11 minWhat Twenty Years of Caring for My Mother Taught Me
Audio story · Complex Illness
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Henry Tanaka
Conversation host — caregiving, illness, and loss
I spent years as a caregiver before I ever held a microphone. Now I host conversations that give people permission to say the harder part out loud.
Seattle, Washington
- Specialties
- Hosting · Facilitation · Written commentary
- Pathways
- Care & Loss · Complex Illness
- Formats
- Conversation · Writing
- Training
- Peeradio PeerCaster training, 2026
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Not currently taking on new work.
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Conversation · Care & Loss
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- What Twenty Years of Caring for My Mother Taught Me11 min · Audio story · Henry Tanaka
- Being a grandfather to someone with special needs16 min · Conversation · Henry Tanaka
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