Value of Wrinkles: Caregiving, Aging & Intergenerational Connection
Welcome to Value of Wrinkles. A heartfelt podcast hosted by Isabel Tom, author, speaker, and forever grandchild. Inspired by her book The Value of Wrinkle: A Young Perspective on How Loving the Old Will Change Your Life, this show celebrates the beauty of aging, the power of intergenerational relationships, and the transformative role of caregiving.
Each episode explores how to connect more deeply with the older generation, offering practical advice, tender stories, and honest conversations on topics like elder care, aging parents, and legacy. Whether you're a caregiver, grandchild, or someone simply curious about growing older with grace, this podcast will help you love the older generation and yourself a little more.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 95
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Ep 33: How to Connect with Your Asian Grandparent Even When You Can't Speak The Same Language
How can you connect with your Asian grandparent especially when you don't speak the same language? In Asian American families, there is not just a generation gap that makes it hard to build strong re…
Ep 32: How You as a Grandkid Can Be a Mood Booster
How can you support your parent who is a caregiver for your grandparent? As a grandkid, you may feel like you can't do anything but standby and watch, but there's actually SO MUCH you can do!
In toda…
Ep 31 – 4 Qualities that Make a Good Gift for Your Parent/Grandparent
Looking for good gifts ideas for your older loved ones? Do you want to get a gift, but maybe you are short on ideas? In this episode, I outline four qualities of a good gift for an older person in yo…
Ep 30: Why Older Adults Have a Hard Time Giving During the Holidays
It's a question you may have never asked or considered but one that we should consider. When it is a season of giving, why is it hard for our aging parents, grandparents, older neighbors and friends …
Ep 29 (Thanksgiving Edition): 4 Ways to Make Thanksgiving Memorable for an Older Adult
Get 4 tips on how to make Thanksgiving super duper special for the older adult in your life. If you're going to see family then be sure to listen to this episode beforehand!
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Ep 28: Steve Roberts, 79, Remembering Cokie + How Adult Children Can Support A Newly Widowed Parent
Have you ever wondered how you can support an aging parent who is newly widowed? I had the chance to interview Steve Roberts about the loss of his wife, Cokie Roberts, who was an American journalist …
Ep 27: How Counselors Help Us Become Older and Kinder
Counselors help us with our mental health, but have you ever thought about how they can help us age well. That's right, they help us to become nicer older people!
Highlights:
- How counseling has bee…
Ep 26: Steve Roberts, 79, Maintaining Connections with Both Sides of the Political Spectrum
Ep 25: How Hard Will Caregiving Be?
In today's episode, I’m going give you an idea of what caregiving will be like for you. This episode is for those of you who have parents, grandparents, or aging relatives or friends that are healthy…
Ep 24: Steve Roberts, 79, Why Grandparent?
In today's episode I interview Steve Roberts, American journalist and author of Cokie: A Live Well Lived.
- Why is being a grandparent so important?
- Steve’s present for his daughter when she moved ba…
Ep 23: How Loving the Old Can Strengthen Your Church
Society says that older adults are a burden, does the church believe that too? Shownotes available at isabeltom.com/listen. For the full article, visit https://www.missioalliance.org/how-loving-the-…
PODCAST UPDATE Fall 2022
Great news to tell you - after five month break, The Value of Wrinkles podcast is back! Stay tuned for new episodes every other Thursday. Follow the podcast or go to isabeltom.com/listen to get the n…
Ep 22: Kay Lam, 78, + My 5-yr-old, A New Friend Through Sign Language
A full transcript is included for today's podcast episode at isabeltom.com/listen. Click on Episode 22 to get the full transcript. A special thanks to Kay Lam for sharing her story with The Value of …
Ep 21 - Betty Mills, 79, Clean During Commercials
Ep 20 - How to Ensure Your Aging Parent Gets The Best
Ep 19: Dick Miller, 86, Friendship Through Running
Today, I'm announcing a practical resources. This online course for caregivers is something I'll be launching in the coming month! Sign up for my email list at isabeltom.com to find out RIGHT when it…
Ep 18 - Loving our grandparents and parents with FOOD
Ep 17 (Thanksgiving edition) - How to Find Gratitude When You're Not Feeling It
You may know you have many things you should be grateful for, but inside you may not be feeling. Today’s episode includes FOUR tips to get out of that space. Check out the full episode show notes at …
Ep 16 - The Five Love Languages + Physical Touch
An apple a day they say keeps the doctor away… could a hug do the same? According to The Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley, hugs can help improve sleep, our reacti…
Ep 15 - Cecille Valoria, 60, Filipino Greetings and Flowers
- How does Asian culture pass down the value of respecting the elderly? How can you pass that value on even if you're not Asian?
- Listen to Cecille Valoria's story to how she le…