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title: Laura Barr
date: 2025-07-31T07:57:00-04:00
author: Jonese Austin
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/people/laura-barr"
section: People
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[Who We Are](/who-we-are)# Laura Barr

Next Chapters podcast guest  

![headshot of Laura Barr with dogs Panda and Mookie](data:image/png;base64,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)

Adventurous to the core, Laura Barr has been “on the road”, living in her camper for the past 5 years with her two dogs, Panda and Mookie. Prior to her travels, she cared for her partner of 39 years, Jean O’Leary, who sadly died of complications from Alzheimer’s Disease. Laura and Jean raised their children, Devin and Maddy, with the help of a wonderful community of friends. Laura spoke about caring for Jean on [The Shape of Care ](https://theshapeofcare.org/episodes/alzheimers-disease-holding-onto-joy/)podcast, and about her subsequent adventures on [an episode of the Our Bodies Ourselves podcast, Next Chapters.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/on-the-road-adventures-in-aging)

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