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Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff

Declutter, Downsize, and Move Forward with Your Life

by Matt Paxton ...

Narrated by Matt Paxton ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing.Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you ... Read more

$15.99 USD

America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing.Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff helps you
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Understanding Autism in Adults and Aging Adults 2nd Edition

Updated in 2021 with New Insights for Improving Diagnosis and Quality of Life

by Theresa Regan ...

Narrated by Meryl Goldsmith ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Understanding Autism Series
Unabridged

7 hours 23 min

NEW EDITION 2021 with updated research, additional insight and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new chapter on aging and dementia.Autism is a childhood condition ... right? Not right. Children with autism grow into adults with autism. The ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

NEW EDITION 2021 with updated research, additional insight and strategies for communication, information about autism in special populations (such as the gender diverse, those with problematic internet use and gaming addictions, females, and more), and a new chapter on aging and dementia.Autism is a childhood condition ... right? Not right. Children with autism grow into adults with autism. The
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When Memory Fades

What to Expect at Every Stage, from Early Signs to Full Support for Alzheimer's and Dementia

by Nathaniel Chin, M.D. ...

Narrated by Nathaniel Chin, M.D., Will Dao ...

Unabridged

14 hours 58 min

A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm questions to ask and tasks to tackle—as well as what not to worry about—from the first moments of concern.When Nate Chin’s father, also a doctor, began to feel his mind slipping, even a family as knowledgeable and capable as theirs was knocked back on its heels, ... Read more

$32.99 USD

A geriatrician whose perspective on his specialty changed when his own father was diagnosed with dementia provides clear, calm questions to ask and tasks to tackle—as well as what not to worry about—from the first moments of concern.When Nate Chin’s father, also a doctor, began to feel his mind slipping, even a family as knowledgeable and capable as theirs was knocked back on its heels,
... Read more
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Final Approach

A Test Pilot’s Story of Caring for Loved Ones

by Jonathan Knaul PhD, CD ...

Narrated by Jonathan Knaul PhD, CD ...

Unabridged

9 hours 4 min

Balancing Life and Caregiving with Love, Loss, and Resilience in a Moving MemoirIn the blink of an eye, Jonathan Knaul’s world shifted from high-stakes military test flights to the intricate dance of caring for his aging mother with dementia.Faced with navigating his mother’s health decline while honoring her fierce independence, Jonathan found himself unprepared for the emotional and practical ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Balancing Life and Caregiving with Love, Loss, and Resilience in a Moving MemoirIn the blink of an eye, Jonathan Knaul’s world shifted from high-stakes military test flights to the intricate dance of caring for his aging mother with dementia.Faced with navigating his mother’s health decline while honoring her fierce independence, Jonathan found himself unprepared for the emotional and practical
... Read more
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Motherland

A Memoir of Love, Loathing, and Longing

by Elissa Altman ...

Narrated by Elissa Altman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

“I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WildHow can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?“Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People“A wry and moving meditation on aging and the different kinds of love between women.”... ... Read more

$15.99 USD

“I’m reading this book right now and loving it!”—Cheryl Strayed, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WildHow can a mother and daughter who love (but don’t always like) each other coexist without driving each other crazy?“Vibrating with emotion, this deeply honest account strikes a chord.”—People“A wry and moving meditation on aging and the different kinds of love between women.”...
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Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Your Mind!

by Shannon West ...

Narrated by Shannon West ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

Caring for an aging parent can feel overwhelming, confusing, heartbreaking, and-yes-unexpectedly funny. Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Your Mind! is a witty, heartfelt, and deeply relatable guide for adults who are already caring for an aging parent-or sensing their time is quickly approaching.Blending creative nonfiction, laugh-out-loud storytelling, and practical caregiving support, ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Caring for an aging parent can feel overwhelming, confusing, heartbreaking, and-yes-unexpectedly funny. Caring for Aging Parents Without Losing Your Mind! is a witty, heartfelt, and deeply relatable guide for adults who are already caring for an aging parent-or sensing their time is quickly approaching.Blending creative nonfiction, laugh-out-loud storytelling, and practical caregiving support,
... Read more
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A Guided Meditation To Help With Caregiver Stress

by Belleruth Naparstek ...

Narrated by Belleruth Naparstek ...

Unabridged

45 min

This guided meditation for caregiver stress is designed to offer relief, comfort and self care for caregivers who may be growing weary and disheartened from looking after a family member or friend in need of taxing levels of physical or emotional care. It is also useful for professional providers experiencing the occupational stress of caregiver burnout. Guided imagery is a mind-body technique ... Read more

$5.99 USD

This guided meditation for caregiver stress is designed to offer relief, comfort and self care for caregivers who may be growing weary and disheartened from looking after a family member or friend in need of taxing levels of physical or emotional care. It is also useful for professional providers experiencing the occupational stress of caregiver burnout. Guided imagery is a mind-body technique
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Senior Health Solutions: Promoting Wellbeing in Later Years

by Bev Hill ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Anya G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 8 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Senior Health Solutions: Promoting Wellbeing in Later Years" is an invaluable guide for seniors, their families, and caregivers dedicated to enhancing health and wellbeing during the later stages of life. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of topics from understanding the aging process and maintaining physical fitness to managing chronic ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Senior Health Solutions: Promoting Wellbeing in Later Years" is an invaluable guide for seniors, their families, and caregivers dedicated to enhancing health and wellbeing during the later stages of life. This comprehensive book covers a wide range of topics from understanding the aging process and maintaining physical fitness to managing chronic
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I'll Die After Bingo

My unlikely life as a care home assistant

by Pope Lonergan ...

Narrated by Pope Lonergan ...

Unabridged

8 hours 12 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Resident: I feel I want to keep talking.Me: Of course! What do you want to talk about?Resident: My heart.Me: What about your heart?Resident: I feel I want to touch it.Me: Your heart? You want to touch your heart?Resident: Yes, but I'm too frightened.Me: What are you frightened about?Resident: Everything. People. Things.Me: What's frightening you at this very moment?Resid. ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Resident: I feel I want to keep talking.Me: Of course! What do you want to talk about?Resident: My heart.Me: What about your heart?Resident: I feel I want to touch it.Me: Your heart? You want to touch your heart?Resident: Yes, but I'm too frightened.Me: What are you frightened about?Resident: Everything. People. Things.Me: What's frightening you at this very moment?Resid.
... Read more
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Mother's Secret

A Nutritionist's View of Family and Alzheimer's Disease

by Marilyn Walls ...

Narrated by Astrid Lanigan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

Artfully blending the genres of memoir and scientific research, Mother's Secret: A Nutritionist's View of Family and Alzheimer's Disease offers the compelling story of one woman's southern roots. She is familiar, perhaps like your mother or grandmother, a woman who gained strength during the upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II. Her independence served her well until dementia ... Read more

$17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Artfully blending the genres of memoir and scientific research, Mother's Secret: A Nutritionist's View of Family and Alzheimer's Disease offers the compelling story of one woman's southern roots. She is familiar, perhaps like your mother or grandmother, a woman who gained strength during the upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II. Her independence served her well until dementia
... Read more
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Demencia: Guía De Cuidado De La Demencia Para Empoderar a Los Cuidadores Estrategias De Autocuidado Manejo (Herramientas Interactivas Para Mejorar La Concentración Y La Atención Con Ejercicios Que Estimulan El Cerebro)

by Leonard Frederick ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Sebastián G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 53 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Cuanto más te adentras en tu nueva realidad Sabes algo sobre la demencia, pero no sabes qué esperar y tienes poca experiencia cuidando a alguien en esta situación.Verlos alejarse es una de las experiencias más dolorosas que has vivido, y estás intentando gestionar tus propias emociones a la vez que les brindas el cuidado que necesitan Lo que ... Read more

$15.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.Cuanto más te adentras en tu nueva realidad Sabes algo sobre la demencia, pero no sabes qué esperar y tienes poca experiencia cuidando a alguien en esta situación.Verlos alejarse es una de las experiencias más dolorosas que has vivido, y estás intentando gestionar tus propias emociones a la vez que les brindas el cuidado que necesitan Lo que
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Alzheimer’s: Learn to Manage Challenging and Aggressive Behaviors (A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing With the Disease)

by Benjamin Bradford ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you a caregiver or a family member of someone with alzheimer’s? This guide is for you. Discover practical strategies to face daily challenges from effective communication to stress management, you’ll find answers here.Imagine feeling more prepared, connected, and capable of caring for your loved one with empathy and knowledge. This book will ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Are you a caregiver or a family member of someone with alzheimer’s? This guide is for you. Discover practical strategies to face daily challenges from effective communication to stress management, you’ll find answers here.Imagine feeling more prepared, connected, and capable of caring for your loved one with empathy and knowledge. This book will
... Read more
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The Measure of Our Age

Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life

by M.T. Connolly ...

Narrated by Tracie Frank ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

An expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities.As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for “free,” but with high costs to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

An expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, how things go wrong, and presents powerful tools we can use to forge better long lives for ourselves, our families, and our communities.As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for “free,” but with high costs to
... Read more
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When Your Aging Parent Needs Help

A Geriatrician's Step-by-Step Guide to Memory Loss, Resistance, Safety Worries, and More

by Leslie Kernisan, MD, MPH, Paula Spencer Scott ...

Narrated by Kim Niemi ...

Unabridged

5 hours 34 min

It's scary and stressful when it happens . . . noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that trigger this realization. Or perhaps there have been falls or emergency room visits. Whatever it is, you know something's wrong. You wonder about a diagnosis. And ... Read more

$19.99 USD

It's scary and stressful when it happens . . . noticing changes in your parent and becoming increasingly worried about their health and safety. Maybe it's Mom leaving the stove on, Dad getting lost on his way home, or unpaid bills that trigger this realization. Or perhaps there have been falls or emergency room visits. Whatever it is, you know something's wrong. You wonder about a diagnosis. And
... Read more
Audiobook

Promise I Kept, The

My Journey With Dad from Home Care Through Hospice

by Jackie Madden Haugh ...

Narrated by Jackie Madden Haugh ...

Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

The Promise I Kept is a poignant, funny, and often heartbreaking story of a daughter's journey to live up to a vow that she never put her father, Jack, into a nursing home, his greatest fear for his final days. Thirteen years later, now a single mother, the marker would be called in after her mother's passing. For the next nine years, Jackie Madden Haugh would watch over her father's care, first ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Promise I Kept is a poignant, funny, and often heartbreaking story of a daughter's journey to live up to a vow that she never put her father, Jack, into a nursing home, his greatest fear for his final days. Thirteen years later, now a single mother, the marker would be called in after her mother's passing. For the next nine years, Jackie Madden Haugh would watch over her father's care, first
... Read more
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Senior Care by Design

The Better Alternative to Institutional Assisted Living and Memory Care

by Christian Potra, Michael Hearl, Stephen Morris ...

Narrated by Larry Williams ...

Unabridged

5 hours 13 min

Today there are 77 million Baby Boomers living in the U.S., meaning, 10,000 people will be turning 65 years old every day. Currently, most Boomers aren’t in assisted living … yet. However, they will be moving into senior housing in droves over the next couple of decades. Add to this the increasing numbers of Boomer’s parents already making this transition.With limited resources available at this ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Today there are 77 million Baby Boomers living in the U.S., meaning, 10,000 people will be turning 65 years old every day. Currently, most Boomers aren’t in assisted living … yet. However, they will be moving into senior housing in droves over the next couple of decades. Add to this the increasing numbers of Boomer’s parents already making this transition.With limited resources available at this
... Read more
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Over the Hill and Up the Wall

by Todd Alexander ...

Narrated by Nic English ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

A heart-warming journey with parents of a certain age and a son who thinks he knows best.Of course, we love our parents. Even if they do so many things that drive us bonkers.Like how a mother - for argument's sake, let's say mine - taps her fingernails on the car window whenever she sees a place of interest (seven taps for a regular haunt, up to twenty for somewhere fascinating). Or the way a ... Read more

$14.28 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A heart-warming journey with parents of a certain age and a son who thinks he knows best.Of course, we love our parents. Even if they do so many things that drive us bonkers.Like how a mother - for argument's sake, let's say mine - taps her fingernails on the car window whenever she sees a place of interest (seven taps for a regular haunt, up to twenty for somewhere fascinating). Or the way a
... Read more
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El club de lectura del final de tu vida

by Will Schwalbe ...

Narrated by Sergio Alberto Bustos de la Tijera ...

Unabridged

13 hours 1 min

¿Qué estás leyendo? Ésa es la pregunta que le plantea Will Schwalbe a su madre, Mary Ann, mientras están sentados en la sala de espera del centro de atención a pacientes de cáncer del hospital Memorial Sloan-Kettering. En 2007, Mary Ann regresó de un viaje de ayuda humanitaria a Pakistán y Afganistán aquejada de lo que los médicos creyeron que era una clase de hepatitis muy poco común. Meses ... Read more

$25.99 USD

¿Qué estás leyendo? Ésa es la pregunta que le plantea Will Schwalbe a su madre, Mary Ann, mientras están sentados en la sala de espera del centro de atención a pacientes de cáncer del hospital Memorial Sloan-Kettering. En 2007, Mary Ann regresó de un viaje de ayuda humanitaria a Pakistán y Afganistán aquejada de lo que los médicos creyeron que era una clase de hepatitis muy poco común. Meses
... Read more
Audiobook

My Parents' Keeper

The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving

by Jody Gastfriend ...

Narrated by Christina Moore ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

A guide to caring for aging and ailing family members, which offers expert advice, illuminating vignettes, and a compassionate approach to building constructive, mutually gratifying relationships. When it comes time to provide care for those who once cared for us, where can we turn? This book offers practical guidance for a broad range of caregiving situations when family caregivers assume their ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A guide to caring for aging and ailing family members, which offers expert advice, illuminating vignettes, and a compassionate approach to building constructive, mutually gratifying relationships. When it comes time to provide care for those who once cared for us, where can we turn? This book offers practical guidance for a broad range of caregiving situations when family caregivers assume their
... Read more
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O Novo Cuidador de um Ente Querido com Demência

Um guia acolhedor e prático sobre comunicação, comportamentos difíceis, perda de memória, culpa e autocuidado ao cuidar de alguém com Alzheimer

by Walter Whitfield ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Paulo G ...

Unabridged

4 hours 14 min

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Você não escolheu isto. Um dia, as contas não pagas, as perguntas repetidas e os momentos assustadores se acumularam, e de repente era você quem mantinha em segurança alguém que você ama—sem treinamento e sem manual.O Novo Cuidador de um Ente Querido com Demência é o companheiro acolhedor e franco para quem começou a cuidar de um pai, uma mãe ou um ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolivro é narrado por uma voz digital.Você não escolheu isto. Um dia, as contas não pagas, as perguntas repetidas e os momentos assustadores se acumularam, e de repente era você quem mantinha em segurança alguém que você ama—sem treinamento e sem manual.O Novo Cuidador de um Ente Querido com Demência é o companheiro acolhedor e franco para quem começou a cuidar de um pai, uma mãe ou um
... Read more
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Vanhene rohkeasti – kaikesta huolimatta!

by Anne Kauhanen-Simanainen, Anne Kauhanen-Simanainen ...

Narrated by Carla Rindell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 43 min

Innoittava puheenvuoro rohkean vanhenemisen puolesta.Vanheneminen merkitsee monelle huolta ja uusia haasteita, mutta mitä jos vanhenemisen voisikin nähdä myös voimavarana? Uusi vaihe elämässä on askel tuntemattomaan, mutta se voi myös toimia henkisen kasvun ja vapautumisen lähtökohtana.Vanhene rohkeasti lähestyy vanhenemista uteliaisuudella, joka tarttuu myös lukijaan. Sekä kokemuksiin että ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Innoittava puheenvuoro rohkean vanhenemisen puolesta.Vanheneminen merkitsee monelle huolta ja uusia haasteita, mutta mitä jos vanhenemisen voisikin nähdä myös voimavarana? Uusi vaihe elämässä on askel tuntemattomaan, mutta se voi myös toimia henkisen kasvun ja vapautumisen lähtökohtana.Vanhene rohkeasti lähestyy vanhenemista uteliaisuudella, joka tarttuu myös lukijaan. Sekä kokemuksiin että
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Mejorar Memoria: Consejos Practicos Para Mantener Mejorar La Memoria Para Adultos Y Adultos Mayores (Ejercicios Mentales Para Mejorar La Memoria Concentración Y Inteligencia)

by Michael Williams ...

Narrated by Voz Digital Sebastián G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 14 min

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.No quiero prometer otro método más para mejorar la memoria y aprendizaje en pocos días. Pero lo que si puedo prometer, es que este libro por un coste ridículo, tendrá un efecto permanente en tu día a día personal y profesional durante toda tu vida.El método está basado en rescatar la imaginación y creatividad que teníamos cuando éramos niños. Así ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Este audiolibro está narrado por una voz digital.No quiero prometer otro método más para mejorar la memoria y aprendizaje en pocos días. Pero lo que si puedo prometer, es que este libro por un coste ridículo, tendrá un efecto permanente en tu día a día personal y profesional durante toda tu vida.El método está basado en rescatar la imaginación y creatividad que teníamos cuando éramos niños. Así
... Read more
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Bridge the Gap

How to Care for Your Aging Parent from Another State

by John E. Canbri ...

Narrated by Noah Johnson ...

Unabridged

3 hours 21 min

Find Harmony and Healing in Long-Distance CaregivingImagine a world where distance becomes inconsequential in the depth of family care and love. Bridge the Gap: How to Care for Your Aging Parent from Another State opens a portal to exactly this universe, offering a beacon of hope and a wealth of knowledge to those embarking on the challenging journey of long-distance caregiving.At the heart of ... Read more

$5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Find Harmony and Healing in Long-Distance CaregivingImagine a world where distance becomes inconsequential in the depth of family care and love. Bridge the Gap: How to Care for Your Aging Parent from Another State opens a portal to exactly this universe, offering a beacon of hope and a wealth of knowledge to those embarking on the challenging journey of long-distance caregiving.At the heart of
... Read more
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Aging with Agency

Building Resilience, Confronting Challenges, and Navigating Eldercare

by Sandi Peters ...

Narrated by Diana Gardiner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

An experiential guide to re-orienting our understanding of late adulthood as one of life's most meaningful and transformative stagesAging can bring new fears, challenges, and concerns. Loss of career, loved ones, or changing physical and cognitive abilities can leave us feeling isolated and scared. Sandi Peters shows us that growing older need not mean the end of personal growth. In fact, late ... Read more

$41.99 USD

An experiential guide to re-orienting our understanding of late adulthood as one of life's most meaningful and transformative stagesAging can bring new fears, challenges, and concerns. Loss of career, loved ones, or changing physical and cognitive abilities can leave us feeling isolated and scared. Sandi Peters shows us that growing older need not mean the end of personal growth. In fact, late
... Read more

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