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The Challenges of Aging Parents with Kimberly Slagle: Give Yourself Grace in Your Grief

July 25, 2025 • Michelle Henderson and Kate Sherman

Kate and Michelle are joined by special guest Kimberly Slagle to discuss the challenges of being in relationship with parents who are aging. Both Kate and Kim share their stories of what aging has looked like for their parents, specifically how both of their parents are struggling with dementia. Tips are offered to help with emphasizing the importance of seeking support and normalizing all the emotions that come with seeing a parent nearing the end of their life.

TRIGGER WARNING: Material that may be triggering is discussed from 23:35-24:00 and from 57:53-1:01:40.

If you want to know more about Kim, you can check out her websites here:

https://practicery.com/

https://www.seattletherapygroup.com/

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