Keyword: caregiving

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The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook with Diana Denholm April 17, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Diana Denholm, John Valerio, Linda Vanella
Category: Aging & Mortality, Family & Parenting

Caring for a seriously ill spouse strips away plans, freedom, and identity. Dr. Diana Denholm, MD, author of “The Caregiving Wife’s Handbook,” joins Armand DiMele and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, to examine how caregivers manage resentment and burnout, and what the person being cared for can do to preserve their partner’s dignity and wellbeing.

Parenting Through Schizophrenia with Randy Kay August 23, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Randy Kay
Category: Family & Parenting, Grief & Loss

Randy Kay, author of “Ben Behind His Voices,” joins Armand to trace her five-year journey recognizing her son’s gradual-onset schizophrenia. They examine how parents normalize early warning signs, why diagnosis so often comes only at crisis, and how education, NAMI, and redefining hope made recovery possible.

Elder Abuse and the Aging Society June 21, 2011

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Aging & Mortality, Society, Culture & Current Events

Aging in America leaves too many people vulnerable to harm by those they trust most. Armand DiMele breaks down the full spectrum of elder abuse, from physical and financial exploitation to neglect and rights violations, then opens the phones to callers wrestling with the real costs of caring for aging parents.

The Weight of Caregiving September 9, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: David Travland, Rhonda Travland, Sherri Siegel
Category: Family & Parenting, Grief & Loss

When devotion to a sick partner becomes all-consuming, caregivers lose themselves. Armand DiMele and co-host Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. speak with David Travland and Rhonda Travland, authors of “The Tough and Tender Caregiver,” who each survived years of spousal caregiving and argue that self-care is not selfishness but survival.

Early Onset Alzheimer’s with Pat Moffitt June 5, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Pat Moffitt
Category: Aging & Mortality, Grief & Loss

A husband’s love story that becomes a caregiving ordeal. Pat Moffitt, author of ‘Ice Cream in the Cupboard,’ recounts his wife Carmen’s early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis at 53, the bewildering behavioral changes that preceded it, and how he learned to face a loss that arrives long before death.

The Sandwich Generation April 8, 2008

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Aging & Mortality, Family & Parenting

Women and men squeezed between raising children and caring for aging parents are quietly burning out, and almost no one is talking about it. Armand DiMele examines why the sandwich generation is a growing crisis, tracing longer lifespans, delayed marriage, and adult children staying home as forces that trap the middle generation in relentless giving.

The Weight of Caregiving with Diana Denholm Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Diana Denholm, John Valerio, Linda Vanella, Lisa Arnone
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Family & Parenting

What happens when caregiving breeds resentment, and is walking away ever the right choice? Armand DiMele and Dr. Diana Denholm, MD, along with Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, and Lisa Arnone, LCSW, examine the emotional cost of caring for ill or aging loved ones, the guilt of leaving, and why honest communication matters more than silent sacrifice.

Caring for Aging Parents Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Alan White, Stephanie Roth
Category: Aging & Mortality, Family & Parenting

Four generations now routinely coexist, and the adult child’s role shifts dramatically when a parent begins to decline. Armand DiMele and co-host Stephanie Roth-Goldberg, LCSW, together with Alan White, examine how guilt and obligation keep families at arm’s length, what real caregiving looks like, and why spouses of Alzheimer’s patients resist the help they most need.