Patty's Place
A place to talk about grief, dementia and caregiving. A place to find comfort when you are going through a difficult time.
A place to know you are not alone as you go through this difficult time.
Patty's Place
Latest Episodes
Turning Grief Into Kindness Through Music-Interview with Brad Wolfe
Grief can make us tender, but it can also make us sharp. When life breaks open through dementia, caregiving, or death, the pain doesn’t just stay inside our own hearts, it spills into how we treat ourselves and the people around us. I sit down ...
Money Mindset For Grief And Caregiving-Interview with Paula Harris
One phone call can turn a normal day into a maze of grief, paperwork, and decisions you never wanted to make. I sit down with Paula Harris, co-founder of WH Cornerstone Investments and author of Rise Up, a Widow’s Journal and Rise Up, a Grief J...
How To Protect A Parent’s Finances As Dementia Advances-Interview with Dr. Fred Rouse
The hardest part of dementia caregiving is not always the hands-on care. Sometimes it is the moment you realize the bills are not getting paid, the mail is piling up, and your parent cannot explain what is going on. That is where money stress c...
What If The Most Spiritual Thing Is Presence-Interview with Matt Wolfe-Hospice Chaplain
Hospice is one of the most misunderstood words in health care, and that confusion can leave dementia caregivers carrying fear and guilt they never needed to hold. We’re joined by Matt Wolf, hospice chaplain at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illn...
Healing Headsets For Dementia Care-Interview with Kelly Willenborg
A song can do what arguments, reminders, and “just try” sometimes can’t: reach your loved one when dementia has made everything else feel impossible. We sit down with Kelly Willenborg, a brain health gerontologist and the founder of My Memory W...