Laura Mauldin
Disability studies scholar and author of In Sickness and in Health: Love Stories From the Front Lines of America’s Caregiving Crisis, whose personal caregiving experience informs her work.
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Feb 21, 2026 • 24min
“In sickness and in health”: what no one tells you about caring for a loved one
Laura Mauldin, a disability studies scholar whose own caregiving experience shaped her work, shares personal stories and research. She talks about becoming a primary caregiver overnight, the hidden labor families shoulder, how policy and ableism shape care access, and how couples adapt, find resilience, and imagine better support systems.
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Feb 19, 2026 • 24min
“In sickness and in health”: what no one tells you about caring for a loved one
Laura Mauldin, a disability scholar and author who turned her personal caregiving story into research, shares candid accounts of caring for a partner with leukemia and others facing sudden disability. The conversation highlights how U.S. health systems shift unpaid labor onto loved ones. Intimate stories reveal strain, creativity in adapting, and calls for systemic change.
Jun 28, 2023 • 1h 7min
Episode #154: Who’s going to care for the 53 million family caregivers in the US – with Professor Laura Mauldin, PhD
Laura Mauldin, associate professor and writer focused on disability care and technology, shares research and personal caregiving stories. She explores why family caregiving has surged, the hidden emotional and financial toll, how medical advances create long-term care needs, and why Medicaid policy and ableism block better support.
