BOOKS
My Mother’s Money: A Guide to Financial Caregiving
By Beth Pinsker
A comprehensive, compassionate guide for navigating end-of-life financial decisions for an aging parent or other loved one—from an award-winning journalist and a Certified Financial Planner. Beth offers clear, actionable advice for millions who will face becoming a parent’s legally authorized healthcare and financial proxy. A definitive guide to elder financial planning
and peace of mind.
Published: Crown
The Body Has a Mind of Its Own
By Sandra Blakeslee and Matthew Blakeslee
A look at how the body maps to do almost anything better: play tennis, strum a guitar, ride a horse, dance a waltz, empathize with a friend, raise children, cope with stress. Illustrations, wonderful anecdotes, and parlor tricks that you can use to reconfigure your body sense. It will change the way you think about what it takes to have a conscious mind inside a feeling body.
Published: Random House Publishing Group
Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
By Gretchen Staebler
At the age of sixty, Gretchen Staebler promises to spend one year in her childhood home caring for her stubbornly independent ninety-six-year-old mother—sort of a middle-aged gap year. Then her mother will move to assisted living and she will return to her own independent life.
Published: She Writes Press
The Gift Of Forgiveness: Inspiring Stories from Those Who Have Overcome the Unforgivable
By Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt
Based on more than twenty in-depth interviews and stories as well as personal reflections, The Gift of Forgiveness is about one of the most difficult challenges in life—learning to forgive. It features experiences from those well-known and unknown, including Elizabeth Smart, who learned to forgive her captors, Sue Klebold, whose son Dylan was one of the Columbine shooters, learning empathy and how to forgive herself, Chris Williams, who forgave the drunken teenager who killed his wife and child; and Pratt’s own challenges and path to forgiveness in her own life.
Published: Penguin Publishing Group
DOCUMENTARY
Caregiving
Caregiving impacts almost every family, yet many caregivers feel isolated and unsupported. This documentary by actor and executive producer Bradley Cooper personalizes the caregiving crisis while shining a light on the triumphs and struggles faced by those who give care. Cooper’s work follows intimate stories and expert voices from across North America.
Director Bradley Cooper
VIDEO
Understanding Acid Reflux and GERD
It’s estimated that about 20% of older adults have gastro-esophageal reflux disease. This short video explains the causes and offers practical, evidence-based tips for managing symptoms.
Watch at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB2KApDasM0
