Caregiving Book Club

Caregiving Book Club

We connect with authors of caregiving books to learn about their writing process and their caregiving experience.

Episodes

September 27, 2025 28 mins
Bruce McIntyre joins Denise to talk about writing, his writing process and his next book.Bruce is the author of Receiving Peace, Thrive Anyway, Parkinson Positive, Graceful Transitions and Resilient Life. He serves as the CEO of the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance. Bruce shares his expert guidance and warm humor with thousands of people each year. As a caregiver for his wife since 2004, Bruce understands the world of chronic illness ...
Mark as Played
Lacresha Davis, author of "Questions Now or Regrets Later," joins Denise to share the inspiration for her book as well as her process for creating the planner. To connect with Lacresha, visit https://www.notyourtypicalplanner.com.
Mark as Played
May 25, 2022 34 mins
Jennifer A. O’Brien, MSOD, joins Denise to discuss how her journal became her book, "The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal.”

About Jennifer
Jennifer O’Brien helps people talk about caregiving and end of life. She encourages compassionate, real conversation through her book, The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, where she shares her story of caregiving through collages and writings.

After years of caring for people with serious illne...
Mark as Played
March 8, 2022 32 mins
Dave Iverson joins Denise to discuss his book, "Winter Stars: An elderly mother, an aging son, and life’s final journey."

About Dave
During his broadcast journalism career, Dave Iverson produced over 20 documentary specials for PBS, including the Frontline film My Father, My Brother and Me (2009), and Capturing Grace (2015). He also hosted local NPR/PBS programs at KQED in San Francisco and served as a special correspondent to the PB...
Mark as Played
December 14, 2021 26 mins
Katie Powner joined Denise to discuss her recently-released book, "A Flicker Light." During their conversation, Katie shared the inspiration for her book, how she organizes her writing and the reason she writes fiction.

About Katie
Katie Powner (www.katiepowner.com) is an award-winning author who lives in rural Montana where cows still outnumber people. She is a two-time OCW Cascade Award and ACFW First Impressions Award winner. Kati...
Mark as Played
October 14, 2021 36 mins
Willetha King Barnette joins Denise to discuss her book, The Caregiver’s Secrets. The book is an account of her 20+ year experience as a caregiver to her aging mother framed by powerful statistics and urgent policy issues. It emphasizes both the enormous scope of the demographic challenge facing America and the poignant details of coping with day-to-day caregiving responsibilities. The book aims to “open up” the experience of careg...
Mark as Played
September 30, 2021 33 mins
Norris Roberts joins Denise to discuss his book series, "The Still Here Series,” which includes “Mama Is Still Here” and “Daddy Is Still Here.” In his books, Norris shares his experiences caring for his parents while also raising his children.

About Norris
Norris is an accomplished information technology professional and educator living in the St. Louis area with his beautiful wife, jealous dog, and a very ugly student loan debt. He ...
Mark as Played
Donna and Zachary, authors of The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation from Loved One to Caregiver, join Denise to discuss how their collaboration created a book which reflects their individual experiences and their collective wisdom.

Donna Thomson is the author of The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving. She is a consultant and speaker on issues relating to family caregiving, disabil...
Mark as Played
July 27, 2021 18 mins
Beverly Nance shares the mission behind her book, Take Care, which is to ensure parents who care for a child on the autism spectrum receive the support they deserve.

About Beverly
Beverly is a Bestselling Author, Public Speaker, Civic Leader, Certified Caregiving Consultant, Certified Caregiving Educator and Professional Advocate. As the mother of a daughter with autism who once struggled in life as a caregiver, balancing a career, b...
Mark as Played
July 12, 2021 24 mins
Rebecca Warner joins Denise to discuss working with a publisher and the one piece of advice she offers to anyone wanting to publish a book.

About Rebecca
Following a successful career in banking, Rebecca Warner pursued her dream of writing with the publication of her first book, the two-time award-winning political thriller, Moral Infidelity. Her follow-up, Doubling Back To Love, was included in the popular romantic anthology, Peace,...
Mark as Played
Bruce and Mary Join Denise to discuss their inspiration for their books, the writing process and their perspectives on the kind of books family caregivers want.

Bruce McIntyre serves as the Executive Director of the Parkinson Foundation of Oklahoma. As the author of Thrive Anyway, Parkinson Positive, Graceful Transitions, and Resilient Life, Bruce shares his expert guidance and warm humor with thousands of people each year. As a car...
Mark as Played
Cameron Huddleston, author of “Mom and Dad, We Need to Talk,” joins Denise to discuss her experience working with an agent and publisher, overcoming the worries about marketing and writing while caregiving.

About Cameron
Cameron is an award-winning journalist with more than 17 years of experience writing about personal finance. Her work has appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Business Insider, Chicago Tribune, Fortune, MSN, USA...
Mark as Played
June 3, 2021 34 mins
Debbie Howard joins Denise to talk about writing, the writing process and their caregiving experiences.

About Debbie
Debbie’s book, The Caregiving Journey: Information. Guidance. Inspiration., guides you through the landscape of unpaid, non-professional, family caregiving. Debbie is a former caregiver who had her own series of difficult conversations with her Mom, starting with general planning before she was diagnosed with Stage 4 l...
Mark as Played
June 2, 2021 28 mins
Bobbi Carducci joins Denise to talk about writing, the writing process and their caregiving experiences.

About Bobbi
Bobbi Carducci is a sought after speaker and workshop presenter on the subject of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or one of the many other forms of dementia. She speaks from the heart about the realities of caregiving and her personal experience as a caregiver for her father-in-law, Rodger, for whom she provided ca...
Mark as Played
Deb Hallisey and Cathy Sikorski join Denise to talk about writing, their writing process and their caregiving experiences.

Deb Hallisey is a past and present caregiver. Currently caregiver to her mother, she saw her father through Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) until his death in 2015. Upon her father’s death she became responsible for her disabled mother. As she took on the roles of financial adviser, caregiver, social director—as ...
Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    On Purpose with Jay Shetty

    I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!

    Health Stuff

    On Health Stuff, hosts Dr. Priyanka Wali and comedian Hari Kondabolu tackle all the health questions that keep you up at night with hilarity and humanity. Together they demystify the flashy trends, and keep you informed on the latest research. You can rely on Health Stuff to bring you real, uninhibited, and thoughtful health talk of the highest caliber, and a healthy dose of humor.

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.