Laurel Kennedy

LAUREL KENNEDY has experienced the “daughter trap” first hand, caring for a mother with dementia and a 90+ year-old father. Her caregiving journey spans almost two decades and runs the gamut from fierce advocate with the medical community to personal chef, chauffeur and concierge for her parents. The Daughter Trap shares the collective wisdom of 200+ caregiving daughters: what they wish they knew going into it; what they learned by doing it; the price they paid because of it; and what's on the horizon to help the next wave of caregivers.

As founder of the thinking firm called Age Lessons, Kennedy has become an acknowledged authority on multi-generational issues and an advocate for mature consumers. Kennedy is a popular interview and presenter, appearing on national television and radio programs, as an expert witness in the Superior Courts, and as a keynote speaker before numerous industry and corporate forums. She holds an MBA with honors from the world renown University of Chicago Booth School of Business and currently resides in Chicago.