Caregiving and Reconciliation: Silas Howard + Dorian Wood

Filmmaker and director Silas Howard reads a story about caring for his mother in the years before her death. Dr. Fayron Epps speaks about her research in caregiving, and about caregivers who struggle with complicated and often painful family memories. Songwriter and performer Dorian Wood speaks about rejecting “chrono-normativity,” and shares a song called “Winooski (Time-Shifting Waltz).” Chapters 00:05:31 Silas Howard reads a piece about his mother's struggle with addiction and dementia 00:21:12 Dr. Epps speaks about her work in the faith community and with the families struggling with the challenges of caring for people experiencing dementia 00:30:05 Dorian Wood talks about her work and practice SongWriterPodcast.com Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcast Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast TikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast YouTube.com/@SongwriterPodcast SongWriter is a music and songwriting podcast that turns stories into songs. Host Ben Arthur invites writers, poets, and musicians to share a story or poem, then pairs it with an original song written in response. Along the way, the show explores the creative process through intimate conversations and performances. Guests have included Questlove, Susan Orlean, David Gilmour, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and many more. Distributed by PRX, SongWriter also appears on the syndicated radio program Acoustic Café and in Paste Magazine. Learn more at SongWriterPodcast.com . Season seven is made possible by a grant from Templeton World Charity Foundation

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Caregiving and Reconciliation: Silas Howard + Dorian Wood is an episode from SongWriter by Ben Arthur.

This episode is 46:33 long.

This episode was published on Feb 10, 2026.

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