From Overwhelmed to Relieved The Senior Caregiving Podcast

About From Overwhelmed to Relieved The Senior Caregiving Podcast

Are you an adult daughter caring for an aging parent and feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or unsure how much longer you can keep going? From Overwhelmed to Relieved: The Senior Caregiving Podcast is a compassionate, truth-telling space for women navigating the emotional and practical realities of caring for aging parents—especially moms. Hosted by Shannon Calles, Independent Agency Owner, Senior Care Consultant, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, and someone who has walked this caregiving path personally. She offers honest guidance on dementia, assisted living and memory care decisions, caregiver burnout, family dynamics, and how to get your parent the care they deserve without losing yourself in the process. This isn't about doing caregiving perfectly. It's about sustainable care, dignity for your parent, and relief for you. If you've ever whispered, "I love my mom… but I'm exhausted," you're in the right place. Subscribe to the podcast and share it with another adult daughter who is quietly carrying a lot too who needs to guidance and support on her caregiving journey. Connect with Shannon! Website: https://clarkcountyseniorresources.com/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clark_county_senior_resources Call her directly: 564-227-8847 Schedule a Call with Shannon - https://calendly.com/shannon-clarkcountysr/30min?month=2026-01

Publisher

Shannon Calles

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Jan 2026

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Grief and Numbness After Caregiving Ends

   Why don't I feel anything? If your caregiving season has ended, through a move to memory care, a hospice call, or the death of your parent, and you're sitting in numbness instead of tears, this episode is for you. In this episode, Shannon Calles talks honestly about a grief that rarely gets named: the numbness that shows up after caregiving ends — whether through placement, hospice, or the death of a parent. If you've felt flat, disconnected, or guilty for not crying "the right way," this episode is your permission slip. What You'll Learn •          Why numbness after caregiving isn't the absence of grief — it's a nervous system response •          The three real, documented reasons caregivers often feel numb: anticipatory grief, caregiver burnout, and disenfranchised grief •          A client story of a daughter who felt nothing for months after her mother's death — and what happened when the grief finally came •          A simple, doable weekly challenge to help you stop judging your own grief timeline Featured Quote "I don't have to earn my grief by crying on schedule. My love for my mother was never measured by my tears — it was measured by every single day I showed up." Resources Mentioned •          Area Agency on Aging & Disabilities of SW WA — 360-735-5720 •          Strong Daughters Club (Facebook Community) — The Strong Daughters Club LET'S CONNECT ONLINE: 📧 Email: shannon@clarkcountysr.com 📱 Instagram: @clark_county_senior_resources 🌐 Website: clarkcountyseniorresources.com (https://clarkcountyseniorresources.com/)

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Caregiver Depression: Naming It Without Shame

   Are you depressed, or "just tired"? If you're an adult daughter caring for an aging parent, especially a mom living with dementia, the heaviness you've been carrying may have a name. In this episode, Shannon Calles, Certified Dementia Practitioner, talks honestly about caregiver depression and why naming it without shame is where relief begins. If you cry in the car between work and Mom's house, if you've stopped doing the things you used to love and can't remember when that happened, this episode is for you. In this episode, Shannon covers: ✔ Why so many caregiving daughters call depression "just tired," "stressed," or "a lot right now" ✔ The shame scripts that keep us silent, and what's actually true ✔ What the research says: 40 to 70 percent of family caregivers have clinically significant symptoms of depression ✔ Andrea's story, and the driveway moment that told her something was wrong ✔ Shannon's own story of naming the heaviness ✔ The common signs of depression, and the difference between burnout and depression ✔ Four steps toward relief: say the word, book an appointment for you, put one thing down, and find your people ✔ This week's challenge and mantra This week's mantra: "I'm not failing. I'm carrying too much, and I'm allowed to say so." If you are having thoughts of suicide or of hurting yourself, please call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), call your doctor, or go to your nearest emergency room. You don't have to carry this alone. Join the Strong Daughters Club, our free Facebook community for daughters caring for aging parents. It's a place where you can say "I'm not okay" and nobody flinches. 💙 Join the Strong Daughters Club: facebook.com/share/g/1DnDv72Hfx Want to hop on a call to discuss your situation and what your options are? In a call together, I will help you understand where things are at with your parent, what options you have available to you now and in the future, resources available, and how I can help you. 📞 Book a Call with me: calendly.com/shannon-clarkcountysr/30min RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988 (24/7) Family Caregiver Alliance, Caregiver Statistics: caregiver.org National Institute of Mental Health, Depression: nimh.nih.gov LET'S CONNECT ONLINE: 📧 Email: shannon@clarkcountysr.com 📱 Instagram: @clark_county_senior_resources 🌐 Website: clarkcountyseniorresources.com (https://clarkcountyseniorresources.com/)

3. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Caring for a Parent You Don't Have a Good Relationship With

   Episode 23: Caring for a Parent You Don't Have a Good Relationship With Caring for a parent who hurt you is one of caregiving's least-discussed realities. In this deeply personal episode of From Overwhelmed to Relieved: The Senior Caregiving Podcast, Shannon Calles shares her own story of caring for her mother through a lifetime of a strained, painful relationship — and walks through how to provide competent, dignified care for a parent with a complicated history, without needing reconciliation first. Learn why boundaries make caregiving sustainable, how to separate "caregiving" from "healing," and hear a client story of building a structure that protected both a mother's care and a daughter's peace. In this episode: Shannon's own story of caring for her mother despite a lifetime of a strained, painful relationship Why caregiving and reconciliation are two separate projects — and you're only required to do one The hidden emotional labor of managing logistics for a parent who wasn't a safe presence for you A client story: how "Maureen" built a care structure that protected her mother's wellbeing and her own boundaries Three concrete steps to start separating duty from healing this week This week's mantra and challenge Powerful quote from this episode: "You can care for her without carrying her." Resources mentioned: Strong Daughters Club: facebook.com/share/StrongDaughters (https://www.facebook.com/groups/strongdaughtersclub) Book a Discovery Call: calendly.com/shannon-clarkcountysr/30min

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