Episodes
Oct. 31, 2025
Episode 14: When Health Changes – Grief, Independence, and Finding Our Way
In this episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , we explore one of life’s most challenging transitions — when health changes. Whether it’s a diagnosis, a sudden fall, or the gradual shift that comes with aging, these ...
Oct. 17, 2025
Episode 13: The Stages of Grief – Clearing Up the Confusion
In this heartfelt solo episode, host Angela Vanderpool—Senior Living expert and Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist—takes on one of the most misunderstood topics in caregiving and life: grief . We've all heard about ...
Oct. 3, 2025
Episode 12: What is The Grief Recovery Program?
In this eye-opening solo episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This , host Angela Vanderpool—Senior Living expert and Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist—dives deep into a life-changing topic: The Grief Recovery ...
Sept. 19, 2025
When Life Changes (Episode 1): Understanding Grief - A Beginning
Series: When Life Changes Life is full of moments that shift our world — some expected, others that take us by surprise. When Life Changes is a compassionate new mini-series exploring the many facets of grief, loss, and trans...
Sept. 5, 2025
Episode 10: The Spirit of Twin Creeks: Leadership, Legacy, and Love for Community
In this episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , host Angela Vanderpool welcomes Twin Creeks Retirement and Cottages , a vibrant retirement community located in Central Point, Oregon. Twin Creeks is known for its welc...
Aug. 8, 2025
Episode 9: Terpening Terrace: Where Every Day Feels Like Coming Home
In this heartfelt episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , host Angela Vanderpool sits down with Kim Stokes, General Manager , and Kimberly Richards, Marketing Director of Terpening Terrace . Together, they share how ...
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...
April 23, 2025
Episode 2: Hey Mom, This is Why We Do It
In this heart-opening second episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared for This , host Angela Vanderpool invites you into a deeply personal and powerful reflection on why we choose to show up—every single day—for the ones we love...
April 9, 2025
Episode 1: Navigating the Challenges of Caring for Loved Ones
Welcome to the very first episode of Hey Mom, We Never Prepared For This ! 🎉 Hosted by Angela Vanderpool, a senior living expert with over 17 years in the field and an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, this episod...
