Your entertaining and useful guide to helping your parents live better, longer—and saving your sanity while you’re at it. Join me and my esteemed guests while we share humorous stories and expert advice to help you navigate this phase of life with humor, grace, and tools to succeed.
Bonus Episode: Who Gets the China? on Butterfly Days podcast with Tami Jorden
Listen as Kirsten shares her insights and wisdom on life with aging parents on the Butterfly Days podcast hosted by Tami Jorden. You’ll appreciate the entire conversation and want to share it with all your friends navigating life with aging parents.
10 Jul 2026
What to do with that dusty box of trophies? Don’t collect - curate!
This special personal essay episode explores what to do with those trophies collecting dust in your mom’s closet.
19 Jun 2026
The Best Podcast Therapy Session I’ve Ever Had: Succeed at Hard Conversations with Aging Parents
Here’s something I should probably disclose upfront: Colleen Attoma-Mathews is one of my dearest friends. She is also a therapist.
So what happened when I sat her down in front of a microphone to talk about navigating hard conversations with aging parents? She gave me therapy. On tape. For all to hear and learn from.
And honestly? I needed every minute of it. Grab a coffee or your dog leash and listen up. You'll be so glad you did!
Colleen is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with families navigating cognitive decline and late-in-life transitions. She knows the clinical side of what we’re all dealing with. She also knows the deeply personal side — she has lost both of her own parents, and is currently navigating some of these same conversations with her older brother.
What I love about this conversation is that it started, as many of our typical conversations do, with me venting about my mom — the card table and chairs in the garage that “we might need if we have a party,” the bamboo garden stakes I tried to sneak past her to the dump, the AM/FM Walkman she is apparently keeping for reasons that remain unclear. And Colleen, being Colleen, gently helped me see that maybe there’s a better way to have some of these challenging conversations.
The episode is a re-edited, re-release of one of the most popular episodes of Season 1 with LCSW, Colleen Attoma-Mathews.
Colleen Attoma Mathews, LCSW works with couples, families, and individuals navigating cognitive decline, late-in-life transitions, and family caregiving. This episode of Who Gets the China? is available wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.
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