clients at ease in fr...

Mara Heichman began working as an Aging Life Care Manager in 2017, drawing on her extensive clinical background as an Occupational Therapist across Acute Care, Skilled Nursing, Inpatient Rehabilitation, and Home Health settings. She holds a B.S. in Occupational Therapy from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Loyola University Chicago, a powerful combination that allows her to support older...

Julie O’Brien is an Account Executive with Home Warranty of America (HWA), where she has proudly served real estate professionals across Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana for nearly seven years. Known for her transparency, energy, and genuine passion for helping others, Julie partners closely with agents to help protect their clients—and their transactions—through HWA’s trusted home warranty covera...

Jane Osterman is the Owner of Blue Moon Estate Sales Chicago North Shore and an experienced Estate Liquidator who brings both compassion and financial expertise to every client she serves. A Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years in finance at McDonald’s Corporation, Jane combines her corporate background with hands-on estate sale expertise to help families, seniors, and real estate profes...