Episode 103: Caring for the Mental Health of Aging Family Members with Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford

Published: Sept. 21, 2021, midnight

Amanda Lambert and Leslie Eckford are co-authors of \u201cChoose Your Place: Rethinking Home as You Age,\u201d \u201cAging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers at Home\u201d and \u201cBeating the Senior Blues: How to Feel Better and Enjoy Life Again.\u201d\n\nKey Topics:\n- Amanda and Leslie\u2019s background in elder care\n- The stigma of mental health and aging\n- Symptoms of depression and anxiety in older adults and why it manifests differently\n- How to advocate for parents as they age\n- Adapting to the role reversal of child to caregiver\n- Finding boundaries in caring for aging parents\n- Resentments that develop\n- Multi-generational living and all it entails\n- How to fully support the mental health of the elderly\n- The importance of regular communication\nTo learn more about Amanda and Leslie, head to mindfulaging.com.\n\nProven quality sleep is life-changing sleep. Special offers now available at sleepnumber.com/wholeness.