Conversations & advocacy. The talks before, during, and after.
Family conversations — with your parents, with siblings, with doctors and nurses and case managers and social workers — that need to start while everyone is well and reasonable, and continue through every stage afterward. This topic covers how to start them, how to keep them going, and how to advocate for your parent inside healthcare systems that weren’t designed for the people inside them.
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How to Start Beneficiary Conversations with Parents
Talking to your parents about who’s named on what — life insurance, retirement accounts, the house. The conversation siblings fight over later when nobody had it earlier.
PRACTICAL GUIDESetting Boundaries with Aging Parents
You can love your parents, want to help your parents, and still need limits. How to set them in a way that doesn’t fracture the relationship.
PRACTICAL GUIDE7 Advocacy Tips for Hospitalized Seniors
What it takes to advocate for your parent in a hospital that doesn’t know them — questions to ask, who to ask them to, and what to do when nobody’s listening.
PRACTICAL GUIDEHow to Talk to Employers About Caregiving Needs
The conversation you may also need to have at work. What to ask for, what to disclose, and how to keep your job and your parents both intact.
PRACTICAL GUIDEFamily Caregivers and Hospice Teams
How to work with a hospice team and what to ask — before, during, and after the decision to bring hospice in.
PRACTICAL GUIDEHow to Respect Aging Parents’ Independence While Offering Help
Helping a parent without taking away the autonomy they’ve spent eighty years earning. The framework that keeps families together.