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Anonymous wrote:It's not a blog or podcast but I found the book Being Mortal super helpful with learning about aging/decline and what to expect.

+1 that's a great book. I also recently read Elderhood and it was instructive about the challenges elderly people face in the healthcare world, made me mindful of things to look out for.

Being Mortal is excellent, though I think his specific advice wasn’t all that helpful. Highly recommend regardless.

I found the book “can’t we talk about something more pleasant” be grimly funny and very comforting

Anonymous wrote:It's not a blog or podcast but I found the book Being Mortal super helpful with learning about aging/decline and what to expect.

+1 that's a great book. I also recently read Elderhood and it was instructive about the challenges elderly people face in the healthcare world, made me mindful of things to look out for.

It's not a blog or podcast but I found the book Being Mortal super helpful with learning about aging/decline and what to expect.

Natali Edmonds is a good place to start, and other similar podcasts should appear. Thanks for the Lisa Damour idea!

As many on this forum, I'm a parent to teens and a caregiver to my older relatives. I find I have support systems in friends, blogs and podcasts that are really helpful when it comes to seeking advice and support in raising teens... but not so much for helping aging parents. Anyone have favorite resources? Not anything specific, more the general, supportive advice that it helpful in the moments and makes you feel less alone and guilty? Bonus if it makes you laugh...

The discussion boards are helpful for specific questions and solutions, looking for more commiseration and nuggets to help understand where you are before you need help and tips for reacting in the moment.

(I think I'm looking for the Dr. Lisa Damour of caring for the elderly -- for those unfamiliar, she has a podcast about the psychology of parenting teens and it's full of helpful tidbits)