In this monthly podcast, host Rosanne Corcoran interviews experts in the field, asking questions caregivers want to know the answers to – with topics ranging from the practical to the emotional strains of caregiving. Rosanne carries her experience as a former primary, in-home caregiver and Daughterhood Circle Leader into each interview. Along with strategies and resources, this podcast also provides listeners with the comfort of knowing they are not facing these challenges alone.
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How to Live Fully in Dementia Caregiving with Dr Sheri L Yarbrough
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When Alzheimer’s dementia arrived without warning, Dr. Sheri L. Yarbrough (Praxis Senior Care-Giving Solutions)used her ability to view a circumstance from multiple perspectives to understand what her mother was experiencing. That became the genesis for her care management strategy, the Praxis for Care. Living the Praxis for Care helped create her …
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Mindfulness in Caregiving with Nancy Gentle Boudrie
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Today my guest is Nancy Gentle Boudrie. For 35 years, Nancy helped Business Owners and Corporations achieve peak perform and create exponential success until she found her true passion and purpose working with people to manage high levels of stress and navigate unprecedented challenges. She blends her business knowledge with her training from Jon K…
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Traveling with Your Care Partner with Carol Giuliani
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Traveling with your care partner can be stressful. Carol Giuliani of Senior Travel Companion Services is here to provide strategies and some little-known tips for caregivers. She has planned and executed over 125 domestic and international trips through all 50 states and across the globe. In this episode, Carol and I discuss tips for traveling with…
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Deprescribing Medications with DeLon Canterbury
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More than half of Americans take four or more medications a day. That number increases to at least seven when we add over-the-counter medications. All of these have side effects and interactions. Today my guest is DeLon Canterbury, Founder of Geriatrix.org who hopes to revolutionize the way we look at medications by educating the public on deprescr…
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Preventing Dementia with Dr Mitchell Clionsky
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Dementia. While we know it’s a progressive, neurodevelopmental condition with over 200 types, there are still many questions of why and how it occurs. My guest, Mitchell Clionsky, PhD is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist with 45 years of experience evaluating and treating patients with cognitive impairment, dementia, ADHD, and traumatic …
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Finding Meaning in Caregiving with Dr Allison Applebaum
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Dr Allison Applebaum is an Associate Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), and also the Founding Director of their Caregivers Clinic the first of its kind in any Comprehensive Cancer Center in the US. Dr Applebaum amplifies the voices of family caregivers in h…
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The Final Days of Hospice and What to Expect with Barbara Karnes
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Today my guest is Barbara Karnes, an Award Winning Nurse and End of Life Educator. She was NHPCO (The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) Hospice Innovator Award Winner of 2018 & the 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year. Barbara has put her 40 years of experience regarding education, care, and support of dying people and…
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Navigating a Hospital Stay, Rehab and Home with Dianne Savastano
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No matter the reason you enter a hospital, it's intimidating, and the process is not self-explanatory. Each step from admission to discharge to rehab to home is fraught with managing communication and decisions. My guest Dianne Savastano can help. Diane is founder and principal of Health Assist a Massachusetts based company founded in 2004 that spe…
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BONUS - 2023 Policy Recap with Anne Tumlinson and Howard Gleckman
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In today's Bonus policy episode, Howard Gleckman joins Anne in discussing policy changes in 2023. Howard is a published author and writer whose professional expertise is founded on long-term care, health care, elder care, tax policy, budget policy and economics. Howard was also a senior correspondent in the Washington bureau of Business Week. In ou…
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Connie Baher is a writer and speaker on caregiving and re-imagining retirement. Her latest book is Family Caregivers: An Emotional Survival Guide. Published in USA Today, The New York Times Magazine, Forbes, and The Boston Globe, she is also the author of "The Case of the Kickass Retirement." She is a Harvard MBA, an entrepreneur, and a former tech…
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Why Daughterhood? with Anne Tumlinson and Andrea Cohen
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The challenge of caring through a broken healthcare system is something every caregiver lives through. My guests today, Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson and Daughterhood Interim CEO Andrea Cohen know those challenges personally and professionally. Today we discuss their personal experiences as caregivers, what drives them to create change, the i…
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Providing Care at Home with Courtney Hogenson
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Courtney Hogenson is a registered nurse, entrepreneur, and innovator with over a decade of experience in the healthcare industry. As a certified care manager and a legal nurse consultant, Courtney has extensive expertise in elder care and patient advocacy and has served as a primary liaison and medical advisor for patients and families. Courtney is…
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BONUS - How Policy Affects Nursing Home Quality with Anne Tumlinson and David Grabowski, Ph.D.
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David C. Grabowski, PhD, is a professor of health care policy in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. His research examines the economics of aging with a particular interest in the areas of long-term care and post-acute care. From 2017-2023 Dr. Grabowski was a member of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), w…
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African American Dementia Caregiver Daughters: The Important Need for Support
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Dr. Kalisha Bonds Johnson is an Assistant Professor on the Tenure track at Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned her BSN, MSN and PhD in nursing and specializes as a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. In 2019, she earned her Ph.D. from Oregon health and science university where …
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How to Talk With Resistant Parents who Refuse Help with Star Bradbury
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As a senior living expert, Star Bradbury has helped thousands of families make educated and informed decisions as they navigate the world of senior living and senior healthcare. Based on her 25 years of real-world experience, Star’s book, Successfully Navigating Your Parents’ Senior Years, offers a comprehensive guide that walks families through de…
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Acceptance & Presence In Caregiving with Sue Ryan
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Sue Ryan has been in roles of family caregiving for more than 40 years. Her mission is to empower individuals to maximize and accept the potential opportunities that change will bring. As Sue shares, We’re continuously in transitions – the process of going from where we are to what’s next in our lives. Whether we’re choosing the change – or the cha…
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BONUS: Working While Caring with Karen Kavanaugh, Rosalynn Carter Institute, and Anne Tumlinson
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Today Anne and Rosanne are joined by Karen Kavanaugh senior director, Strategic Initiatives at the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers. She leads the development and launch of the institute’s initiatives designed to expand supports to strengthen caregiver health, resilience, and wellbeing. Her portfolio includes Working While Caring, and initi…
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How To Move Your Parents with Marty Stevens-Heebner
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Marty Stevens-Heebner is the Founder & CEO of Clear Home Solutions and an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and podcast host. She is also the President of NASMM (the National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers), with certifications in Senior and Specialty Move Management, Professional Organizing, and Aging in Place. Clear Home Soluti…
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How Palliative Care Empowers Decisions with Dr Caitlin Baran
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Palliative care - the often misunderstood, under utilized, yet empowering option in medicine. Today my guest is Dr Caitlin Barron an internal medicine physician specializing in palliative care at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington and co-founder and chief medical director of EpioneMD. She also serves on the editorial board for t…
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Siblings and Caregiving with Dr Barry Jacobs
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Barry Jacobs is a clinical psychologist, medical educator and writer fostering the well-being of families coping with serious and chronic medical illnesses. Barry is the author of The Emotional survival Guide for Caregivers and co-authored with his wife Julia L Mayer, AARP Meditations for Caregivers and AARP Love and Meaning after 50. Since 2013 he…
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BONUS: The Crisis of Long-Term Care with Anne Tumlinson and Dr Joanne Lynn
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This is a bonus episode of Daughterhood The Podcast. At Daughterhood, we hear your challenges in navigating the healthcare system and how it can be both frustrating and disheartening. In each of these bonus episodes, I have the pleasure of speaking with Daughterhood Founder Anne Tumlinson where we will bring the caregiving conversation to a differe…
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Cynthia Hayes is a former freelance journalist, management consultant, marketing executive, executive trainer and cancer survivor. Cynthia used her 30 years of experience in interviewing, synthesizing information and telling a story to write The Big Ordeal Understanding and Managing the Psychological Turmoil of Cancer. Her research for the book inc…
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Lindsay DeLong is a licensed Occupational Therapist with over 10 years of experience working with adults in the home environment. She is the founder of EquipMeOT, with YouTube, TikTok and Instagram channels that house a library of instructional videos as well as product demonstrations and endorsements. Lindsay and I discuss the role occupational th…
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The Policy of Care with Howard Gleckman and Anne Tumlinson
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Here at Daughterhood, we receive numerous questions regarding governmental policy, and the myriad of ways it affects the healthcare system and each of us both as patient and as caregiver. It was my pleasure to speak with two experts in the field and friends of the podcast - Howard Gleckman Senior Fellow at The Urban Institute as well as a columnist…
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Floating in the Deep End with Patti Davis
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Patti Davis is an author, activist, advocate, and daughter of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. She is a frequent contributor to media outlets including the New York Times and The Washington Post and has written several works of both fiction and nonfiction. She is the founder of Beyond Alzheimer’s, a support group program for …
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Grief and the Holidays with Naila Francis
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Naila Francis is a writer, grief coach, death midwife, ordained interfaith minister and creator of This Hallowed Wilderness which provides compassionate presence and holistic support for the journey of grief, loss and dying. She holds space and offers ritual for people at many of life's sacred thresholds, including birth, marriage, death and other …
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Trauma-Informed Care in Caregiving with Andi Fetzner
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Andi Fetzner, PsyD is a co-founder of Origins Training & Consulting. Her training mantra is, “you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic.” Her decades of experience professionally and her personal caregiving story give her the unique perspective of living both sides. Andi and I discuss the challenges of dealing not only with your care partn…
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Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving with Patricia Smith
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Compassion fatigue - as caregivers we’ve heard the term, but what does it mean and how can we prevent it from happening? Today my guest is Patricia Smith a certified compassion fatigue specialist with 20 years of training experience. As founder of the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project© she writes, speaks, and facilitates trainings nationwide in …
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Music Therapy in Caregiving with Miya Adout
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Miya Adout is a graduate of Concordia University where she received a Master of Arts in creative arts therapies after having completed a BA in cultural studies. Maya works with individuals of all ages and abilities and specializes in dementia care. Miya opened her private practice Miya Music therapy in 2015. With the purpose of empowering and enric…
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Infections in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities with Dr Buffy Lloyd-Krejci
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Today my guest is Dr Buffy Lloyd-Krejci one of the foremost authorities on infection prevention and control in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.Her Phoenix-based practice, IPCWell, is devoted to reducing infections, antibiotic resistance, re-admissions, and death in healthcare settings across the country and around the world. She is a fr…
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Advocating For Your Care Partner with Phyllis Ivey
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As caregivers, we are often reminded of the importance of being an advocate for our care partners, asking questions, understanding the situation and being their voice. Today, my guest is Phyllis Ivey, a social worker, consultant and life coach with over 30 years of experience in the mental health field, and a lifelong advocate for her parents. In t…
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The Grieving Brain with Dr Mary-Frances O'Connor
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Ironically, this podcast release date coincides with the one year anniversary of my Mother’s death. While we can all acknowledge the emotional aspect of grief, our brains are very much a part of the process. Today my guest is Dr Mary-Frances O’Connor, author of The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss. Dr O’Conn…
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When Your Aging Parent Needs Help with Dr Leslie Kernisan
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I speak with Dr. Leslie Kernisan about her book: When Your Aging Parent Needs Help: A Geriatrician's Step-By-Step Guide to Memory Loss, Resistance, Safety and More. This book is the ultimate guide in respectfully engaging your parent with a practical plan to get help for the most common worries, including safety concerns and memory loss while respe…
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Caring for an Estranged Parent with Laura Davis & Karen C.L. Anderson
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Caregiving is inherently difficult, but navigating care for an estranged parent, or even one who challenges your boundaries, adds more layers of stress and emotional turmoil. Today my conversation is with two people who understand this. Laura Davis is an author of 6 books, including I thought we’d never speak again, the road from estrangement to re…
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Protecting Your Care Partner with Attorney Larisa Gilbert
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Today my guest is Larisa Gilbert, Elder Law attorney at the Estate Planning & Elder Law Group of Duncan Galloway Greenwald in Louisville, KY Larisa has extensive professional and personal experience in elder law. Along with being a brilliant attorney, Larisa knows first hand the challenges caregivers face when it comes to not only planning for curr…
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I spoke with C Grace Whiting, while she was serving as the president and CEO of the National Alliance for Caregiving. We spoke right after the infrastructure bill had been passed but the provisions that addressed caregiving and other social services had been removed. We had such an extensive conversation covering many issues and emotions that careg…
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Normalizing Grief with Dr Katherine Shear
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My conversation today is with Dr Katherine Shear, from Columbia's Center for Prolonged Grief. We talk about normalizing grief, the differences between grief and prolonged grief, and the challenges it creates for caregivers . Dr Shear also shares techniques the center uses to assist people in their grief, our psychological immune system and the impo…
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Rajiv Mehta and the Atlas Care Map - Finding your support as a caregiver
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Rajiv Mehta is the CEO of Atlas of Caregiving, a non-profit, which envisions a world where caregiving is valued and is supported, as a fundamental to a healthy society. Rajiv and I discuss the Atlas Care Map which helps caregivers better understand their current situation, plan for potential difficulties, identify missing people and services and pr…
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Dr Jessica Zitter Q&A What Just Happened? Questions about end of life care
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Questions and Answers with Dr Jessica Zitter regarding issues surrounding those last moments, days, weeks before death of someone you are caring for. We discuss morphine, hospice's role, the lack of support for caregivers and the shock and trauma of the events leading up to death. Click HERE for Show Notes…
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Howard Gleckman on Policy, Caregiving and Strategies
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Howard Gleckman is a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, where he is affiliated with the Tax Policy Center and the retirement Policy Program. In 2016, Next Avenue named Howard, one of the nation's top 50 influencers in aging. Howard and I spoke about the policies surrounding the caregiving crisis, how we got here, and his hope for going forward. …
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Challenging Behaviors in Dementia and the Reasons Why with Judy Cornish, Founder of the Dawn Method
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Caregivers have innumerable questions when it comes to dealing with challenging behaviors throughout the dementia journey. From everyday issues with eating and sleeping and wanting to go home, to changes in personality and communication. Today I speak with Judy Cornish, elder law attorney, home care provider, and founder of The Dawn Method, a stren…
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Adult Day Centers are designed to provide care and companionship for older adults who need assistance or supervision during the day. Programs offer relief to family members and caregivers, allowing them to go to work, handle personal business, or just relax while knowing their relative is well cared for and safe. Patty Winstead Director of Communit…
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P.K. Beville founded Second Wind Dreams®, the first organization to focus on granting dreams for elders living in long-term care in the United States. PK also created the internationally-acclaimed Virtual Dementia Tour® (VDT®). Experienced by three million people in 20 countries, the Virtual Dementia Tour® is a scientifically-proven training method…
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Brooks Kenny, Executive Director of the Women’s Network of Us Against Alzheimer's talks about their newly developed Brain Guide a free, comprehensive new platform that offers resources and questionnaire to assess our own brain health. At BrainGuide.org or 855-BRAIN-411 Click HERE for Show NotesBy Rosanne Corcoran featured on The Whole Care Network
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Dr Jason Karlawish and The Problem of Alzheimer's
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Jason Karlawish is a geriatrician, a writer, a professor of medicine, medical ethics and health policy and neurology at the University of Pennsylvania, and is co director of the Penn Memory Center where he cares for patients. I couldn't wait to speak to Dr. Karlawish about his compelling and eye opening new book, The Problem of Alzheimer's How Scie…
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Susanne White and Being A Caregiver Warrior
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Susanne White is the Caregiver Warrior. She believes caregivers are fearless, courageous and passionate about protecting those they care for. Susanne’s goal is to offer strategies based on the experience, strength and hope she found while surviving her own caregiving journey. Susanne and I talked about the many obstacles that are so common in careg…
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End of Life Care & Caregiver Burden with Jessica Zitter, MD MPH
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Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH, specializes in Critical Care and Palliative Care medicine, and practices at a public hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the author of Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life. Her essays and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and other…
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In today’s podcast, I speak with Leeza Gibbons, author, entrepreneur, Emmy-winner, pop culture icon and former caregiver. Leeza was thrust into the world of Alzheimer’s when her mother was diagnosed in 1999. Throughout her journey, she observed the many challenges of caregiving and the importance of caregivers taking care of themselves. She created…
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Karin Murphy, bereavement and grief counselor, and I discuss the challenges of dealing with grief while caregiving - whether it’s anticipatory grief, the difference between grief and depression or how judgment plays into grief, Karin offers practical strategies we can use to help us cope on a daily basis. Click HERE for Show Notes…
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Take Back Your Life with Loren Gelberg-Goff
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My conversation with Loren Gelberg-Goff, MSW, LCSW, CHt, provides caregivers with the information they need to develop real, practical, self-care. Loren is the author of Take Back Your Life, A Caregiver's Guide to Finding Freedom in the Midst of Overwhelm. Click HERE for Show NotesBy Whole Care Network
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