A comedian and a social worker met at a party, and realized they wanted to make the same podcast. Anita Flores was thrown into the world of caretaking after her father was diagnosed with dementia. As a social worker, Sandrine Etienne wants to reach a wider audience of people struggling to navigate America’s often-confusing healthcare system. They’re bringing in experts in their fields to offer advice and share their experiences dealing with health and financial issues, with some laughs along the way.
CareTalkers
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Podcast Overview
A comedian and a social worker met at a party, and realized they wanted to make the same podcast. Anita Flores was thrown into the world of caretaking after her father was diagnosed with dementia. As a social worker, Sandrine Etienne wants to reach a wider audience of people struggling to navigate America’s often-confusing healthcare system. They’re bringing in experts in their fields to offer advice and share their experiences dealing with health and financial issues, with some laughs along the way.
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8/12/2021
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Recent Episodes
January 31, 2022
Can Weed Help People With Dementia? w/Dr. June Chin
Anita and Sandrine find out what “sundowning” is and how it affects dementia patients. Later on, Dr. June Chin joins the pod to discuss her work with ACHEM (Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine) and how MMJ (medical marijuana) can potentially treat the effects of sundowning. Growing up in a traditional Chinese household in the Bronx, stigma associated with cannabis ran deep in Dr. Chin’s family. She talks about the importance of destigmatizing use of MMJ and offers tips on how to talk about it with your loved ones. From Parkinson’s to epilepsy to dementia, Dr. Chin shares the different ways she’s used MMJ to treat various medical conditions in her patients. Will insurance ever cover medical use of marijuana? She explains how she’s working with a group of physicians looking at qualitative and quantitative data that they can present to an insurance company. Dr. Chin also gets into how race and class affect access to MMJ. Resources mentioned: Alz.org, achemed.org, drjunechin.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 24, 2022
Why Are Funerals So Expensive? w/Funeral Director Jeff Jorgenson
Did you know Costco sells caskets?! Funeral director Jeff Jorgenson answers all of Sandrine and Anita’s burning questions about the modern funeral industry and how costs can add up. He explains why embalming doesn’t have to be mandatory and why caskets are often placed in burial vaults (and yes, that’s a separate cost). Anita also goes through her dad’s pre-planned funeral contract and learns that “casket spray” isn’t referring to cleaning the coffin. They also get into grave vs. funeral costs, ethical planning based on affordability, and green burials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
January 17, 2022
40 and Pregnant
Sandrine shares her emotional pregnancy journey on the pod, and wow it was quite a journey! She opens up about everything from geriatric pregnancy to white coat syndrome to racial disparities in maternal health. She and Anita also discuss going through pregnancy with work insurance versus government aid. Later on, Sandrine processes trauma from her birthing experience and gets into what it’s like juggling motherhood and being a caretaker for her mom. As Anita’s biological clock ticks louder with each passing thirty-something birthday, Sandrine talks about not giving into pressure to get pregnant by a certain age. This episode includes a conversation about miscarriage, so please keep that in mind before you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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