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Learn From My Mistakes
A newsletter with practical advice for a period of life you might not realize you’re in—your parents are getting old, and you need help.
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Unhinged Grief
I do some weird things. Maybe they're not so weird? Can you normalize me?
So, your parent got a tough diagnosis. Now what?
Making sense of second opinions, treatment options, and tough conversations.
Is it too early to look at assisted living? (Probably not!)
A common mistake I hear when I ask friends about their mistakes is that they wish they had gotten their parent into assisted living earlier.
Does it matter? To get a dementia evaluation or not
Fielding a question from a friend today: there's no cure for dementia, so does it matter whether you get a diagnosis?
Six Totally Doable Parent-Related Things To Do in 2026
I refuse to call them Resolutions, but you can resolve to do these easyish things, yeah?
Grief hitting hard? Maybe write a thank-you note.
How leaning into your gratitude might help you deal with grief.
It's not parenting. (Or is it?)
I'm annoyed when caregiving for an aging parent is described as parenting.
Money, money, money! How to start talking about finances with your parent
Tips and conversation starters for your first talks about finances with your aging parent.
Talk to your parent now about hospice
How do you know whether your parent needs hospice? How do you talk to them about it?