When Roles Reverse
You didn't sign up for this.
We'll walk it with you.
A companion for adult children caring for aging parents. Practical playbooks for them. Emotional scaffolding for you. Five-minute doses, when you need them.
Free to start. Works offline. No data leaves your device unless you turn that on.
The book. The app is its companion.
Don't wait for a crisis
The conversation
most families avoid.
Wills, trusts, power of attorney, advance directives, and what your parents want their last days and final arrangements to look like. The single highest-leverage conversation a family can have — and the one most often left until it's too late.
Step-by-step decision tree · the right phrases to use · which professionals to call
What you'll find inside
A roadmap built around YOU
Five questions in. We tell you what to do this week, this month, this quarter — based on where you actually are.
Ask any caregiving question
Type what's happening — fall, dementia signs, money, hospice, refusing help. We point at the right playbook, the right chapter, and the right kind of professional to call.
Crisis playbooks
Mom fell. Doctor said dementia. They mentioned hospice. The next decisions, the right phrases, when to call 911.
Daily 5-minute check-in
How's your parent today? How's YOU today? It pushes back when you're depleted.
The whole book, searchable
All 24 chapters of When Roles Reverse. Read offline. Comes with you everywhere.
Who-to-call directory
Elder law, geriatric care, hospice, financial planners, ombudsmen. Who they are, when to call, how to find one, what it costs.
From the book
"You can't pour from an empty cup. The most caring thing you can do for your parents — the most useful, the most loving — is stay functional. Everything in this book is in service of that one truth."
— Mark Siedlecki, When Roles Reverse
Drawn from caring for both my parents — Stan Siedlecki and Mary Roser.