Boston https://www.radio.com/magic1067/hosts/morning-magic-with-david-sue-kendra (radio morning guy) https://davidoleary.com/ (David O'Leary) also is a passionate suicide prevention activist with thehttps://afsp.org/ ( American Foundation for Suicide Prevention), and joins writer https://betsyarmstrong.com/ (Betsy Armstrong) and Michelle Redo for a follow-up discussion about her essay and suicide prevention.

A mother's story of her teenage daughter's struggle with depression and suicide attempts early in the Covid 19 pandemic.

https://betsyarmstrong.com/ (Writer Betsy Armstrong) reads her essay about her daughter's suicide attempts, with her daughter's permission. In spite of having a background in crisis counseling a mom discusses the difficulties of treating depression when its in our own homes.

Dermatology Physician's Assistant Hope Cook digs deep to beat back burnout on the job, every time it creeps back.

Hope also shares all her optimism, and ideas to stay motivation and inspired at her https://hopethepa.com/ (website) And talks with other women who are transforming their own lives on her podcast, https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/recharting-your-life-hope-get-unstuck-discover-direction/id1540607477 (Recharting Your Life with Hope)

An 11-year old sees an intimate text intended only for her grandmother! What happens next is the definition of bravery. Here are a couple links to learn more about Madeline Murphy Rabb.

https://magazine.iit.edu/summer-2016/creating-lifes-work-african-american-art (https://magazine.iit.edu/summer-2016/creating-lifes-work-african-american-art)

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/madeline-murphy-rabb-39 (https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/madeline-murphy-rabb-39)

Caring for a spouse in the late stages of Lewy Body Dementia. Robyn Fisher's blog and podcast are at her https://www.robynpassowfisher.com/ (website), as is a https://www.robynpassowfisher.com/lbd-resources (resource page) for Lewy Body Dementia. She also has a YouTube channel that features https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMT6S2gxvtAandlist=PLMEpEvG7JtCxFv_Szgko8ZEqhgVshzVD5 (Bill's music) and the trio they had.

A Long Walk is her https://www.robynpassowfisher.com/my-podcast (podcast).

https://www.capeandislands.org/programs/forgetting#stream/0 (The Forgetting) is a podcast that features writer and journalist Greg O'Brien, in conversation with his friend and interviewer David Shenk. Greg has committed himself to documentthe mind of someone with Alzheimer's Disease as long as he is able. He also has written a book https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586029/on-pluto-inside-the-mind-of-alzheimers-by-greg-obrien-foreward-by-lisa-genova-phd/ (On Pluto). Shenk has also written a book called https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/165646/the-forgetting-by-david-shenk/ (The Forgetting).

Robyn also discusses her journey with Bill and LBD on the podcast https://anchor.fm/hopethepa (Recharting Your Life with Hope).

Ready for some irreverent elder care insights? Writer Rachel Lee lost five parental figures in 5 years (and that was just from 2011-2015). And her website https://this-is-getting-old.com/ (This-is-getting-old.com) is there to make you laugh instead of cry while sharing stories plus valuable resources in order to help YOU navigate the waters of end of life care for elders.

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Theme music from Flying Pig Music.

Memoirs, Mothers, Authenticity and Unconditional Love

Check out https://nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/ (Nadine Kenney Johnstone) at her website. Or check out her memoir https://nadinekenneyjohnstone.com/books (Of This Much I'm Sure).

Also, here's a link to the source of the https://www.elizabethgilbert.com/wisdom-age-women-dear-ones-the-other-day-someone-asked-me-why-i-had-ded/ (Elizabeth Gilbert quote) that Nadine referenced, plus the excerpt that she mentioned...

"The women whom I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong, and they handled it. They handled it in a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it."

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Introduction and snippets of some of the stories you'll hear throughout the season.