In this episode, host @brookeljames speaks with @libbybrittain, founder of Quilt, on the in's and out's of caregiving. Did you know that 34 million people in the United States provide unpaid care to someone over 50? And 6 in 10 of those 34 million are doing that while working a full-time job? and 1 in 4 of those 34 people are millennials. Brooke and Libby talk about their own caregiving experiences, how Libby deciding to found quilt, her coaching business to advise those who are caregivers to their parents, and the emotional rollercoaster that is caregiving. 

Libby provides helpful strategies in how to have discussions with your parents and siblings around caregiving, and how to reframe things for yourself so you don't get overwhelmed while caregiving. We also talk about #coronavirus and how for a lot of us it's a preview into what caring for our parents is like.

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In this episode, host @BrookeLJames sits down with Amy Levine, Executive Director of The Doula Program To Accompany And Comfort to talk about how we care for and speak to those near the end of life. We discuss how being vulnerable in your needs and communication is beneficial to both you and the person in end-of-life care, how not talking about end-of-life as a society is detrimental to us, and with her background on geriatric psychiatry, we talked about better ways to talk to people who are older, but not dying.

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In this episode, @KreisBeall joins host @BrookeLJames to discuss what loss taught her about intentional living and honoring the legacy of those we've lost. In three years Kreis lost her son, her father and her mother-in-law and had a unique experience with each of those losses. Kreis speaks beautifully about what each of those losses showed her, and touches on Brooke's favorite subject, how setting up your affairs is an act of love for those who are left behind. 

Kreis recently published a memoir The Great Blue Hills of God with Convergent Books which dives deeper into her life. Pick up a copy to read her story.

In episode 13 host @BrookeLJames brings on Roxanna Hammett, a Trust and Estates Attorney from Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, to discuss what you actually need to know about end-of-life paperwork. People don't talk about this subject and often times the first time they are thinking about this is after someone dies. However, this is something that you should be thinking about every few years. Roxy and Brooke discuss what do we as millennials actually need to know about wills, why wills are important to have even if you think you don't have any assets, how to convince your parents to make a will if they don't already have one, and what happens if your parent dies and they don't have a will (hint: a mess). Talking to your loved ones about their end-of-life paperwork is one of the things Brooke feels strongest about and she's very excited to present this episode. Enjoy!

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In this week's episode host @BrookeLJames talks about grieving celebrities in the wake of the helicopter accident that killed Kobe Bryant. She talks about what feelings it brought up for her, has suggestions for how to deal with grief of celebrities and people you know, and reminders for a well-lived life because nothing is certain. 

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