Your host Varsha, with deep local roots, launched this podcast in 2025 in direct response to a need she identified across South Asian communities in Montreal. Having gained key insights into the state of health care and support services as her own parents faced end-of-life challenges, she discovered many families across Montreal are just not aware of the scope of services and support available.

The goal is to unite and connect people across the community with one objective in mind - to find and understand the resources available to us in Montreal to help with Aging with Dignity.

You’ll hear tips and receive guidance from a variety of guests - industry and medical professionals, community-based services, and families finding new ways of dealing with the joys and challenges of longer life spans.

Interviews and commentaries on topics including elderly care at home, standard and special-need legal documents, family and societal challenges of dealing with long-term health issues, managing with geographically dispersed families and many other issues are covered in informative, short segments.

If you are facing some challenges of aging yourself, or managing expectations and needs of parents requiring support, this podcast is for you. Listen in, pick up a few tips and connect with local resources who will help us manage the challenges of aging.

Upbeat and full of useful tools, listeners will find unique insights and useful solutions all geared at helping us to Age with Dignity.

New Episodes will be released weekly.

Contact Information:

Varsha varshapodcast@gmail.com