S4-EP14: Debbie and Julie-Roxane on Messy Conversations About Old Age and Dying
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SUMMARY
Debbie and her producer Julie-Roxane talk about how to have messy conversations around old age and dying with family, friends, and elderly parents.
EPISODE NOTES
Debbie hands over the mic to her producer, Julie-Roxane Krikorian, for a deep dive on the conversations we need to have about old age and dying.
Together, they unpack the difference between theory and practice when it comes to these emotionally-loaded conversations. They talk about the challenges of becoming weaker and more vulnerable as our bodies decline as well as the flipping of the dynamics of care between parents and children at the end of life.
They discuss the difficulty of giving space to our aging parents all the while trying to support them with practical help. They also talk about a reframe from weakening to softening and how to become elders who lead the way into the unknown of aging and dying.
Debbie shares her personal journey with this topic as a daughter, a big sister of four, and a mother of three. She even reveals what her “dream death” is.
This is an honest account of Debbie’s experiences and, we hope, a useful conversation to anyone navigating the complex waters of aging parents and/or aging yourself.
PHOTO AT TOP: the broad beach at Modern Elder Academy in Baja, MX
More episodes with Debbie and Julie-Roxane:
- S4-EP5: Debbie and Julie-Roxane Dissect How Reinventing Your Life Really Works
- S3-EP25: Debbie Weil on Turning 70, Mortality, and Making the Most of Growing Older
- The FAR OUT Podcast: Julie-Roxane Krikorian’s podcast with her husband Alasdair Plambeck
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