In this episode of The Caregivers Podcast, host Dr. Mark Ropeleski sits down with certified financial planner, personal finance journalist, and author Beth Pinsker to unpack one of the least discussed yet most challenging aspects of looking after a loved one: financial caregiving.

Whether you are quietly stepping in to help an aging parent sort through bills, managing an unexpected legal crisis, or navigating complex estate planning within a blended family, this conversation provides a practical roadmap. Beth shares both her professional expertise and raw, lived experience caring for her own mother to help you protect your family's assets, preserve your loved one's dignity, and manage the intense emotional dynamics that arise when money and family mix.

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This week, Dr. Mark sits down with Angela Caldwell, a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in high-conflict families. Together, they discuss the emotional toll of caregiving within a fractured family, how to coordinate care when siblings strongly disagree, and strategies for protecting yourself from caregiver resentment and complicated grief. If you are the person trying to keep care moving while managing difficult family dynamics, this conversation is for you.

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What happens when an estranged parent becomes sick, dependent, or close to death?

In this episode of The Caregivers Podcast, Dr. Mark Ropeleski speaks with Dr. Joshua Coleman, clinical psychologist and author of The Rules of Estrangement: Why Adult Children Cut Ties and How to Heal the Conflict, about family estrangement, caregiving, guilt, boundaries, and end-of-life decisions.

They discuss why adult children cut ties with parents, how abuse, neglect, divorce, mental illness, addiction, and old family roles can shape estrangement, and what happens when caregiving responsibilities suddenly return during illness or terminal decline.

This conversation is for caregivers, adult children, siblings, grandparents, and families facing difficult questions like:

Do I owe care to a parent who hurt me?
Can I help without reopening the relationship?
How do siblings make decisions when they remember the family differently?
Is reconciliation possible near the end of life?
How do I set boundaries without being consumed by guilt?

If you are navigating caregiving, estrangement, hospice, aging parents, or complicated family dynamics, this episode offers a thoughtful look at how to make decisions you can live with later.

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