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Living Goldenwell's mission of supporting and guiding women navigating eldercare has been highlighted across platforms everywhere.
Explore where we've been featured and how our insights and influence are shaping the future of the eldercare experience.
My dad got Alzheimer's when I was in my 30s. Here's what I wish I'd known.
Living Goldenwell founder Kathleen Korpela was featured in Business Insider, sharing the personal experience that ultimately inspired her work supporting women navigating eldercare.
In the article, Kathleen reflects on the nearly eight years she spent caring for her father after his Alzheimer's diagnosis while raising two young children and managing her career. She shares what she wishes she had known sooner.
Her experience revealed how unprepared and unsupported many adult children feel when they suddenly find themselves caring for an aging parent.
Transforming The Caregiving Experience
In recognition of September's World Alzheimer's Month, Maude's Ventures highlighted Kathleen Korpela, founder of Living Goldenwell Inc., for her groundbreaking work in transforming the caregiving experience. With 63 million Americans serving as family caregivers — most of them women — Kathleen’s mission is to guide the “sandwich generation” from overwhelm to empowerment, as well as shift how we view aging and elder caregiving.
Starbucks Keynote Speaking Event
Kathleen Korpela joined Starbucks HQ in Seattle, WA as keynote speaker for a meaningful conversation on Caring For Aging Parents & The Eldercare Experience. The discussion covered proactive planning, recognizing changes in an aging loved one, navigating important family conversations, and approaching the transition from adult child to caregiver with greater clarity and confidence.
Learn more about working with Kathleen for your next event here.
Navigating the Complexities of Caregiving
In this heartfelt conversation, Kathleen Korpela shares the challenges and responsibilities of caregiving for aging parents.
We explore strategies for planning long-term care, involving siblings in decisions, and balancing professional life with caregiving responsibilities. The discussion emphasizes the need for self-care, mindset shifts, and advocating for oneself in the workplace, ultimately aiming to empower women navigating this complex role.
Thought Leadership on YouTube
Step into powerful conversations that are reshaping how professional women approach caregiving. On Kathleen’s YouTube channel, you’ll find thought leadership talks, keynote highlights, and empowering strategies to help you navigate the realities of eldercare with clarity and confidence.
Your aging parents need care…
what do you do?
When her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, former Starbucks leader Kathleen Korpela discovered how overwhelming caring for aging parents can be without support.
Today, through Living Goldenwell, she empowers women to navigate eldercare with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
When Love Becomes Labor
In her keynote, When Love Becomes Labor, Kathleen shares her powerful story of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s while shining a light on the emotional and practical realities many women face as caregivers. With honesty and hope, she explores the hidden weight of caregiving and offers clear, actionable strategies for reclaiming strength, support and self-care. Presented live at Stronger Together Summit September 2025.
Planning for Aging Parents:
What Every Adult Daughter Needs to Know
It’s the conversation we all know we need to have—but most of us avoid until we’re already in crisis: caring for our aging parents…
Don’t wait until it’s too late to plan! The earlier you start, the more options you have.
Elder Care With Kathleen Korpela
Kathleen Korpela, Eldercare Expert and founder of Living Goldenwell, joins the Midlife Moves podcast to share what every woman should know before an eldercare crisis unfolds. In this conversation, she explains the early signs to watch for, how to approach tough parent conversations with clarity and compassion, and how to care for aging loved ones without losing your sense of self.
Featured by Influential Women
Kathleen Korpela has been recognized by Influential Women for her leadership and impact in eldercare advocacy and education. As the founder of Living Goldenwell, Kathleen equips professional women navigating aging parent care with clarity, strategy, and confidence.
Featured on Purple Door: Community and Connection for Family Caregivers
Featured on Purple Door Finders, this article explores why community and connection are essential for family caregivers supporting aging parents. Kathleen Korpela unpacks the hidden weight many women carry in this role, and through research-backed insights and real-world perspective, she shows how the right kind of community can bring clarity, confidence, and relief, transforming caregiving from a solitary burden into a more supported and intentional journey.
Caregiving from the Messy Middle With Kathleen Korpela
In this conversation on Who Gets the China, Kathleen Korpela joins host Kirsten Mau for an honest discussion about what caregiving really looks like in the messy middle. They explore Living Goldenwell's eldercare community for women, the importance of setting boundaries, and why becoming a prepared, informed advocate is essential when supporting an aging parent. This episode offers practical insight for women navigating eldercare alongside full, demanding lives.
Daughter of an Aging Parent: Who Is Supporting You?
Featured on The Carefullist, Kathleen shares her experience of balancing a demanding corporate career, raising a family, and caring for her father. She reveals the realities of navigating eldercare as a professional woman and the inspiration behind founding Living Goldenwell. This conversation highlights the need for meaningful support, practical guidance, and community for working daughters everywhere.
How Kathleen Korpela Transformed Personal Crisis Into Purpose
In this feature with Careyaya, Kathleen Korpela shares how her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis at age thirty-six thrust her into the realities of sandwich generation eldercare while balancing young children and a demanding career. What began as an overwhelming and isolating journey became the catalyst for founding Living Goldenwell, a community designed to equip professional women with clarity, know-how, and support. Her story reveals how personal loss can be transformed into purpose that lights the way for others.
The Hard Truth About Aging at Home
Kathleen Korpela, eldercare expert and founder of Living Goldenwell, was featured in USA TODAY’s article “Older Americans want to age at home. Their kids are suffering to help them” by Madeline Mitchell. Drawing from her own caregiving journey with her father, Kathleen offers a powerful message: love, planning, and boundaries must coexist in modern eldercare. It’s the same guidance she now shares with women navigating elder caregiving—helping them move forward with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
Daughter of an Aging Parent: Who Is Supporting You?
Featured on The Carefullist, Kathleen shares her experience of balancing a demanding corporate career, raising a family, and caring for her father. She reveals the realities of navigating eldercare as a professional woman and the inspiration behind founding Living Goldenwell. This conversation highlights the need for meaningful support, practical guidance, and community for working daughters everywhere.
My dad got Alzheimer's when I was in my 30s. Here's what I wish I'd known.
Living Goldenwell founder Kathleen Korpela was featured in Business Insider, sharing the personal experience that ultimately inspired her work supporting women navigating eldercare.
In the article, Kathleen reflects on the nearly eight years she spent caring for her father after his Alzheimer's diagnosis while raising two young children and managing her career. She shares what she wishes she had known sooner.
Her experience revealed how unprepared and unsupported many adult children feel when they suddenly find themselves caring for an aging parent.
Transforming The Caregiving Experience
In recognition of September's World Alzheimer's Month, Maude's Ventures highlighted Kathleen Korpela, founder of Living Goldenwell Inc., for her groundbreaking work in transforming the caregiving experience. With 63 million Americans serving as family caregivers — most of them women — Kathleen’s mission is to guide the “sandwich generation” from overwhelm to empowerment, as well as shift how we view aging and elder caregiving.
Starbucks Keynote Speaking Event
Kathleen Korpela joined Starbucks HQ in Seattle, WA as keynote speaker for a meaningful conversation on Caring For Aging Parents & The Eldercare Experience. The discussion covered proactive planning, recognizing changes in an aging loved one, navigating important family conversations, and approaching the transition from adult child to caregiver with greater clarity and confidence.
Learn more about working with Kathleen for your next event here.
Navigating the Complexities of Caregiving
In this heartfelt conversation, Kathleen Korpela shares the challenges and responsibilities of caregiving for aging parents.
We explore strategies for planning long-term care, involving siblings in decisions, and balancing professional life with caregiving responsibilities. The discussion emphasizes the need for self-care, mindset shifts, and advocating for oneself in the workplace, ultimately aiming to empower women navigating this complex role.
Thought Leadership on YouTube
Step into powerful conversations that are reshaping how professional women approach caregiving. On Kathleen’s YouTube channel, you’ll find thought leadership talks, keynote highlights, and empowering strategies to help you navigate the realities of eldercare with clarity and confidence.
Your aging parents need care…
what do you do?
When her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, former Starbucks leader Kathleen Korpela discovered how overwhelming caring for aging parents can be without support.
Today, through Living Goldenwell, she empowers women to navigate eldercare with clarity, confidence, and compassion.
When Love Becomes Labor
In her keynote, When Love Becomes Labor, Kathleen shares her powerful story of caring for a parent with Alzheimer’s while shining a light on the emotional and practical realities many women face as caregivers. With honesty and hope, she explores the hidden weight of caregiving and offers clear, actionable strategies for reclaiming strength, support and self-care. Presented live at Stronger Together Summit September 2025.
Planning for Aging Parents:
What Every Adult Daughter Needs to Know
It’s the conversation we all know we need to have—but most of us avoid until we’re already in crisis: caring for our aging parents…
Don’t wait until it’s too late to plan! The earlier you start, the more options you have.
Elder Care With Kathleen Korpela
Kathleen Korpela, Eldercare Expert and founder of Living Goldenwell, joins the Midlife Moves podcast to share what every woman should know before an eldercare crisis unfolds. In this conversation, she explains the early signs to watch for, how to approach tough parent conversations with clarity and compassion, and how to care for aging loved ones without losing your sense of self.
Featured by Influential Women
Kathleen Korpela has been recognized by Influential Women for her leadership and impact in eldercare advocacy and education. As the founder of Living Goldenwell, Kathleen equips professional women navigating aging parent care with clarity, strategy, and confidence.
Featured on Purple Door: Community and Connection for Family Caregivers
Featured on Purple Door Finders, this article explores why community and connection are essential for family caregivers supporting aging parents. Kathleen Korpela unpacks the hidden weight many women carry in this role, and through research-backed insights and real-world perspective, she shows how the right kind of community can bring clarity, confidence, and relief, transforming caregiving from a solitary burden into a more supported and intentional journey.
Caregiving from the Messy Middle With Kathleen Korpela
In this conversation on Who Gets the China, Kathleen Korpela joins host Kirsten Mau for an honest discussion about what caregiving really looks like in the messy middle. They explore Living Goldenwell's eldercare community for women, the importance of setting boundaries, and why becoming a prepared, informed advocate is essential when supporting an aging parent. This episode offers practical insight for women navigating eldercare alongside full, demanding lives.
Daughter of an Aging Parent: Who Is Supporting You?
Featured on The Carefullist, Kathleen shares her experience of balancing a demanding corporate career, raising a family, and caring for her father. She reveals the realities of navigating eldercare as a professional woman and the inspiration behind founding Living Goldenwell. This conversation highlights the need for meaningful support, practical guidance, and community for working daughters everywhere.
How Kathleen Korpela Transformed Personal Crisis Into Purpose
In this feature with Careyaya, Kathleen Korpela shares how her father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis at age thirty-six thrust her into the realities of sandwich generation eldercare while balancing young children and a demanding career. What began as an overwhelming and isolating journey became the catalyst for founding Living Goldenwell, a community designed to equip professional women with clarity, know-how, and support. Her story reveals how personal loss can be transformed into purpose that lights the way for others.
The Hard Truth About Aging at Home
Kathleen Korpela, eldercare expert and founder of Living Goldenwell, was featured in USA TODAY’s article “Older Americans want to age at home. Their kids are suffering to help them” by Madeline Mitchell. Drawing from her own caregiving journey with her father, Kathleen offers a powerful message: love, planning, and boundaries must coexist in modern eldercare. It’s the same guidance she now shares with women navigating elder caregiving—helping them move forward with clarity, compassion, and confidence.
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