Holding On, Letting Go | Dipannita Sharma on Loving Aging Parents | Raising Parents Podcast

What happens when the daughter your parents raised becomes the adult who now raises them? Actor, model, and entrepreneur Dipannita Sharma joins Raising Parents to share her deeply personal journey — caring for her father through Alzheimer’s , grieving his loss, and now supporting her aging mother emotionally and financially alongside her sister. She speaks about the values she grew up with, the fierce love that binds siblings and parents, and the quiet, everyday fear of losing the people who once felt invincible. With gentle yet unflinching questions, host Meenakshi Menon opens up a conversation we rarely have in public — about illness, decline, role reversals, and why aging parents remain a taboo topic in many Indian homes. This episode is for anyone who: Is caring for a parent Has lost one Or knows that moment may be somewhere on the horizonAnd wants to show up with a little more courage, softness, and grace. ️ Watch now and join the conversation. Subscribe for more honest stories on caregiving and family.KeywordsRaising Parents, Meenakshi Menon, Dipannita Sharma, aging parents, Alzheimer’s caregiving, Indian families, grief and loss, conscious caregiving, elder care, role reversal, adult children, parent-child dynamics, taboo topics, emotional resilience, sibling support, sandwich generation, family values, Indian podcast, caregiving stories