Patty's Place

About Patty's Place

A place to talk about grief, dementia and caregiving. A place to find comfort when you are going through a difficult time. A place to know you are not alone as you go through this difficult time.

Publisher

Lisa

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Mar 2025

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

60 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Understanding Frontotemporal Dementia-Interview with Sarah Lopata

   I would love to hear from you. Send me questions or comments. Dementia doesn’t always start with forgetting. Sometimes it starts with a personality shift that feels like a stranger moved into your house, a sudden loss of empathy, a scary change in judgment, or speech that just won’t come out right. We’re joined by Sarah Lapata from the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD) to unpack frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) in plain language, with the details families actually need when ...

2. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Congrats, You’re The Parent Now-Interview with Kim & Alex

   I would love to hear from you. Send me questions or comments. Caregiving can sneak up on you. One day you’re doing a favor, the next you’re managing medications, appointments, mobility issues, safety at home, and the emotional whiplash of watching a parent change. We sit down with Kim Branch Lucid and Alexander Nuri, co-authors of Survival Guide to Caring for Aging Parents, to talk about what the earliest warning signs really look like, especially with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and ho...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   How To Advocate For A Loved One When Healthcare Gets Complicated-Interview with Tiffany Auvil

   I would love to hear from you. Send me questions or comments. One phone call can change everything: “Your insurance didn’t approve it, so we’re canceling treatment tomorrow.” That moment kicks off a powerful conversation with Tiffany Ovell, a registered nurse, functional medical health coach, and caregiver coach who learns what it really takes to protect a family when the healthcare system gets messy. Tiffany shares how her husband’s renal cell cancer returned years later, metastasized, and ...

Who has been a guest on Patty's Place

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Raymond Levine
• Erica Sell
• Dan Ford

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

30

Contact Patty's Place

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

Questions about Patty's Place