{"podcast":{"title":"The Death Readiness Podcast: Not your dad’s estate planning podcast","slug":"the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546","podcast_index_feed_id":7159546,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9aWoHapT","website_url":"https://the-death-readiness-podcast-3d003d68.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/393132a7-c158-4421-b47a-4944a3b95a13/1e0ae94e-c1e2-4636-9e96-ff63c3cf9199/3000x3000/new_podcast_cover_art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jill Mastroianni - Estate Planning & Probate Attorney/Lawyer for Women","episode_count":88,"summary":"You’re the one prepping for your child’s IEP meeting while trying to talk your aging dad out of getting a puppy. You’re booking medical appointments, managing the money, juggling work emails during school pickup and still expected to keep the fridge stocked and know who has practice, rehearsal, or a field trip tomorrow. Your parents are struggling, but they still insist they’re fine. You see the mobility issues, the memory slips, the unopened mail, but every offer to help feels like an argument. You’re scared to push. You’re scared to wait. And there’s no clear roadmap for how to do any of this without losing your mind or your family. Hosted by Jill Mastroianni, an estate planning and probate attorney and trusted guide for women holding it all together, this podcast is your space to untangle the mess. With more than a decade of legal experience, Jill brings clarity to the hardest conversations most families avoid until it’s too late. Each episode offers honest stories, practical tools, and bite-sized steps you can actually take, even if you’re overwhelmed, even if you’re grieving, even if you’re still waiting for your mom to give you the password to the computer. You don’t need a…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:05.065747+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546"},"episode":{"title":"How Do You Know If Mom Can Still Sign","slug":"how-do-you-know-if-mom-can-still-sign","published_at":"2026-05-19T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/how-do-you-know-if-mom-can-still-sign","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546","url":"https://the-death-readiness-podcast-3d003d68.simplecast.com/episodes/how-do-you-know-if-mom-can-still-sign-wEVg073U","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78175b93-f951-4b3f-afe8-fccb493fbe8a/0e27cd12-662f-4532-9a6f-710f915eb156/episodes/audio/group/01200a64-92e5-47f1-8506-7b6986915073/group-item/367623ce-e99b-4c10-8a56-15af402dbe97/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9aWoHapT","summary":"What happens when someone with memory changes needs to sign a will, trust, or power of attorney? Who actually decides whether they’re “competent” enough to sign, and what happens if people disagree? In this episode, Jill Mastroianni share personal stories involving her own mom, a deathbed signing that never happened, and what the law actually says about mental capacity and estate planning. We talk about why competency is not an all-or-nothing question, who acts as the initial gatekeepers during a signing, and why families often begin asking “Can Mom still sign?” when they’re already standing in the middle of a crisis. Most importantly, we talk about why estate planning works best when decisions are made from a place of choice, not urgency.","meta_description":"What happens when someone with memory changes needs to sign a will, trust, or power of attorney? Who actually decides whether they’re “competent” enough t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":863,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/episodes/how-do-you-know-if-mom-can-still-sign/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/how-do-you-know-if-mom-can-still-sign.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}