<p>Anna Holmes joins Vanessa to talk about the unnerving overlap between having a parent with dementia and experiencing perimenopause brain fog, and the terrifying question that raises: is this just aging, or the beginning of something worse? It’s a candid, darkly funny conversation about how to stay present, even when we’re afraid.</p><p><br></p><p>For more from Anna, you can read her New Yorker article, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/my-mothers-memory-loss-and-mine" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">My Mother’s Memory Loss, and Mine</a> or order one of her amazing <a href="https://annaholmes.com/books/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">books</a>. Also discussed: read about the new <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/the-dementia-glasses-that-keep-you-safe-and-remind-you-of-names-dmr3t7wgp?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcN4EMUM5qb7elB60g1E2muXf5s4ZQ6Yw5b6i1-txve4vnL23Q5AQixw42qhXA%3D&gaa_ts=69a8b6f2&gaa_sig=A9jV70IudpZ_HxoAB4HhcAd4KUOppQah__xw_lSZCHbMhGfKBGLuG-IumfSYnCG1X7nRDCfRQXHxgpl_tFlkzA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">AI dementia glasses</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>To connect with the team, find us on ⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/soyourparentsareold?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Instagram⁠</a> and ⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@SoYourParentsAreOld">Youtube⁠</a>, or shoot us an email at [email protected]. We want to hear from you! </p><p><br></p><p>Our production team is Shoshi Shmuluvitz, managing producer and editor; Lily Houston Smith, senior producer; Ashley Warren, production manager; Yi-Wen Lai-Tremewan, studio recordist; and music by Mark McAdam and Amber Devereux.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>