The Toughest Choice: Caring for Aging Parents, Family Conflicts & Life-Changing Decisions
The Not Old - Better Show
Paul Vogelzang
5 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
The Toughest Choice: Caring for Aging Parents, Family Conflicts & Life-Changing Decisions
The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series
Welcome to The Not Old Better Show—I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today we’re talking about something that will touch every single one of us at some point in life. Whether it’s making decisions for aging parents, navigating sibling dynamics, choosing the right senior living option, or even planning for our own future, these are conversations that matter. And let’s be honest—these are conversations that most of us avoid until we’re forced to have them.
But today, we’re making it easier.
Our guest is Deb C. Miller, a longtime friend, real estate expert, and now author of Doing the Right Thing: Simple Solutions, Essential Tips, & Helpful Resources for Assisting Aging Loved Ones. Deb has spent decades helping families through some of life’s most challenging transitions—from downsizing and selling homes to dealing with grief and the tough realities of dementia. And she’s been through it all personally, too—so she’s not just giving advice; she’s lived it.
In this episode, we’re diving into:
✅ The one thing everyone over 50 should do right now to prepare for the future
✅ How to handle sibling conflicts when caring for aging parents
✅ The 40+ questions you must ask when choosing an assisted living facility
✅ Why selling a home “as is” might be the best move—and when it’s not
✅ And how to move forward after loss—on your own terms
This is real talk, real advice, and a conversation filled with humor, heart, and practical wisdom. So whether you’re an adult child managing care for a parent, a solo ager making plans for yourself, or just someone who wants to be prepared instead of panicked, you’re in the right place.
Stay with us—this is going to be an insightful and empowering conversation. And now, let’s welcome Deb C. Miller to The Not Old Better Show.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast. |
| 0:12.1 | The show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more. |
| 0:15.9 | The show for all of us who aren't old, we're better. |
| 0:18.9 | Each week, we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary |
| 0:22.6 | people doing extraordinary things, all related to this wonderful experience of getting better, |
| 0:28.6 | not just older. Now, here's your host, the award-winning Paul Vogelzang. |
| 0:34.6 | Welcome to the Not Old Better Show Art of Living Interview series. I'm Paul Vogelzang, Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interviews series. |
| 0:39.8 | I'm Paul Vogelzang, and today we're talking about something that will touch every single |
| 0:45.0 | one of us at some point in our life. |
| 0:46.6 | I promise you this. |
| 0:47.6 | Touch me. |
| 0:48.9 | Whether it's making decisions for aging parents, navigating sibling dynamics, choosing the right senior living option, |
| 0:56.5 | or even planning for your own future. These are conversations that matter. Let's be honest, |
| 1:02.2 | these are conversations that most of us avoid until we're forced to have them. But today we're |
| 1:09.6 | making it a little easier. Our guest is Debbie Miller, a long-time friend, |
| 1:14.6 | real estate expert, now a published author of the book Doing the Right Thing, Simple Solutions, |
| 1:21.1 | Essential Tips, and Helpful Resources for Assisting Aging Loved Ones. Debbie Miller has spent decades helping families through some of life's most challenging transitions |
| 1:33.3 | from downsizing and selling homes to dealing with grief and the tough realities of dementia. |
| 1:40.3 | And Debbie Miller's been through it all personally too. |
| 1:43.3 | So she's not just giving us advice. She's lived it. And Debbie Miller's been through it all personally too. |
| 1:44.2 | So she's not just giving us advice, she's lived it. |
| 1:48.4 | In this episode, we're diving into the one thing everyone over 50 should do right now to |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 19 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Paul Vogelzang, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Paul Vogelzang and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.