Crisis, Grief, & Comfort on OPEN MIC

Today, Caroline Shelby from Grief Clarity Labs joins our host, Lori La Bey. Caroline dives into the effects of grieving a parent while still caring for them.

Caroline cared for her mother through Alzheimer’s for 15 years, and what stayed with her the most wasn’t just the progression of the disease, but how much of the grief happened while her mother was still alive. Quietly, and often without language.

Her journey caring for her mother now informs her work as a grief educator, where she supports caregivers in understanding what they are carrying in real time, mentally, emotionally, and in their daily decision-making.

The ladies discuss:
Anticipatory grief and what it actually looks like during caregiving
The invisible mental load caregivers carry day to day
How to respond when roles begin to reverse
The emotional complexity that often goes unspoken (including anger, guilt, and relief)

 

Contact Caroline Shelby at:

www.griefclaritylabs.com

Caroline’s Book:

Living Beside the Leaving  coming May of 2026

 

You are invited to join us on future shows

Share Your Story, Service, Product, or Tool on Alzheimer’s Speaks Open Mic

Join Alzheimer's Speaks podcast in the future for Open Mic as we shift dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time.  We love raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites!  So, we invite you to tell us how you are improving dementia care. We just ask all parties to hold to have a respectful conversation.

Share your dementia or caregiving story. Tell us about the service, product, or tool you have that can help others dealing with dementia.  Have you written a book, penned, or produced a song or film?  If so, we want to hear from you.  Maybe you are working on a research project or have a trial you are promoting. 

These conversations are always interesting.  Here are future recording dates if you would like to join us.

Recording Date            Air Date
May 5th                          May 12th

June 16th                        June 23rd  

July 21st                          July 28th

Aug. 18th                        Aug 25th                                                                                             

Sept. 15th                       Sept 22nd

Oct. 20th                        Oct 27th

Nov. 17th                        Nov 24th

Dec. 15th                        Dec 22nd

Contact Lori La Bey with Alzheimer’s Speaks 

Website –  https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

 

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/caring-for-parents-crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic

 

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/dULibR3hh1w

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic/id986940432?i=1000763984727

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NNMRbfZQZJ1eljLT5I0IK

 

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/4/28/crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic

 

Contact Lori La Beywith questions or branding needs through www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com

 Alzheimer's Speaks - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.

Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

Crisis, Grief, &amp; Comfort on OPEN MIC
Today, Caroline Shelby from Grief Clarity Labs joins our host, Lori La Bey. Caroline dives into the effects of grieving a parent while still caring for them.
Caroline cared for her mother through Alzheimer&rsquo;s for 15 years, and what stayed with her the most wasn&rsquo;t just the progression of the disease, but how much of the grief happened while her mother was still alive. Quietly, and often without language.
Her journey caring for her mother now informs her work as a grief educator, where she supports caregivers in understanding what they are carrying in real time, mentally, emotionally, and in their daily decision-making.
The ladies discuss:
<ul>
<li>Anticipatory grief and what it actually looks like during caregiving</li>
<li>The invisible mental load caregivers carry day to day</li>
<li>How to respond when roles begin to reverse</li>
<li>The emotional complexity that often goes unspoken (including anger, guilt, and relief)</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
Contact Caroline Shelby at:
<a href="http://www.griefclaritylabs.com">www.griefclaritylabs.com</a>
Caroline&rsquo;s Book:
Living Beside the Leaving &nbsp;coming May of 2026
&nbsp;
You are invited to join us on future shows
Share Your Story, Service, Product, or Tool on Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks Open Mic
Join Alzheimer's Speaks podcast in the future for Open Mic as we shift dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world, one episode at a time.&nbsp; We love raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites!&nbsp; So, we invite you to tell us how you are improving dementia care. We just ask all parties to hold to have a respectful conversation.
Share your dementia or caregiving story. Tell us about the service, product, or tool you have that can&nbsp;help others dealing with dementia.&nbsp; Have you written a book, penned, or produced a song or film?&nbsp; If so, we want to hear from you.&nbsp; Maybe you are working on a research project or have a trial you are promoting.&nbsp;
These conversations are always interesting.&nbsp; Here are future recording dates if you would like to join us.
Recording Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Air Date May 5th &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; May 12th
June 16th &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 23rd &nbsp;
July 21st &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; July 28th
Aug. 18th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Aug 25th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Sept. 15th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sept 22nd
Oct. 20th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oct 27th
Nov. 17th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Nov 24th
Dec. 15th&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dec 22nd
Contact Lori La Bey with Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks&nbsp;
Website &ndash;&nbsp; <a href="https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/">https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/</a>
&nbsp;
Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks Blog Post
<a href="https://alzheimersspeaks.com/caring-for-parents-crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic/">https://alzheimersspeaks.com/caring-for-parents-crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic</a>
&nbsp;
Watch the Video Interview Below
<a href="https://youtu.be/dULibR3hh1w">https://youtu.be/dULibR3hh1w</a>
&nbsp;
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks on Apple Podcast
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alzheimers-speaks/id986940432">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic/id986940432?i=1000763984727</a>
&nbsp;
Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer&rsquo;s Speaks on Spotify
<a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NNMRbfZQZJ1eljLT5I0IK">https://open.spotify.com/episode/1NNMRbfZQZJ1eljLT5I0IK</a>
&nbsp;
Other Podcasts
<a href="https://pod.link/986940432">https://pod.link/986940432</a>
&nbsp;
Dementia Map
<a href="https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/4/28/crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic">https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/4/28/crisis-grief-comfort-on-open-mic</a>
&nbsp;
Contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com?subject=I%20heard%20you%20on%20Alzheimer's%20Speaks%20Radio">Lori La Bey</a> with questions or branding needs through <a href="http://www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com">www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com</a>
&nbsp;Alzheimer's Speaks - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites, since 2011.
Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast Network.

Alzheimer's Speaks Radio gives voice to all, sharing resources, tools, and products.   Through collaboration & education we are changing dementia care.

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The Alzheimer’s Speaks show was launched in 2011 and is believed to be the first dementia-specific radio program in the world. The show caters to all types of dementia and caring needs. It has an international audience and has had the honor to be recognized by some of the most renowned names in the world - Oprah, Maria Shriver, AARP, the National Institute for Dementia Education, and Sharecare.

Lori La Bey hosts the show.  Her own mother lived with dementia for 30 years.  Her compassionate heart creates a safe and comfortable environment for her guests to speak honestly and openly as her audience listens in.  Alzheimer's Speaks is about giving voice to all, and sharing resources, tools, and products. Through collaboration & education, we are changing dementia care.

On Alzheimer's Speaks you will hear from those living with a diagnosis of dementia, and their care partners - family, friends, and professionals.  We've had a variety of researchers, and companies who have created a diverse array of products, services, and tools to ease the journey ahead. 

Join us as we educate, raise awareness, and give hope to those living with or serving those that are diagnosed. Bottom line, we believe together we can combine everyday life in the trenches insights, with medical, academic, and research models, to offer more options to live well with dementia.

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The Alzheimer’s Speaks show was launched in 2011 and is believed to be the first dementia-specific radio program in the world. The show caters to all types of dementia and caring needs. It has an international audience and has had the honor to be recognized by some of the most renowned names in the world - Oprah, Maria Shriver, AARP, the National Institute for Dementia Education, and Sharecare.
Lori La Bey hosts the show.  Her own mother lived with dementia for 30 years.  Her compassionate heart creates a safe and comfortable environment for her guests to speak honestly and openly as her audience listens in.  Alzheimer's Speaks is about giving voice to all, and sharing resources, tools, and products. Through collaboration &amp; education, we are changing dementia care.
On Alzheimer's Speaks you will hear from those living with a diagnosis of dementia, and their care partners - family, friends, and professionals.  We've had a variety of researchers, and companies who have created a diverse array of products, services, and tools to ease the journey ahead. 
Join us as we educate, raise awareness, and give hope to those living with or serving those that are diagnosed. Bottom line, we believe together we can combine everyday life in the trenches insights, with medical, academic, and research models, to offer more options to live well with dementia.
BE A GIVER OF HOPE - SUBSCRIBE, LIKE AND SHARE OUR EPISODES Everyone is welcome on the show, so if you have a personal or professional story about dementia, caregiving, or resources you believe individuals and organizations need to know about to improve our dementia care please <a href="mailto:Radio@AlzheimersSpeaks.com">Email</a> Lori La Bey.
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