Brian Can't Stop Fact-checking His Mother-In-Law
About this episode
The case of Brian, a journalist whose mother-in-law has Alzheimer's. Even though Brian knows she can’t help misremembering things, he can’t stop losing his patience with her, and with himself.
From the episode:
- Listen to Brian Reed's podcast Question Everything
- Follow Brian on Instagram @brihreed and X @BriHReed
- Caregiving resources from Claudia Drossel
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If this episode resonated, you might also try:
- Bob and the Forgiveness Spell (wanting to feel differently but not being able to)
- Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator (when you can’t stop your internal monoogue, even when you know better)
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