Who Cares About Me?

Caregivers become experts at asking for help for everyone except themselves. They schedule appointments, advocate, coordinate, solve problems, and carry enormous emotional weight. But when it comes to asking for support, many stay silent. In Episode 7, Iris Coker shares her experience balancing long distance caregiving, career, and family while navigating guilt, grief, and the pressure to always b...

There are critical moments in caregiving that don’t get discussed enough. It starts with the before, then the during, and the after. This episode not only addresses those three stages, but what happens when you get through these stages with one loved one, and begin the process again with another. In Episode 6 of Who Cares About Me? , we hear from Alex Fenech , Founder & CEO of Closure , a busi...

Why aren’t we talking about the partners who stepped into caregiving without being asked?  Who is caring about them and their sacrifices? The ones who didn't grow up calling this person "Mom" or "Dad," but found themselves showing up anyway, managing medications, helping with mobility, sitting in waiting rooms, and holding space for the person they love. In Episode 5, “Partners Carrying The Load:...

For the caregivers who have full-time jobs, and have to balance demanding work schedules with 24/7 care needs, requirements for workplace flexibility and balance, and the long-term economic consequences of potential reduced work hours. Often times, these caregivers face a complex, high-stress, and often hidden crisis that severely impacts their career, finances, and mental health. In Episode 4, Da...

In Part 2 of this bonus content series, host Jackee de Lagarde touches on the first month of the podcast, what it’s teaching her, and reflects back on the challenges of being a new caregiver early on, the affects it had on her mentally and physically, and how advocating for your loved one is so crucial. “I launched my podcast, "Who Cares About Me?" to create a space where caregivers feel seen and...

Caregiving often arrives without permission. No training, no warning, no roadmap. One day you’re living your life, and the next, you’re managing medications, appointments, emotions, and decisions you never imagined making. It’s about more than the tasks at hand. It’s about ownership , but not ownership in a controlling way, but ownership as acceptance, and choosing to engage with the reality in fr...

Boundaries can feel impossible in caregiving. Saying no can feel like failure. Asking for space can feel selfish. And yet, without boundaries, caregivers often burn out, which often results in long-term health issues of both the caregiver and their loved one. In this episode, we’re talking with guest, Lynette Sheard, about the struggle to protect your time, energy, and well-being, without the cons...

Our premiere episode examines how caregiving begins, often unexpectedly, and how it reshapes everything. Most of us don’t raise our hands and volunteer for this role. We step into it because someone we love needs us. And once you’re in it, life keeps moving…work, family, responsibilities, even as everything else feels like it’s shifting underneath you. Our host, Jackee de Lagarde, welcomes her fir...

What if parental caregiving found you and changed everything? In this opening trailer of Who Cares About Me? , host Jackee de Lagarde, a wife, mother, executive in the fashion industry, and primary caregiver to her 82-year-old mom shares the deeply personal story behind the podcast she created and the moment her life shifted into caregiving for her mother living with the rare, degenerative disease...