Media

Radio and Podcasts

Boomers Today: How Caregivers Can Thrive, Not Just Survive
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-family-caregivers-can-thrive-and-not-just-survive/id874596169?i=1000743347479

Daughterhood The Podcast, Episode #77: Caring for a Narcissistic Parent with Dr. Julia Mayer
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caring-for-a-narcissistic-parent-with-dr-julia-mayer/id1488051362?i=1000744268423

Caregiver’s Compass: Strain and Conflict We Can Experience in a Romantic Relationship While Caregiving for a Family Member
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2FhuMsf1P8uIRcvNzA6pqJ?si=fKgCzQvqS9KeIKsSXO9NGw&nd=1&dlsi=5f730be48582484e

Caregiving Club on Air: AARP Caregiver Answer Book with Barry J. Jacobs and Julia L. Mayer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg9PTgtvzTo

Happy Healthy Caregiver: Overcoming Caregiving and Relationship Problems with Barry Jacobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sfbkWo76m8

Hope for the Caregiver: Dr. Barry Jacobs on Grief, Purpose, and Caregiving
https://hopeforthecaregiver.libsyn.com/dr-barry-jacobs-on-grief-purpose-and-caregiving

The Carefullist: The AARP Caregiver Answer Book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xfrWCZr06I

willGather Podcast (Navigating the World with your Aging Loved Ones): The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Managing Anxiety, Finding Meaning, and Advocating for Caregivers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J7cs0e7MN0

Daughterhood The Podcast, Episode #44: Siblings and Caregiving with Barry Jacobs
https://pod.co/daughterhood-the-podcast-for-caregivers/siblings-and-caregiving-with-dr-barry-jacobs

Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Podcast: No Rules in Caregiving with Dr. Barry J. Jacobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLN5wUGlfu0

Seekers of Meaning Podcast: Barry Jacobs on Multi-Generational Caregiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4JC3B3VnLg

AgeWise Podcast: Tips for Caregivers
https://www.facebook.com/silversolutions.us/videos/905004153884731/

Now or Never (Long-Term Care Strategy with Kosta Yepifantsev): Coping with Caregiver Stress and Burnout with Dr. Barry Jacobs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl2dV5b6cIA

Multiple appearances on WellMed Charitable Foundation’s Caregiver SOS On Air Podcast:
https://www.wellmedcharitablefoundation.org/speakers/barry-j-jacobs/

Bob’s Last Marathon Podcast, “The Ambiguous Loss of Dementia”:
https://bobsmarathon.com/podcast/ep-35-ambiguous-loss-of-dementia/

THINK on KERA (Dallas) with Krys Boyd:
https://think.kera.org/2016/07/18/caregivers-coping-with-stress/

“All Sides”–WOSU (NPR):
https://radio.wosu.org/post/stress-and-challenges-facing-caregivers?fbclid=IwAR0ecHIo4ScnVU2sf8ECmk-8RJ8hF-2Z8XHRaBDoG1ZQbPQE1ydCnWFSVUU#stream/0

The Joy Cardin Show, Wisconsin Public Radio:
https://www.wpr.org/listen/1015641

In-Person Presentations/TV Appearances

The Dr. Phil Show, “Why I Feel More Like a Nurse Than a Wife”
https://www.aarp.org/videos/entertainment/celebrities/5623772479001/

AARP Tele-Town Hall on Covid and couples:
https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2020/tele-town-hall-coronavirus-06-18.html

Western Home Communities, Cedar Falls, IA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pbajPzjcs&t=318s

WellMed Charitable Foundation 2017 Caregiver Conference, San Antonio, TX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQQ_OnHBo2o&t=16s

Brethren Village, Lancaster, PA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQQ_OnHBo2o&t=16s

Webinars for WellMed Charitable Foundation’s Caregiver Teleconnection Series

What We Learned from Hackman–Planning for Caregiver Emergencies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EBy01aC84Q

The Three Most Common Questions Caregivers Ask About Guilt
https://www.wellmedcharitablefoundation.org/caregiver-support-caregiver-teleconnection-events/the-three-most-common-questions-caregivers-ask-about-guilt/

Are You a “Control Freak” Caregiver?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JpCJ6WncXU

How to Manage Your Expectations as a Caregiver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADb10g8pH4c

How to Boost Caregiver Self-Confidence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzHmYqveW-o

How to Overcome Nagging Caregiver Self-Doubts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8anHp7AD5LA

Why Caregivers Should Say “No”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoD9UPwfGxM

Embracing Tender Memories in Caregiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXHIZbDKsKI

Managing Caregiver Grief During and After Caregiving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yEuixH59Ds

Selected Articles/Blog posts

Barry Jacobs’ AARP.org Caregiver Expert page:
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/experts/info-2019/barry-jacobs.html

Psychology Today Blog, “Caregiver Intel: Pragmatic Answers to Challenging Questions”:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/julia-l-mayer-psyd-and-barry-j-jacobs-psyd

Barry Jacobs’ HuffPost Page
https://www.huffpost.com/author/barry-jacobs

Barry Jacobs’ Integrated Care News (Collaborative Family Healthcare Association) Page
https://www.integratedcarenews.com/author/barry/

Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 2025, “Being Mom’s caregiver is hard. Caring for her together with siblings is harder”:
https://share.inquirer.com/DvOC5w

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 27, 2025, “My parents’ doctors didn’t always welcome me. Here’s how I engaged them”:
https://www.inquirer.com/health/expert-opinions/adult-child-caregiver-doctors-physicians-20250627.html

Philadelphia Inquirer, July 24, 2025, “How to talk to your aging parents about downsizing”:
https://www.inquirer.com/health/aging-parents-downsizing-conversation-20250724.html

The Guardian, November 11, 2025, “How do you care for an ageing parent—when they want none of it”:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/11/care-ageing-parent-relationship

AARP.org, “My Care Recipient’s Doctors Don’t Respect My Boundaries”
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/health/info-2025/caregivers-push-back-against-doctors.html

AARP.org, “My Dad’s Inheritance Puts Me at Odds with his Girlfriend”
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2025/family-conflict-over-inheritance.html

AARP.org, “My Stepsiblings are Angry at the Cost of My Mother’s Memory Care”
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2025/stepsiblings-angry-care-costs.html

AARP.org, “I’m My 90-Year-Old Mom’s Caregiver But I Still Want a Life. Help!”
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/life-balance/info-2025/caregiver-advice-feeling-trapped.html

AARP.org, “50 Years Later, I Am Still Flooded by Waves of Sadness About My Father’s Early Death”
https://www.aarp.org/benefits-discounts/members-only-access/info-2024/enduring-long-term-grief.html

AARP.org, “How to Cope with Guilt When a Parent Enters a Nursing Home”
https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/basics/info-2023/nursing-home-guilt.html

HuffPost.org, “My Vexing/Gratifying Seven Years of Caregiving”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/my-vexinggratifying-7-years-of-caregiving_b_591a5986e4b0f31b03fb9e8d

HuffPost.org, “They Put Me In Places”—A Dementia Caregiving Story:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/they-put-me-in-placesa-dementia-caregiving-story_us_584d7370e4b01713310511c8

HuffPost.org, “A Family Caregiver’s Death Watch”:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-family-caregivers-death-watch_us_58a1a9e1e4b0e172783a9e79

HuffPost.org, “Pain and Acceptance at the End of Caregivers’ Hopes”:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/pain-and-acceptance-at-the-end-of-caregivers-hopes_us_58c67d21e4b0c3276fb78703

Integrated Care News, “Helping a Husband Be More Than a ‘Pillar of Strength'”
https://www.integratedcarenews.com/2024/helping-a-husband-be-more-than-a-pillar-of-strength-2/

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