#12: Ageing parents and navigating the system with Mitch Gibson and Jimmy Leishman

Stepping up as a carer of elderly parents or sick family members can feel anxiety-inducing, but finding a new way forward can also be an opportunity for deep connection. In this touching and surprisingly uplifting episode of The Midlife Shift, host Alex Brooks sits down with carer extraordinaire Mitch Gibson and Tea Time founder Jimmy Leishman. They discuss the wild new ways our generation is navigating getting older, caring for others, and why technology might just be the helping hand we all need.

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Mitch and Jimmy explore how "care tech" is fighting isolation in aged-care and why human connection remains king. They discuss how to have those hard conversations about end-of-life wishes (without being morbid), why you need to "gather your crew" when things get tough, and the practical realities of being a "TED" (The Elder’s Daughter).

Find Mitch Gibson here:

• Instagram @mitch.gibson.therapies
• Violet

Find Jimmy Leishman here:

• LinkedIn
• Teatime

Citro is here to help:

• Support at Home is coming: will it actually make home care easier?
• Ties that bind: when loving someone turns you into their carer
• A benefit to help ageing parents get home-delivered meals, cleaning and more
• Self-care when you care for others
• A living will (and why your advanced care directive matters)
• Should your senior parents still be driving?
• Sandwich generation: when kids, parents and creaky joints collide

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