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Whether it’s planning ahead, seeking advice, or just having a conversation, small actions today can help you weather the storm.

Will this be a story about thriving… or a cautionary tale about the family who couldn’t talk about car keys?

Parents who once warned you about consequences now shrug off their own risks.

Let’s normalize we don’t have it figured out and this can be tricky and sticky but not impossible! 

Are you ready for the mess that comes with caring for aging parents?

Downsizing forced me to confront the sticky, tricky, and sometimes icky emotions that come with the Adolescence of Aging…

Instead of obsessing over the dozens of things that could go wrong, I started trusting myself to meet what was happening, moment by moment.

I used to spiral in the land of what-ifs. A counselor’s words shifted everything. Caregiving isn’t perfection; it’s presence.

Celebrate the small victories, both in your family and beyond. They are markers of resilience, love, and courage in the face of the sticky, tricky, and icky.

It took vulnerability to say, “I can’t do this alone,” but the relief was immediate.

Letting go doesn’t mean losing everything. It means holding on differently, with love, with memory, with perspective.

We’ve learned that the path through these conversations isn’t paved with control it’s paved with compassion

Here’s the hard truth - roles are shifting and difficult conversations are needed.

When we can name the weak spots, we can prepare, plan, and soften the impact.

The very people who once grounded you are suddenly the ones slamming metaphorical doors and insisting they know best.

We are in the middle of the largest wealth transfer in human history. Talk about a complicated hot potato! Protecting family bonds are priceless.

I was trying to navigate a landscape that made no sense, emotionally raw, uncertain who to trust, and afraid of every next step. I felt stripped bare.

Adult children supporting aging parents are doing emotional heavy lifting that doesn’t fit neatly into a job description. It’s messy. It’s complicated.

That silence costs more than money - it costs relationships.