Episode 52: CB Wismar

Episode 52: CB Wismar

From Main Street Moxie by Thorunn Kristjansdottir and Mary B. O'Neill

May 4, 2026 · 50 min · Season 5 · Episode 52

About this episode

CB Wismar shares his experiences of caregiving and the challenges of watching a loved one decline.

Send us Fan Mail It takes a particular kind of moxie to show up every day for someone you love, while watching them decline and diminish, and your life takes on new responsibilities and roles. CB and his wife, Kathy Wismar, were living a full life on their family farm in rural Northwest Connecticut — she painting and throwing ceramics, he writing and producing, both of them deep into a rich second act after raising two thriving kids and tag-teaming their way through over five decades of marri...

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Hosts: Thorunn Kristjansdottir, Mary B. O'Neill

Guest: CB Wismar

Topics covered

  • moxie
  • caregiving
  • relationships
  • life transitions
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • caregiving
  • moxie
  • relationships
  • life transitions
  • personal growth
  • Northwest Connecticut

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Places: Northwest Connecticut

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