Holding It Together (Kinda)
Claim This Podcastby Michael Mackniak, Esq
Podcast Overview
<p>Here we will get real in our conversations about Mental Illness and Caregiving, and the messy reality of keeping it all balanced. </p><p> </p><p>No sugar-coating, no clinical jargon—just real talk about the hospitalizations, the medication battles, and the toll it takes on a home</p><p> </p><p>This is for the parents, siblings, and partners who are doing the impossible every single day. </p><p>Holding It Together is a home for the overthinkers, the multitaskers, and anyone who feels like they’re one spilled coffee away from a meltdown. </p>
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4/7/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 23, 2026
The Future Proof Parent: Special Needs Planning Without Panic with Rebecca Iantuonni
Send us Fan Mail The scariest caregiving question isn’t medical. It’s the quiet one that shows up at 2 a.m.: “What happens to my loved one when I’m gone?” I sit down with my friend of 40-plus years, attorney Rebecca Iantoni, to make special needs planning feel human, doable, and real, not like a pile of legal forms you will “get to someday.” We talk about the fragile “house of cards” so many families build with public benefits like Medicaid, SSI, housing supports, and waiver programs, and wh...
July 16, 2026
Understanding Hoarding
Send us Fan Mail A home packed with newspapers, dogs, broken toasters, or “valuable” scraps can look like a simple cleanup problem until you hear what the objects mean. Hoarding isn’t a character flaw, and it’s rarely about laziness. For many people, a pile is a memory system, a shield, or a last connection to someone they lost and trying to remove it can feel like real physical pain. Michael sits down with Angela and Stephanie to unpack what hoarding disorder actually is, what it isn’t, and...
July 9, 2026
All the Wrong Doors
Send us Fan Mail “No wrong door” is one of the nicest promises in mental health policy. It’s also the line that can break you when you’re living the reality: months-long waits, intake appointments that lead nowhere, referral lists that are outdated, and a loved one who keeps getting discharged back home while you’re told to “just make some calls.” If you’ve ever felt like the door is there but your hand can’t find the handle, we made this one for you. We talk through what we call the loop of...
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- What is Holding It Together (Kinda)?
<p>Here we will get real in our conversations about Mental Illness and Caregiving, and the messy reality of keeping it all balanced. </p><p> </p><p>No sugar-coating, no clinical jargon—just real talk about the hospitalizations, the medication battles, and the toll it takes on a home</p><p> </p><p>This is for the parents, siblings, and partners who are doing the impossible every single day. </p><p>Holding It Together is a home for the overthinkers, the multitaskers, and anyone who feels like they’re one spilled coffee away from a meltdown. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.
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