What happens when life flips the script—and you’re called to become the parent to your parent? In this deeply moving episode of Balance & Breakthroughs, host Wil Singleton sits down with former Hollywood actor turned author Mark Steven Porro, whose life took an unexpected turn when he became the full-time caregiver for his 90-year-old mother.Continue reading “What happens when life flips the script?”
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What if some of life’s hardest seasons also hold some of its most meaningful lessons?
What if some of life’s hardest seasons also hold some of its most meaningful lessons? In Episode 159 of heCast, Mike Chisholm sits down with Mark Steven Porro for an honest, heartfelt, and unexpectedly funny conversation about caregiving, aging, family, grief, dignity, and finding joy in hard seasons. Mark Steven Porro is an award-winning designer,Continue reading “What if some of life’s hardest seasons also hold some of its most meaningful lessons?”
Our Champion of the Arts
My brother David, sister Caryl, and yours truly in Lincoln Center, NYC Our Champion of the Arts Indeed. Enjoy this chapter from “A Cup of Tea on the Commode: My Multi-Tasking Adventures of Caring for Mom and How I Survived to Tell the Tale.” I’d be hard-pressed to recall a dull moment growing up inContinue reading “Our Champion of the Arts”
Porro Sits Down for Some Salty Ginger Talk
What happens when a Hollywood creative trades scripts and dreams for caregiving and diapers? In this powerful and deeply moving episode of Salty Ginger Talk, we sit down with Mark Steven Porro, the award-winning author of the Amazon best-selling memoir A Cup of Tea on the Commode to explore what happens when a son becomesContinue reading “Porro Sits Down for Some Salty Ginger Talk”
A Son’s Promise
Dr. Julio Caba sits down with Mark Steven Porro. In his memoir, A Cup of Tea on the Commode. My Multi-tasking Adventures of Caring for Mom. And How I survived to Tell the Tale, Mark discusses the ups and downs of becoming a caregiver. He also shares powerful lessons and stories that can inspire anyoneContinue reading “A Son’s Promise”
Mark Hops on The Daly Express
Today I talk to Mark Steven Porro, former Hollywood actor, award-winning designer and writer, and bestselling author of “A Cup of Tea on the Commode.” We discuss his television and film career, his memoir about caring for his elderly mother, and living as an expatriate in France. If you prefer to listen only, click here.Continue reading “Mark Hops on The Daly Express”
A Kiss for Momma
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Can Eldercare be Heartwarming and Funny?
Let’s find out. Join us as Strider talks with Mark Steven Porro, author of A Cup of Tea on the Commode. This a poignant memoir of eldercare as Mark learns to deal with new issues and reconnects with his failing mother. Yes, it’s heartwarming and funny. You’ll enjoy our talk. #Humor #Memoir #eldercare #acupofteaonthecommode #authorintheheadlights
A Cup of Tea on the Commode is Broadway Bound
I never imagined I’d make it to Broadway by writing a book. As a winner of the Independent Press Award and the NYC Big Book Award, A Cup of Tea on the Commode will be featured on a Times Square billboard throughout Saturday, February 15, 2025. If you find yourself in New York City onContinue reading “A Cup of Tea on the Commode is Broadway Bound”
Happy Birthday Genevieve
Today, we celebrate your ninety-two-and-a-half-years on Earth and ten and a half in Heaven. I will raise a cup of tea in your honor, and I hope you do the same. Love Always + Then Some, Mark #Humor #Memoir #eldercare #acupofteaonthecommode #happybirthdaymom