A wildfire can erase your address in a single night, but it can’t erase the life you’re trying to live. Travis is finally back home in Altadena after the January 2025 fire, and we talk through what that return really looks like when you’ve had to move four times in a year, rebuild from the ground up, and keep going while managing Parkinson’s disease.

We get specific about the in-between stage nobody posts about: a house that’s “basically done” but still waiting on key parts, like a missing kitchen vent hood that makes you think twice about cooking because of modern hardwired fire alarms. From there, we zoom out to the larger recovery happening across Altadena, including WUI requirements and fire-resistant landscaping rules that change what you can plant and how close anything combustible can be to your home.

Then we shift to what rebuilding makes possible. Travis and Sarah redesign for home accessibility and aging in place with wider hallways, plans for ramps, and a curbless, wheelchair-accessible shower. Judy brings the care-partner lens, sharing why small universal design choices in the kitchen and bathroom can reduce falls, conserve energy, and protect independence, even if you’re not ready for a full ADA compliant remodel.

If you care about Parkinson’s, caregiving, disaster recovery, or simply making a home work better for real life, this conversation is packed with practical ideas and hard-won perspective. Subscribe, share this with someone rebuilding right now, and leave us a review telling us what home change would make your day easier.

• Co-hosts: Judy Yaras & Travis Robinson
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