So Your Parents Are Old Finding Strange Pockets of Time with Jo Piazza
Oct 21, 2025
Bestselling author and podcaster Jo Piazza shares her juggling act of managing three young kids while moving her mother to Center City Philly. She reveals the emotional and financial toll of widowhood and tight deadlines during her book tour. Jo discusses the realities of multigenerational caregiving, innovative childcare solutions, and how she finds fleeting moments to be productive. With practical tips on boundaries and time management, she highlights the joys and challenges of intergenerational relationships that bring families closer.
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Moving Mom Into The City
- Jo moved her mother into Center City Philadelphia to make caregiving manageable and reduce long commutes.
- The move improved her mom's social life and made daily help possible but also increased Jo's daily caregiving load.
Make Your Partner A True Co-Operator
- Delegate operational tasks to a partner who can handle production and logistics if possible.
- Jo credits her husband's role as producer/COO for enabling her media work while she manages content.
Maxed Out Caregiving Limits
- Jo described being "maxed out" caring for three kids, her mom, and running a media company, with little spare compassion for extra stressors.
- A badly trained, incontinent dog visiting her home served as the tipping point for her limited emotional bandwidth.
