62: When Caregiving Meets Complex Family Relationships with Pamela D. Wilson

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Caregiver Chats

Home Instead, Inc.

69 episodes

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The Caregiver Chats podcast is a space for family caregivers and care partners to find support and expertise to help make the caregiving journey a little more manageable. Dr. Lakelyn and her guests will focus on five key areas of caregiving that tend to be most challenging: Caregiver Support; Aging in Place; Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving; Care Planning; and Caregiver Self-Care. Guests will include aging industry experts and advocates and caregivers who will share their experiences and personal stories with Dr. Lakelyn. New episodes will drop regularly on all major podcasting platforms.

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62: When Caregiving Meets Complex Family Relationships with Pamela D. Wilson

Caregiver Chats

40 minutes 20 seconds

3 weeks ago

62: When Caregiving Meets Complex Family Relationships with Pamela D. Wilson

Dr. Lakelyn is joined by caregiving expert Pamela D. Wilson to explore one of the most emotionally complex and commonly misunderstood aspects of caregiving: navigating blended family dynamics and complex relationships.

As families evolve through remarriage, step-siblings, second spouses, or late-in-life partnerships, caregiving roles can become blurred. Tensions may arise around who makes decisions, how responsibilities are shared, and how to manage emotional boundaries and longstanding relationship dynamics.

With over two decades of experience, Pamela brings deep insight and practical strategies to help families navigate these situations with greater clarity, compassion, and cooperation.

Episode highlights include:

- Common sources of conflict in blended caregiving families

- Balancing loyalty, boundaries, and responsibility

- Tips for stepchildren, spouses, and siblings to work as a team

- Strategies for communication, planning, and managing expectations

- Tools to help families align around care goals

Helpful links from the episode:

- Website: https://www.pameladwilson.com

- Book: https://pameladwilson.com/caregiving-trap-book/

- Caring for Elderly Parents Online Program: https://pameladwilson.com/support-caring-for-elderly-parents-overwhelmed-caregiver-support-online-course/

- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PamelaDWilsonCaregivingExpert

To learn more about this podcast and to subscribe to our caregiving newsletters, visit www.homeinstead.com/caregiverchats. Share your thoughts, experiences and ideas by emailing Dr. Lakelyn at caregiverchats@homeinsteadinc.com.

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