Welcome to Parental Advisory — In Reverse, a podcast for Gen-Xers suddenly parenting the people who raised us.
I’m Allison — a 50-year-old daughter caregiving for both parents at once: my dad is receiving hospice care, and my mom recently lost her driving privileges.
It’s the joy, the tears, the snark, and the dark humor that come when the roles flip and midlife gets very real.
From unpaid bills to ice cream runs to brain tumors and bittersweet laughs, we’ll figure it out together — because Gen-X has been figuring shit out since the 80s.
🎙️ Honest. Emotional. Funny.
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Episode 8: Caregiving, Capacity, and Choosing What Works with Katina
Episode 8: Caregiving, Capacity, and Choosing What Works with Katina Episode Description: There’s no one “right” way to care for someone you love. In this episode of Parental Advisory—In Reverse, I talk with Katina, who is caring for her mother at home—and getting paid through a Medicaid program to do it. For her, this is the right choice. It allows her to be present, to provide consistent care, and to keep her mom in a familiar environment. And in this same moment… my sister and I have made ...
17 Mar 2026
Episode 7: Making Ammends in the Middle of Caregiver with Cecilee
Episode #7: Making Amends in the Middle of Caregiving with Cecilee Caregiving doesn’t just reveal who our parents are. It reveals who we are, too. In this episode of Parental Advisory in Reverse, Allison sits down with her friend Cecilee for an honest conversation about one of the quieter parts of caregiving: regret. Cecilee shares openly about moments during her mother’s care that she’s not proud of — the stress, the exhaustion, the old family dynamics that sometimes surface when adult child...
12 Dec 2025
Episode 6: A Quick, Honest Check-In From Me
Episode 6: A Quick, Honest Check-In From Me This week’s episode is a little different — it’s just me. No guest, no long conversation, just an honest eight-minute check-in about what caregiving has looked like in real time. I talk about the whirlwind of the last few days: the Packers game that didn’t spark the reaction we hoped for… how no one preares you for a catheter… and how we even had to let go of a caregiver whose strengths were activities and cooking — not the medical care we need now....
5 Dec 2025
Episode 4: Losing the Mom You Knew, Finding Compassion in the Change with Becky
Episode 4: Losing the Mom You Knew, Finding Compassion in the Change with Becky In this episode, Becky embodies the Gen X experience of being the responsible one—even when she’s fed up, stretched thin, and caring for a mother who, in her words, “isn’t even my mom anymore.” Becky shows up for Mary Margaret with grit, humor, and a surprising amount of grace as she navigates memory loss, identity shifts, and the emotional whiplash of caregiving. If you’ve ever felt the tug-of-war between duty an...
27 Nov 2025
Episode 3: Laughing Through the Tears with Abby
Episode 3: Laughing Through the Tears with Abby In this episode of Parental Advisory in Reverse, Abby shares the raw, tender, and unexpectedly funny realities of caring for her father at the end of his life. From honoring his wishes - even when she would’ve preferred an easier path - to the fair food at his bedside that somehow became a cherished memory, Abby reminds us how love shows up in the everyday moments. She opens the door to the things you don’t know that you don’t know about hospice...
21 Nov 2025
Episode 2: Love, Friction, and Full-Time Caregiving with Tracy
Parental Advisory In Reverse Podcast Episode 2: Love, Friction, and Full-Time Caregiving with Tracy In this episode, I sit down with my friend Tracy, who found herself unexpectedly living full-time with her parents and carrying the weight of round-the-clock caregiving—no breaks, barely any breathing room, just a hard dose of reality for everyone involved. Tracy talks openly about the mix of love and friction in her family, how caregiving tested her in ways she never saw coming, and what it wa...
17 Nov 2025
Episode 1 (edited): Caregiving is a Right of Passage with Hadiah
Welcome to Episode 1 of Parental Advisory In Reverse, the podcast sharing real, unfiltered stories about Gen X adults caring for aging parents. In this episode, I’m joined by my friend Hadiah, who talks about caregiving as a rite of passage — an opportunity to honor, support, and give back to the woman who shaped her. We dive into the emotional, complicated, and often unexpected realities of caring for aging parents, including one of the hardest conversations many families face: when an...
26 Oct 2025
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In June of 2025, I quit my CEO job to work remotely full-time. The plan was to travel anywhere and everywhere with a Wi-Fi signal. Sixty days later, I’m driving back and forth every week to my small hometown, helping both of my parents through serious health challenges. This wasn’t the plan — but it’s where I’m at. So I started a podcast. Parental Advisory — In Reverse is about caregiving, Gen-X grit, and finding humor (and a little hope) in the chaos of loving the people who rais...
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