19 episodes
Uncared For Lemonada
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- Health & Fitness
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4.2 • 99 Ratings
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Roughly 42 million unpaid caregivers care for older loved ones in the United States, and that number is only rising. By 2050, older adults will represent more than 20 percent of the population. So how are we going to care for all of them? In season two of Uncared For, award-winning journalist SuChin Pak (Add to Cart, MTV News), turns the spotlight on elder care, from the medical and financial hurdles to the emotional highs and lows. Through intimate conversations with family caregivers, we’ll explore what it takes to ensure our loved ones can age with dignity. From Lemonada Media and The Commonwealth Fund.
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When Caregiving Leads to Bankruptcy
When you’re caring for an aging parent, you want the best care possible. But what does that care cost? And who pays for it? AARP’s caregiving expert Amy Goyer struggled financially to give her parents the best care possible and even ended up filing for bankruptcy. Despite this, Amy looks back on the joy of caregiving and celebrating the wins.
AARP has financial and legal resources for caregivers, including ways to protect your money while caring for a loved one or friend.
AARP also has information on how to find credit counseling here.
Join AARP’s Family Caregivers Discussion Group on Facebook.
This season of Uncared For is presented by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit foundation making grants to promote an equitable, high-performing health care system.
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Premium: Talk to aging loved ones early & often
AARP’s National Family and Caregiving Expert Amy Goyer tells us why it’s important to talk to older loved ones early and often about how they want to age. And she gives us guidance on how to approach these hard conversations.
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The Joys and the Burden of Caregiving
Poet and artist Yosimar Reyes moved home to take care of his grandmother during the pandemic. Sometimes he cries in his car from the stress and pressure of caregiving. But he also knows how lost he’d be without her. In this beautiful and honest conversation, Yosimar shares how he supports his 90-year-old grandmother – financially, mentally, and emotionally.
Learn more about Yosimar Reyes on his website and follow him on Instagram @yosirey.
This season of Uncared For is presented by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit foundation making grants to promote an equitable, high-performing health care system.
Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review.
Follow SuChin Pak on Instagram @SuchinPak and Lemonada at @lemonadamedia across all social platforms.
Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.
Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.
To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.
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Premium: Dating as a caregiver
Poet and caregiver Yosimar Reyes describes what it was like to have a rare night off and go on a date. When his date says Yosimar is “reserved” and not open about his life, Yosimar explains that all he wants is to enjoy the moment and not talk about caregiving.
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The Life of a Millennial Caregiver
When Jessica Guthrie became a caregiver at age 26, her life turned upside down. Her career, friendships, and love life went on the back burner as she prioritized caring for her mom, who has Alzheimer’s disease. Over nine years of caregiving, she’s faced burnout, medical racism, and the isolation of doing it all alone. But despite the challenges, Jessica finds power in the small moments she still has with her mom, and the community of Black caregivers she’s found on social media.
Learn more about Jessica Guthrie at https://www.jessicacguthrie.com/ and follow her on Instagram @careercaregivingcollide.
This season of Uncared For is presented by the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit foundation making grants to promote an equitable, high-performing health care system.
Help others find our show by leaving us a rating and writing a review.
Follow SuChin Pak on Instagram @SuchinPak and Lemonada at @lemonadamedia across all social platforms.
Want to become a Lemonada superfan? Join us at joinsubtext.com/lemonadasuperfan.
Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and all other Lemonada series: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors.
To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Uncared For Season 2 (Official Trailer)
Roughly 42 million Americans are caregivers for an older loved one. It's work that is exhausting, gratifying, and lonely all at once. In Season 2 of Uncared For, host SuChin Pak talks to family caregivers about how they do it - how they balance their careers, kids, navigating our healthcare system and trying to stay sane - with the challenge of caring for our elders. From Lemonada Media and The Commonwealth Fund. Coming May 15.
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Customer Reviews
Solid
Yup
Second season is even better
I really learned a lot in season 1 and season 2 has even more soul.
Well produced but I wish it would go more in depth.
I’m going through these but I feel like right where it starts to make new ground it stops. Why is care “racist”? What are providers being taught during “anti-racism/equitable care training”? Is it effective? What healing and complications take place during the first two weeks that is not being monitored? What happens when mom is sick near hospital discharge but baby is fine and vice versa? Why is abortion care so critical to family planning clinics in low income neighborhoods - to the point where they would shut down if they can’t provide that service? What actually does cause abortion rates to go down?
I am excited that the podcast is highlighting a country like Germany where there is both private and public health. I didn’t understand how much different healthcare could be until I lived in New Zealand which also has public and private healthcare, and a really strong midwifery presence.
I just think if you’re going to deepen people’s understanding then you need to delve even more into these types of issues. As a person who is white and felt unheard, unsupported, and almost had something missed on the way out the hospital door the stories you picked had me clenching the armrests in my car just feeling absolutely horrified for some of the women in these stories.