Let Me Know If You Need a Podcast

About Let Me Know If You Need a Podcast

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Publisher

Amy Steinhour and Kristen Beck

Category

health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jan 2026

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

22 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Camp Kesem: The Free Summer Camp for Kids Affected by Cancer, with Ashley Borniger | EP. 20

   Nobody hands you a roadmap when a parent gets diagnosed with cancer, and nobody tells you there's a free, magic-filled summer camp waiting for your kids. In this episode of the Let Me Know If You Need a Podcast, Amy Steinhour and Kristen Beck sit down with Ashley Borniger, Camp Kesem advisory board member, camp parent, and triple-negative breast cancer survivor, to talk about what it actually looks like to parent through a cancer diagnosis, and what happens when your kids finally get a space that's entirely their own. Ashley shares the full story: diagnosed at 40, two kids in kindergarten and fourth grade, four months into a new city, and a daughter old enough to Google her oncologist's credentials before Ashley had even processed the news herself. She didn't find Camp Kesem through a resource list. She found it while hooked up to chemo, laptop open, because her mom heard about it on the radio. Things You Will Learn: Why kids process a parent's cancer diagnosis so differently from each other, and why both reactions are normal What Camp Kesem actually is, how it works, who's eligible, and why it's completely free What Ashley wishes she had known earlier about giving herself permission to ask for help Tools / Frameworks Covered: The Kesem Model: A national network of university-affiliated, counselor-run sleepaway camps exclusively for kids whose parents have been affected by cancer. Empowerment Night: A mid-camp circle where campers can share their cancer experiences voluntarily. Asking as Agency: Ashley's own turning point as a real-life example of what it looks like to ask for help without framing it as failure. Timetamps: (0:00) Meet Ashley Borniger and Camp Kesem (1:05) Ashley's Diagnosis: 40th Birthday, Two Kids, Brand New City (4:35) How They Found Camp Kesem (6:44) Ashley's Daughter: The Old Soul Who Googled the Oncologist (9:36) What Camp Kesem Actually Is and How It Works (13:08) The Surprises Nobody Warned Her About (16:47) Were the Kids Hesitant? (20:07) Who Is Eligible and How to Find Your Local Chapter (24:25) How Kesem Fundraises (26:32) Ashley's Advice to Newly Diagnosed Parents (28:03) Comfort Food: The Meatloaf That Changed Everything #CommunityCare #AskingForHelp #EmotionalLabor #IllnessRealTalk #CampKesem ✅ SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-me-know-if-you-need-a-podcast/id1844882205 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qKPOo6cAINf4M2i7THfnv 📲 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letmeknowifyouneedapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmkifyouneedapodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast

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   23 Sept 2026

   ALS Family of Faith: Spiritual Support, Caregiver Burnout, and Showing Up for the Long Haul |Ep. 19

   Most support shows up at diagnosis and disappears by month two. But ALS caregivers are in it for years. In this episode of Let Me Know If You Need a Podcast, hosts Amy Steinhour and Kristen Beck sit down with Tanya Hageman and Dawn Delaloye from ALS Family of Faith. They walk through what an ALS diagnosis actually looks like and what it means to be the person doing the caregiving when the endpoint is not recovery. The conversation gets honest about caregiver burnout, the moment when friends stop showing up, what it looks like to ask for help across a five-year journey, and why “let me know if you need anything” is the one thing that doesn't cut it. Things You Will Learn: What an ALS diagnosis typically looks like, including the diagnostic limbo period and what the prognosis conversation actually sounds like. Why caregiver burnout in terminal illness is categorically different from burnout in acute illness and what makes ALS caregiving especially demanding. How to show up specifically and consistently for someone on a multi-year caregiving journey, when the community support has long since faded. Tools / Frameworks Covered: Anticipatory Grief Framework: Understanding that ALS caregivers are grieving in real time before their loved one has died. Helps normalize the emotional complexity of long-term caregiving. Specific Ask Model: Replacing “let me know if you need anything” with a named offer, a specific task, and a proposed time. Reduces emotional labor for the caregiver and makes help actually land. Long-Term Presence Model: How ALS Family of Faith stays with clients past the death of their loved one and what that continuity means for grief that doesn't arrive on a predictable schedule. Timetamps: (0:00) Introduction and Welcome (1:07) Origin Stories: How Tanya and Dawn Found This Work (2:40) What Is ALS Family of Faith and How Does It Work? (6:30) Staying Light in a Heavy Space (8:06) What an ALS Diagnosis Actually Looks Like (11:58) Long-Term Support: Staying With Families After Loss (14:40) Caregiver Burnout in Terminal Illness (17:54) Navigating Communication Between Patient and Caregiver (20:39) How to Show Up for the Long Haul (23:31) Asking for Help Is Not a Burden (26:02) Comfort Food and Closing Thoughts #CommunityCare #AskingForHelp #CaregiverBurnout #IllnessRealTalk #EmotionalLabor ✅ SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-me-know-if-you-need-a-podcast/id1844882205 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qKPOo6cAINf4M2i7THfnv 📲 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letmeknowifyouneedapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmkifyouneedapodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast

3. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Michelle Desmond on Anticipatory Grief, Disenfranchised Loss, and What “At Least” Really Does

   Most of us were never taught how to grieve. And it turns out, that's not an accident. In this episode of Let Me Know If You Need a Podcast, Amy, Kristen, Kristen Beck and thanatologist Michelle Desmond dig into the science behind grief in ways that are grounding, validating, and genuinely useful for anyone navigating illness, caregiving, or loss. Michelle left a 15-year career at Starbucks to get her master's degree in death, dying, and bereavement because her own concentrated experience of loss made her realize how little any of us actually know about the thing that will happen to all of us. She breaks down anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, and why the phrase “at least” quietly tells someone their pain doesn't measure up. She also explains why we became a society that doesn't talk about death, what corporate leaders consistently miss when supporting grieving employees, and why grief is about integration. Things You Will Learn: What anticipatory grief is and why caregivers experience it: understanding the loss that starts at diagnosis, not death, so you can name what you're already carrying and stop feeling guilty for it. What disenfranchised grief is and who it affects: recognizing the grief that goes unacknowledged because of stigma, complicated relationships, or losses others don't take seriously (including pet loss, job loss, and grief after suicide). What to say instead of “at least”: replacing the most quietly damaging grief phrase with language that actually acknowledges someone's loss and creates real connection. Tools / Frameworks Covered: Anticipatory Grief (Grief Theory): Names the loss caregivers and loved ones experience from diagnosis forward, helping listeners recognize what they're carrying before a death occurs and stop measuring it against an arbitrary standard of what grief is supposed to look like. Disenfranchised Grief (Dr. Kenneth Doka): A framework for identifying grief that goes unrecognized or stigmatized, covering pet loss, job loss, suicide, complicated relationships, and more, so people can name their experience and seek support without shame. Grief Integration Model: The reframe that grief is not something to complete or get over, but something to integrate over time, giving caregivers, survivors, and sidekicks permission to stop measuring their recovery against a three-day bereavement leave. Timetamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:43) Michelle's Career Shift: From Starbucks to Grief Science (5:01) What Thanatology Actually Is (6:08) Why Evidence-Based Grief Work Matters (9:10) What People Used to Ask Michelle Before She Had Credentials (11:47) Anticipatory Grief: Grieving Someone Who's Still Alive (16:53) GiftWellSoon Sponsor (17:09) Disenfranchised Grief: When Your Loss Goes Unrecognized (20:06) How to Create Safe Space for Hidden Grief (22:26) Grief in the Workplace: What Leaders Get Wrong (25:34) Why We Were Never Taught to Grieve (30:04) What Michelle Wants Leaders to Know (33:05) What Michelle Is Hopeful For in the Field (36:16) Where to Find Michelle and Her Book (36:52) The One Thing Never to Say to Someone Grieving (38:05) Comfort Food and the Lasagna Vindication (39:52) The Starbucks Order #grief #anticipatorygrief #caregiving #communityCare #giftwellsoon ✅ SUBSCRIBE so you never miss an episode: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/let-me-know-if-you-need-a-podcast/id1844882205 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4qKPOo6cAINf4M2i7THfnv 📲 FOLLOW OUR SOCIALS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letmeknowifyouneedapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmkifyouneedapodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lmkifyouneedapodcast

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