{"podcast":{"title":"The Parkinson's Podcast","slug":"the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516","podcast_index_feed_id":1148516,"rss_url":"https://parkinsons-podcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.dpf.org/the-parkinsons-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/3/f/b03f51b865ccf38616c3140a3186d450/2025_Unfiltered_1400_x_1400_px-20250626-f3x63haqxu.png","author":"Davis Phinney Foundation","episode_count":240,"summary":"This podcast is for people with Parkinson's, Parkinson's care partners and Parkinson's providers. You'll hear from movement disorder specialists, neurologists, psychiatrists, physical and occupational therapists, complementary therapists, people with Parkinson's and Parkinson's care partners on how to live well with Parkinson's today.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:19:17.165945+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516"},"episode":{"title":"Confronting Cognitive and Emotional Challenges: The Neuropsychology of Parkinson's - Part 3","slug":"confronting-cognitive-and-emotional-challenges-the-neuropsychology-of-parkinson-s-part-3","published_at":"2025-10-08T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516/confronting-cognitive-and-emotional-challenges-the-neuropsychology-of-parkinson-s-part-3","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516","url":"https://parkinsons-podcast.libsyn.com/confronting-cognitive-and-emotional-challenges-the-neuropsychology-of-parkinsons-part-3","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/parkinsons-podcast/final.podcast_connie_and_mark_ep3.mp3?dest-id=786457","summary":"Sign up for updates on webinars, events, and resources for the Parkinson's community—delivered to your inbox. https://dpf.org/newsletter-signup In the final episode of this three-part series, Connie Carpenter Phinney and Dr. Mark Mapstone explore the emotional and cognitive changes that can occur as Parkinson's progresses. They talk openly about issues like apathy, anxiety, executive function decline, and how these changes can affect relationships, communication, safety, and daily life—including decisions around driving and independence. While the conversation acknowledges grief, frustration, and loss, it also offers insight, practical advice, and strategies for living well through change. This episode is for anyone facing or seeking to understand the emotional and cognitive realities of Parkinson's—people diagnosed, care partners, and clinicians alike. Connie Carpenter Phinney is a co-founder of the Davis Phinney Foundation and has been her husband's care partner for over 25 years. Her background in science combined with her lived experience and curiosity helped shape this conversation with neuropsychologist Dr. Mark Mapstone. Connie is the host of the Foundation's Care Partner Meetup, a monthly virtual meetup for Parkinson's care partners held the first Tuesday of each month. To attend the meetup, sign up here: https://davisphinneyfoundation.org/events/parkinsons-care-partner-meetup/ Dr. Mark Mapstone is Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. He is a member of the UCI Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders and a Fellow of the UCI Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. His research focuses on pre-clinical detection of neurological disease using cognitive tests and biomarkers obtained from blood.…","meta_description":"Sign up for updates on webinars, events, and resources for the Parkinson's community—delivered to your inbox. https://dpf.org/newsletter-signup In the fin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1373,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516/episodes/confronting-cognitive-and-emotional-challenges-the-neuropsychology-of-parkinson-s-part-3/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-parkinson-s-podcast-1148516/confronting-cognitive-and-emotional-challenges-the-neuropsychology-of-parkinson-s-part-3.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}