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Daughterhood The Podcast

Books from guests featured on the podcast

End of Life Guideline Series: A Compilation of Barbara Karnes Booklets The End of Life Guideline Series prepares its readers for the natural, normal process of dying and grief. It is a compilation of five of our most popular hospice and palliative care books.	Stand By Me: A Guide to Navigating Modern, Meaningful Caregiving Stand By Me draws on a decade of clinical and research experience as well as Dr. Applebaum’s personal journey as the primary caregiver for her own father, legendary composer Stanley Applebaum, at the end of his life. Dr. Applebaum recognizes caregivers for who they truly are: invaluable healthcare team members. Offering critical insight and takeaways, Stand By Me is an essential resource throughout your caregiving journey.	When Your Aging Parent Needs Help If your parent, or someone you are caring for, needs assistance and you don't know where to begin, start here.
Dementia with Dignity This book provides the "how to" of providing person-centered care at home.	Successfully Navigating Your Parents' Senior Years: Critical Information to Maximize Their Independe Don’t wait for a crisis to begin planning for the future. Successfully Navigating Your Parents’ Senior Years is an indispensable blueprint that will give you the tools and knowledge you need to advocate for your parents when they need you most.	The Grieving Brain This book provides practical knowledge to help us better understand what happens when we grieve and how to navigate loss with compassion for ourselves.
The Problem of Alzheimer's by Jason Karlawish, MD Fantastic book! Part case studies, part meditation on the past, present and future of the disease, The Problem of Alzheimer's traces Alzheimer’s from its beginnings to its recognition as a crisis.	The Big Ordeal Based on interviews with scores of patients and experts across a variety of fields, combining patient stories with medical insights and advice from those who have been there, and structured around the typical phases of the process, this book is an accessible resource for anyone who receive a cancer diagnosis.	91LtghZLVtL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_ As the stresses of caregiving rekindle Laura's rage over past betrayals, they threaten her intention to finally love her mother "without reservation." Will she learn what it means to be truly openhearted before it's too late?
Extreme Measures Extreme Measures charts Dr. Zitter’s journey from wanting to be one kind of hero to becoming another—a doctor who prioritizes the patient’s values and preferences in an environment where the default choice is the extreme use of technology. In our current medical culture, the old and the ill are put on what she terms the End-of-Life conveyor belt. In her work Dr. Zitter has learned what patients fear more than death itself: the prospect of dying badly.	Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for Someone with Memory Lo This informative and inspiring guide explores how to take care of yourself in order to meet the challenges of giving care to another.	Caring for Our Parents: Inspiring Stories of Families Seeking New Solutions to America's Most Urgent This book tells the sometimes painful, sometimes uplifting, and always compelling stories of the families who struggle every day with the care needs of their loved ones.
Difficult Mothers, Adult Daughters: A Guide For Separation, Liberation & Inspiration (Self care gift Inspired by her own journey, Anderson shows women how to emotionally separate from their difficult mothers without guilt and anxiety, so they can finally create a life based on their own values, desires, needs, and preferences.	The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an While acknowledging their guilt, stress, and fatigue, he helps caregivers reaffirm emotional connections worn thin by the routine of daily care. This compassionate book will help families everywhere avoid burnout and preserve bonds during one of life's most difficult passages.	Family Caregivers: An Emotional Survival Guide Finally, here's a book that knows what caregivers do. You aren’t alone. Family Caregivers: An Emotional Survival Guide is a deep dive into the heart of caregiving, and the hearts of caregivers. Keep it by your side.
Floating In The Deep End A poignant memoir from Patti Davis who shares her experiences with Alzheimer's and her father. She provides practical strategies for caregivers in a beautifully written book.	The Dementia Handbook by Judy Cornish Judy tells us how we can recognize and support the skills & functions our loved ones remain even as dementia advances.	Take Back your Life by Loren Gelberg-Goff The definitive guide to simple but radical caregiver self-care.
BROKEN: How the Global Pandemic Uncovered a Nursing Home System in Need of Repair and the Heroic Sta Through interviews with patients, healthcare workers, advocate groups, and regulatory agencies, discover the critical flaws in a system that was set up to fail—and one doctor’s bold vision for change.

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