352: Managing the Mental Overwhelm of Caring for an Aging Parent with Linda Larson

About this episode

Alicia Michelle discusses the emotional challenges of caring for aging parents with hospice nurse Linda Larson.

Caring for an aging parent: so many of my friends are in this stage right now! If you’re also in this season, you understand how emotionally overwhelming it can be to care for an elderly parent. What do we do with the guilt, the grief and the new boundaries we must set as we try to offer support on so many levels, often while also pursuing career and personal goals (and for many of us, still raising kids)? In this episode, I sit down with hospice nurse and author Linda Larson to talk ho...

People in this episode

Host: Alicia Michelle

Guest: Linda Larson

Topics covered

• caring for aging parents
• emotional overwhelm
• boundaries
• guilt
• grief
• support

Keywords

• aging parents
• emotional support
• mental overwhelm
• caregiving
• boundaries
• guilt
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: hospice

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