Honest conversations for adult children navigating aging parents.

Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This

Recent Episodes

July 25, 2025

Episode 8: Where the Wind Whispers Home: A New Chapter in Senior Living

In this heartfelt and insightful episode, Angela Vanderpool sits down with Carrie Kasch , General Manager, and Shannon Bennett , Assistant Manager, of Whispering Winds Retirement to explore what truly makes a senior community...
July 11, 2025

Episode 7: Fountain Plaza: A Legacy of Heart, Home & Hope

In this deeply heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Charmagne Blackaby and James Denner of Fountain Plaza —a senior living community that has quietly and powerfully ...
June 27, 2025

Episode 6: Why We Keep Showing Up: Love, Legacy, and Horton Plaza

In this heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This , host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Danielle Stovall, General Manager , and Erin Osuna, Personal Care Director of Horton Plaza Retirement 🏡. Together, they ...
June 13, 2025

Episode 5: Grief Doesn't Wear a Party Hat

In this heart-honest solo episode, Angela Vanderpool pulls back the curtain on a topic many try to avoid— grief . But not the kind that shows up only at funerals or after big goodbyes. We're talking about the quiet grief that...
May 23, 2025

Episode 4: Where Do We Even Start Understanding Senior Living?

Welcome back to Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This , the podcast that gets real about aging, caregiving, and figuring things out when life throws you into a world you weren’t ready for. In Episode 4, host Angela Vanderpool d...
May 9, 2025

Episode 3: We Have to Talk About This

In Episode 3 of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , host Angela Vanderpool gets real about the conversations we often avoid—but desperately need to have—when it comes to aging parents. Whether it's about moving into assiste...