The Great Earwax Contraband Caper  with Jolene Breinig

The Great Earwax Contraband Caper with Jolene Breinig

July 30, 2026 · 59 min

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The episode discusses the realities of caregiving with RN Jolene Breinig, focusing on the physical and mental challenges faced by families.

Send us Fan Mail Caregiving gets called a “labor of love,” but that phrase can hide the bruising reality: the physical work, the mental load, the split-second decisions, and the guilt that keeps families trying to do it all alone. We’re joined by RN Jolene Breinig, a home health nurse who works at the intersection of medical necessity and personal connection, to talk about what caregiving actually looks like day to day and why dignity matters as much as any task list. We dig into why familie...

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