Amintro Family: The Podcast

Gary Teelucksingh — co-founder of the Money Wise Institute, seasoned financial services expert, consultant, and author of Sage Advice: Choosing the Best Financial Advisor for You and his latest book Roots of Prosperity: Building Legacies Beyond Wealth — joins host Jeff Sammut to explore the challenges and opportunities of intergenerational wealth transfer. Gary highlights the importance of open, honest conversations within families and the value of working with trusted financial advisors. He also discusses the emotional complexities faced by both those giving and receiving wealth, how a wealth psychologist can help families navigate these dynamics, and tax-efficient gifting strategies that can support a smoother transition of wealth across generations. The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Caregiver Terri Oswald joins host Jeff Sammut to reflect on her deeply personal caregiving journey — one that led her to move in with and care for both of her parents. Terri opens up about the physical and emotional toll of caregiving, the heartbreak of losing her mother, and the profound grief of losing her mother while still showing up each day for her father.She shares insights into the support systems that have sustained her, the ways she prioritizes self-care, and how caregiving has profoundly reshaped her life. It’s a powerful conversation about devotion, loss, endurance — and the complicated beauty of caring for the people who once cared for you.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Rightsizing expert and founder of Easy Rightsizing, Jeannine Bryant — CEO of Changing Spaces SRS and author of Ready to Rightsize?, Keep the Memories, Not the Stuff, and 101 Ways to Connect with a Senior — joins host Jeff Sammut to support caregivers navigating the emotional challenges of relocating a loved one.Jeannine shares practical guidance for every stage of the transition — before, during, and after a move. She explains how to begin the rightsizing process, addresses the identity shifts many seniors experience, and offers compassionate strategies for letting go of belongings while preserving meaningful memories. The conversation also explores how to prioritize what to keep, what to release, and how to support a senior’s emotional recovery after the move — and much more.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Clinical psychologist, family therapist, healthcare consultant, speaker, and author Dr. Barry J. Jacobs joins host Jeff Sammut for a powerful and personal conversation about the realities of caregiving. Drawing from both his professional expertise and his own lived experience as a caregiver, Dr. Jacobs offers insight, empathy, and practical guidance for caregivers at every stage of the journey.With more than 700 presentations delivered to family caregivers, healthcare providers, and care managers—and decades of clinical practice supporting older adults with serious or chronic illness and their families—Dr. Jacobs has heard the unspoken fears, frustrations, and emotional struggles caregivers carry every day.In this episode, he shares what caregivers most often tell him, how to recognize and prevent burnout, what it means to “find your caregiver groove,” how to navigate sibling tension, why some care receivers mask their deficits, and his vision for the future of caregiver support.Whether you’re new to caregiving or years into the role, this conversation offers reassurance, perspective, and practical tools to help you feel less alone and more equipped for what lies ahead.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

As Ian Hardy steps more fully into the role of caregiver, he joins our host Jeff Sammut to reflect on the changes unfolding in his family. He shares the story of his aging father, who found love again later in life—only to face heartbreaking loss just a few months ago. Ian opens up about how his father is readjusting to being single in his later years, and how he and his siblings are stepping in to help fill the space left by his father’s partner. He also discusses the delicate timing of conversations around downsizing and increasing levels of care, and speaks candidly about how he’s navigating the emotional and practical realities of taking on a growing caregiving role. The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Caring for parents with mobility and cognitive challenges inspired Katharine Perry to turn a personal need into a purpose-driven business. In this episode, she joins host Jeff Sammut to share her journey of creating an adaptive clothing line, navigating entrepreneurship while caregiving, and addressing the gaps in awareness and education around adaptive wear. Katharine also reflects on the rewards of helping families facing similar challenges and the lessons she’s learned along the way.Her company, Adaptt Apparel, is featured in the Amintro Family app marketplace, connecting family caregivers with practical solutions and trusted resources. This episode is a must-listen for family caregivers, older adults, and anyone interested in adaptive clothing, caregiving innovation, and meaningful ways to support aging loved ones.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Carla Velastegui has been a caregiver to her mother since her teenage years. She joins host Jeff Sammut to share her story, discussing the shock of her mother’s early-onset Parkinson’s diagnosis, the need for greater support and recognition for young caregivers, and the economic ripple effects when caregivers are forced to leave the workforce. Carla also offers advice for families with a newly diagnosed loved one, emphasizes the importance of self-care for Parkinson’s caregivers, and explores the many challenges—and lessons—that come with the role.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.

Ron Baecker, author of Reinvention: Meaningful Ventures in Later Life, joins host Jeff Sammut to discuss how caregivers can navigate — or look ahead to — life beyond caregiving. Ron shares insights from people who have successfully reinvented themselves, outlines his five foundations for meaningful reinvention, addresses common misconceptions about the process, explores how the concept of reinvention may evolve in the future, and reflects on his own journey of reinvention.The Amintro Family App is a social network and resource hub where family caregivers can connect, share experiences, and find support.Download the Amintro Family App now from Google Play, the App Store, or visit amintrofamily.com to listen first, join the conversation, and explore more caregiver-friendly content.