Today, we aired our second part of our two-part book club discussion. Today, Whitney Sheppard joined me to discuss her essay, “Do You Have Any Brothers or Sisters?,” which appears in our July book club pick, “Voices of Caregiving, The Healing Companion, Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength.” You can listen to our discussion via [...]
Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, we held our monthly book club discussion. In July, we read “Voices of Caregiving, the Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength.” Today, contributors Nancy Hoke, M.C. Winters and Marc Silver talked about their caregiving experiences. You can listen to our hour-long show via the player at the bottom [...]
Join me Wednesday evening from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living of Lincoln Park (2710 N. Clark) in Chicago to learn more about the Caregiver Relief Fund, a social venture committed to caring for caregivers. Over appetizers and wine, we’ll learn how the Caregiver Relief Fund is working to build strong families [...]
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This morning, Donna Ryan joined us for a summer break discussion on Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our discussion via the player at the bottom of the post. Donna talked about the thoughts behind a recent decision to get more help in caring for her mom. She spoke honestly about the difficulty in [...]
If you can, I hope you can find time for stillness today. And, to help you enjoy the quiet, I’ve found some comforting quotes and a beautiful photo for you. “Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who [...]
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Anna Stookey, our emotional wellness expert, joined us to discuss the five traits of well-being: Hope, gratitude, curiosity, zest and capacity to love/be loved. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. As always with Anna, I had a few “ah-ha” moments, [...]
This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Joni Gatz-Bauman, a member of the Brain Coach team at Marbles the Brain Store, shared games and activities you can enjoy with your caree. (You can listen to our discussion via the player at the bottom of the post.) Joni shared the following book and products recommendations: —”Keep Your [...]
Today, our Your Caregiving Journey, Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, author of “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness,” joined us for our monthly chat on happiness. Usually, we talk about how to be a happier you. Today, we spoke about how to be a happy you on behalf of others. In other words, we discussed [...]
This morning, Katie, one of our newest family caregivers to blog, joined me on Table Talk, our Saturday edition of Your Caregiving Journey. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post. My take-away from our discussion today: If you want something that you don’t already have, go for [...]
This afternoon, on Your Caregiving Journey, we spoke with Viki Kind, clinical bioethicist, medical educator, hospice volunteer and author of “The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices for Those Who Can’t.” We asked Viki to work us through these tough question: When do I step in to help my caree? And, when do [...]
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