Ellen Prober Rittberg is an award-winning journalist whose humorous essays and features have appeared in the NY Times, HuffPost, Reader’s Digest, and other major platforms.

After being a caregiver to her mother for six years and realizing even though as an attorney she’d represented senior citizens for many years and had written reports and recommendations for judges on other cases, she felt overwhelmed and largely clueless when she began Caregiving.

From her personal and professional experience ….Ellen wrote Why is Grandma Naked? Caring for Your Aging Parent….in a practical and humorous way because of her belief that all caregivers are stressed to some extent, and humor can lighten the burden. 

Listen in and learn how Ellen is creating Healing Ties by sharing her story and special humor in a practical and humorous way because of her belief that all caregivers are stressed to some extent, and humor can lighten the burden.

Most Recent Episodes

February 15, 2022

Sam Timbrook: Helping Caregivers Heal

Having served as a Pastor and public school special educator, my life changed when I became a caregiver for his wife and child.Holding a Master's degree in counseling, and a Dr. of Ministry, Sam...

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December 15, 2021

Claire Sachs: My Path to Patient Advocacy

38 years ago, Claire Sachs' healthcare journey began with a near-fatal illness that put her in a wheelchair for 18 months. This experience evolved into a life that includes balancing 13 chronic and...

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September 21, 2021

No One Without Song

Through her marvelous book: "The Courage to Care: Being Fully Present with the Dying" Rev. Linda Bryce's mission is to pass on her understandings and show us how to be there at the bedside, fully...

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Christopher MacLellan The Bow Tie Guy

You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."

When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.

We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.