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The Death Readiness Podcast
You’re prepping for your kid’s IEP meeting while trying to convince your 82-year-old dad not to adopt a puppy. You’re managing your parents’ prescriptions, your family’s passwords, and your own rising panic, while still being the one who remembers field trip forms and what’s for dinner.
If you’re carrying the weight of everyone else’s future, this podcast is for you.
Hosted by Jill Mastroianni, a former estate planning attorney turned realist guide, each episode offers straight talk, legal insights, and no-nonsense steps to get your (and your parents’) estate plan out of the “someday” pile before it’s too late.
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Episode 22: What Every Parent Needs to Know When Their Child Turns 18

Episode 21: Why Prenups Aren’t Just for the Rich (or the Divorcing)

Episode 20: What You Need to Know About Medicaid and Protecting Your Mom’s House

Episode 19: Why You Need (or Don't Need) a Trust

Episode 18: What to Do with a Dead Body, Who’s in Charge, and Who Pays

Episode 17: How Powers of Attorney Work, When to Use Them, and When It’s Too Late to Get One

Episode 16: How to Prevent your Estate Plan from Becoming a Family Battlefield

Episode 15: How Our Favorite Movies Trained Us to Accept Less

Episode 14: How to Succeed in the Caregiving Role No One Trained You For

Episode 13: What You Need to Know About Embalming, Cremation, and Eco-Friendly Funerals

Episode 12: Why Talking About Your Parent's Death Can’t Wait

Episode 11: Start Your Own Family Podcast with these Simple Steps

Episode 10: How to Start the Senior Care Conversation

Episode 9: How to Choose the Right Special Needs Estate Planning Team

Episode 8: A Parents’ Guide to Special Needs Estate Planning

Episode 7: What it Takes to Raise a Child with Special Needs

Episode 6: What to Know Before Choosing an Executor or Agreeing to Serve as One

Episode 5: Why You Shouldn’t Worry About the Estate Tax

Episode 4: How to Talk to Your Parents about Death

Episode 3: What Probate Really Means and How to Avoid It

Episode 2: How to Organize and Preserve Your Legacy

Episode 1: The Real Cost of Dying without an Estate Plan
