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Caring Conversations

309 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratings

This podcast features the voices of those who care. We share stories, perspectives and insights about the caregiving experience.

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Episodes

Managing a Family Member with Alzheimer's Disease

March 31, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Claire Day shares updates on how to manage a family member with dementia while worrying about coronavirus. Claire is Chief Program Officer for the Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Caregiving Check-In: Beth Suereth

March 27, 2020 13:30 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Beth, who cared for her father, shares how she’s giving herself peace of mind as we worry about the impact of the coronavirus. Beth supports family caregivers through her business, Caregiving Pathways. She’s a Certified Caregiving Consultant, Educator and Facilitator and End of Life Doula. Connect with Beth on her website, https://caregivingpathways.com. You can download your state's advance directive forms from the AARP website: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/free-printable...

Talking FTD: COVID-19 Questions

March 26, 2020 18:00 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Nansi Gregor-Holt, RN, MSN, MPH, NP from UNC Neurology. Nansi will answer questions recieved through [email protected] we will take as many questions as we have time for during the broadcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Coping with Uncertainty

March 19, 2020 16:30 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Ellen, our wealthness expert, will talk out how we stay connect to our coping strategies when we're faced with uncertain times. About Ellen Rogin, CPA, CFP® and Abundance Activist® Ellen has made her life’s work educating, counseling, and guiding people to grow their prosperity and to use it as a force for good in their lives and in the world. She is the co-author of NY Times best-seller, Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality. Ellen speaks across the ...

Our Plans for the Unexpected

March 09, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MB

Theresa Wilbanks, Certified Caregiving Consultant™, Certified Caregiving Educator™, joins Denise to talk out their plans for the unexpected, including the coronavirus. Theresa cares for her 98-year-old father and Denise helps her 88-year-old father and 85-year-old mother.  Visit CareGiving.com and SustainableCaregiving.com for more insights and resources. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Talking FTD: Making Hard Decisions on Care

February 27, 2020 19:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW, https://www.agingcarecoach.com/ to discuss the hard decisions we need to make in the care of those with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). When do I take away the car keys? When do I consider placement? How do I decide on when to call hospice? How do I brace myself for end of life decisions like when to no longer give antibiotics? These are the questions that haunt us as care partners to those with FTD. We hope this podcast will give you some gu...

Calming Financial Pressures

February 20, 2020 17:30 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

When we feel like we're in the midst of a financial crisis, how do we find our calm?  Ellen Rogin joins me to share tips to help us calm the panic when we're struggling to get enough. Ellen wrote the New York Times bestseller on turning your vision into reality, Picture Your Prosperity. She’s an acclaimed speaker, TEDx presenter, blogger, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, and a Certified Financial Planner®. Ellen’s appeared on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, ABC News, an...

A Caring Talk Show: Angie Ardolf

January 24, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB

Denise’s guest is Angie Ardolf, who cares for her daughter, Ruby. In 2017 a video of Angie and Ruby went viral on Instagram which created a new role for Angie — social media disability advocate. Angie shares photos, videos and stories on her social media channels to help shift the narrative about disability issues and to make the world a kinder, more accepting and inclusive place for all. Angie’s YouTube channel, Angie and Ruby, now numbers 164,000 subscribers. --- Send in a voice message...

4th Annual National Caregiving Technology and Product Pitch Winner: ChuckMates

December 10, 2019 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

At our Fourth Annual National Caregiving Conference, we awarded Life Solutions, the maker of ChuckMates, the winner of our Fourth Annual National Caregiving Technology and Product Pitch Event. Lauren Somma, President of Life Solutions, joins us to share about the inspiration for ChuckMates and her mission to help family caregivers and professional caregivers. ChuckMates is placed under a cloth or disposable Chuck, which is game-changing when it comes to providing in-bed patient care. ChuckM...

Meet NCC19 Presenters: Mark Servais and Margaret Fitzpatrick

October 28, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

As the youngest of her parents’ 16 children, and the only one who went into the healthcare profession, Margaret Fitzpatrick was the natural choice to be a caregiver to both of her parents as they aged into their 90’s. Additionally, Margaret is the healthcare POA for several of her siblings who are dealing with health challenges (end-stage Multiple Sclerosis, complications from alcoholism and heart disease). Margaret has been a critical care nurse for over a decade and a nurse anesthetist wi...

Meet a NCC19 Presenter: Jeff Peterson

October 28, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Jeff joins us at this year's conference to talk about grieving, coping and finding your way during tough times. Jeff cared for his “Lyme Warrior” wife Cherie who amazed him daily with her courage in fighting this horrible disease. Jeff was also a co-caregiver for his father for 5 years, during his battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Talking FTD: FAQ's of FTD

October 24, 2019 18:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, MSN, a Geriatric and Family Nurse Practitioner, BC, at UNC Neurology Clinic in the Cognitive Disorders Division, in Chapel Hill, NC. She has been helping patients and their family/caregivers navigate, understand, manage, and treat symptoms of their dementia to maximize their quality of life since 2012, when she started specializing in dementia care. Nansi has been an RN in North Carolinafor over 40 years,  and a Family and Geriatric N...

Priming for Prosperity

October 17, 2019 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

We may think our prosperity begins with our bank account. Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, believes it begins with our mind. She'll help us see what's possible as we picture our prosperity. About Ellen Ellen Rogin, CPA, CFP® and Abundance Activist® has made her life’s work educating, counseling, and guiding people to grow their prosperity and to use it as a force for good in their lives and in the world. She is the co-author of NY Times best-seller, Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Mon...

Meet a NCC19 Presenter: Bobbi Carducci

October 17, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Bobbi Carducci shares about her presentations at this year's National Caregiving Conference. You can meet Bobbi and learn more about her work here: https://www.caregiving.com/ncc19/presenters/bobbi-carducci/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Focus Groups at NCC19

October 11, 2019 12:30 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

Tobin Ward, a market research manager with Genworth, joins us to discuss the focus groups she’ll hold  at the Fourth Annual National Caregiving Conference. You can join us at the conference virtually or in person on November 7-10 in Chicago at the Chicago Marriott O’Hare, 8535 W. Higgins. While you’re attending our conference, please consider joining Tobin during one of her one-hour focus groups. You’ll receive a $30 Visa gift card for sharing your insights and experiences in one of the focu...

Talking FTD: How to get the "antisocial" to be social

September 26, 2019 18:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW, www.agingcarecoach.com for this podcast on helping diminish the "anti-social" behavior and re-engage the FTDer. We will discuss why they disengage and what a care partner can do to get them to socialize anfeel comfortable in day centers, etc. . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Coping When Caregiving Stress Hurts Our Health

August 27, 2019 15:30 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Claire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, join us to discuss this question: How do we cope when our caregiving experience could increase our risk for dementia? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Stages of FTD and assessing when and how to intervene

August 22, 2019 18:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Nansi Greger-Holt, RN, MPH, MSN, a Geriatric and Family Nurse Practitioner, BC, at UNC Neurology Clinic in the Cognitive Disorders Division, in Chapel Hill, NC. She has been helping patients and their family/caregivers navigate, understand, manage, and treat symptoms of their dementia to maximize their quality of life since 2012, when she started specializing in dementia care. Nansi has been an RN in North Carolinafor over 40 years,  and a Family and Geriatric N...

AAIC Updates

July 30, 2019 15:31 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MB

Claire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, joins us to share updates from this year's Alzheimer's Association International Conference®. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Our Most Crucial Caregiving Conversations

July 26, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB

My guest, Warren Hebert, and I share our thoughts about our most crucial caregiving conversations. About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hebert is Chief Innovation Officer for a home health analytics company. He is also a family caregiver, home health nurse, nursing professor, and executive director of the HomeCare Association of Louisiana. Attaining his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) in 2015...

Meet a Family Caregiver of the Year: Kara Guerriero

July 15, 2019 15:30 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MB

Kara joins us to share how she manages the care of her brother, Rafe, and her career.  Rafe has a serious and persistent mental illness, which has been exacerbated by his loss of vision. His daily and ongoing needs are complex and unique. Following an incident, while he was hospitalized at a reputable psychiatric hospital, in which he blinded himself, he spent many months at a second large mental hospital with insufficient psychiatric support. This hospital was unable to provide comprehensiv...

Talking FTD: An Exciting Announcement!

June 27, 2019 18:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Teresa Webb, the founder of FTDARN. She will discuss how FTDARN came into existence, what its mission is, and how they have helped FTD families. She will also make a very exciting announcement that will show how much this small, all volunteer, non-profit is reaching out to help FTD families. This is the organization that produced the brochure many of you use, listing the symptoms of FTD and featuring the Johnson Family, Teresa, and another board member, Amy Shive...

Moving from Two to Four

June 24, 2019 14:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

Dean Regan and Frank McKenna have been together for 23 years and married in 2008. They live in a 3-bedroom midcentury ranch home in San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Recently Dean’s mother and sister moved in with them creating a household of senior citizens. They use their love for one another and their faith to establish and nurture this new family dynamic. Through their business, “Living in Concert with Life!,” Dean and Frank have a personal commitment to supporting people’s choices for ...

Meet a Family Caregiver of the Year: Brenda Blais Nesbitt

June 05, 2019 14:30 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Brenda, one of our Certified Caregiving Consultants™, is also now a Certified Caregiving Educator™ and Certified Caregiving Facilitator™. Brenda is also one of our 2019 Family Caregiver of the Year Award winners. Brenda is the proud and passionate caregiver of her 25-year-old daughter, Nikki, who has significant physically and developmental disabilities that make her medically fragile and dependent on technology for survival. Brenda was part of the first Family Faculty at her regional child...

Dementia Facts and Figures

May 28, 2019 15:30 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

Claire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter join us to discuss the latest release of Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Anosognosia, Denial or Disease?

May 23, 2019 18:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW (agingcarecoach.com), to discuss what makes families scratch their heads and be resentful, anosognosia. When someone is diagnosed with FTD, they often say there is nothing wrong with them, you are just trying to make them sick. They insist they can drive, grocery shop, work, and be totally independent. Yet, they have accidents, bring home only cookies from the store, get fired due to someone else's fault, and leave the front door wide open whe...

A Song of Life

May 07, 2019 20:00 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MB

The kitten roar of a gentle breeze sweeping past you. The trumpet blasts of car horns on a busy urban street. The hymns you hum to yourself without even realizing. These are the songs of life that surround you. I pray that your soul finds peace in the harmony that surrounds you today. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Meet Peter Rosenberger and His Mission of Hope

May 06, 2019 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

A 30+ year caregiver for his wife, Gracie, who lives with severe disabilities, Peter Rosenberger understands the caregiver’s journey, and is on a mission to strengthen the family caregiver.  Through his books, music, and weekly radio show heard on more than 200 stations, Peter demonstrates an unswerving commitment to those who put themselves between a vulnerable loved one and even worse disaster. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Caregiving Boost: A Prayer of Promise

April 30, 2019 18:00 - 2 minutes - 2.69 MB

So often, the end of the day can bring with it the weight of guilt as you think on all of the promises you made that were unfulfilled. But when guilt threatens to overwhelm, there is the promise of love and grace to sustain you another day. This episode is a prayer for you to rest in that promise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Mike Eidsaune

April 29, 2019 15:30 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

Mike Eidsaune created Carely, a free mobile app designed for caregivers, in order to create a purposeful communication environment that empowers family caregivers to come together around the care of their loved one. In planning for the business, Mike made the decision that, no matter what, the app would always be free for families to use. After five years, and multiple iterations, that decision still holds true. The Carely family app is available on any smart device and can be utilized by fa...

Making Room for the Good During the Bad

April 26, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Warren Hebert and Denise shares their thoughts on how we can make good for good days when the bad days seem to be never-ending.  About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hebert is Chief Innovation Officer for a home health analytics company. He is also a family caregiver, home health nurse, nursing professor, and executive director of the HomeCare Association of Louisiana. Attaining his Doctor of Nursing...

Talking FTD: Connecting Beyond Dementia

April 25, 2019 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB

Sharon Hall will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW, www.agingcarecoach.com for this podcast on connecting to those living with dementia. Can you connect to the person you married or a family member in a different way after diagnosis? Should you? Many care partners had a very rocky pre-diagnosis time. Some dealt with firings over inappropriate behavior, some with affairs, some with loss of a life savings, some with arrests, gambling, drinking, and reckless behavior and even violence. Some deal...

Meet a Family Caregiver of the Year: Rachel Hiles

April 22, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

Rachel has been the primary caregiver for her grandmother for three years, and has used the knowledge and experiences gained over the past twelve years building a career helping disabilities at the individual, organizational, and systems levels to help her grandma have a good life and age in place. She also cared for her dear friend, Calvin, who died last year. Calvin’s death changed Rachel’s perspective on how she wanted to live. She now lives to help and support fellow family caregivers. To...

Our Money Story

April 18, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, helps us form a story about our money that works. Ellen wrote the New York Times bestseller on turning your vision into reality, Picture Your Prosperity. She’s an acclaimed speaker, TEDx presenter, blogger, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, and a Certified Financial Planner®. Ellen’s appeared on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, ABC News, and PBS, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Money, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Post, US News...

Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Naomi Bourgeois

April 15, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Through her company, Kikupal, Naomi is on a mission to change the way we give and receive help. Naomi launched her company after caring for her husband, Greg, while she managed her career and raised their two young children. Naomi is changing the way we support caregivers in the most significant way -- by helping them delegate daily tasks. On average, caregivers spend 13 days a month on tasks such as shopping, food preparation, housekeeping, laundry, transportation, and giving medication. By...

Crucial Caregiving Conversations: Our Stress

April 01, 2019 18:30 - 38 minutes - 35 MB

My guest, Warren Hebert, and I share our thoughts about how to effectively communicate our stress. About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hebert is Chief Innovation Officer for a home health analytics company. He is also a family caregiver, home health nurse, nursing professor, and executive director of the HomeCare Association of Louisiana. Attaining his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP) in 2015...

Dementia Reimagined

March 28, 2019 18:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Sharon and Tia Powell, MD will discuss bringing joy into dementia caregiving. There is a lot of life between diagnosis and end stages and we need to live with joy. Sharon Hall cares for her mother and her husband. Her husband has FTD and lives at home. Sharon is an active advocate for FTD and those families living with the diagnosis. Dr. Tia Powell directs the Center for Bioethics and Masters' in Bioethics at Montefiore Health Systems and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She holds the S...

Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Shawn Moore

March 25, 2019 16:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

Shawn, who cares for her husband, launched a non-profit called Caregivers on the Homefront. Through her non-profit, Shawn leads Caregiver Mental Health and Wellness Restorative Weekends. "One of the things that we teach in our restorative weekends is how caregiving is a role that we play," Shawn says. "It is NOT our identity. When we lose our identity that is when the stress of caregiving can step in a wreak havoc on our lives. It is a hard enough journey in itself. We must find a way to not...

Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Monika Gross

March 21, 2019 15:30 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

Monika Gross, a 2019 Caregiving Visionary Award Winner, developed The Poise Project to help family caregivers build their resilience. Monika joins us to share her vision for supporting family caregivers around the world.  You can learn more about Monika through her website, www.thepoiseproject.org. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message

Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Julie Fleming

March 19, 2019 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

On World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, Julie Fleming launched The Purple Sherpa, a nonprofit organization that’s designed to educate, encourage, and support dementia family caregivers. Today there are 65,600 followers on Facebook, almost 4100 members in the online closed support group, and almost 450 members in the closed The Purple Sherpa Grief Support Group. Julie described her seven-year caregiving experience for her father as “the most exhausting, frightening, and loving experience I’ve ever had...

An Amazing Difference: Marcia Burr Creates Support That Comforts

March 06, 2019 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

Marcia Burr, one of our 2019 Caregiving Visionary Award nominees, joins us to share how caring for her wife with Alzheimer's drives her to help and support those who currently care for a family member with Alzheimer's. Marcia formed a support group in her community and recently launched a new playlist on her YouTube Channel called Care Partners Tip of the Day.  You can read more of her story on CareGiving.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-co...

Talking FTD: Love, Intimacy, and Companionship

February 28, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Sharon Hall, an FTD care partner and Rebekah Wilson, MSW, The Aging Care Coach (agingcarecoach.com) will discuss what has been in the news a lot lately, intimacy and love in the middle of dementia. B Smith has Alzheimer's, and a recent article about her husband having a female companion who he brings into their home and who also helps with B's care has caused quite a curfuffle. This subject is brought up a lot in the FTD community because so many are so young and have a full life ahead of th...

Crucial Caregiving Conversations: Talking About Our Bad Days

February 22, 2019 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

Denise Brown and her guest, Warren Hebert, and I share our thoughts about how to effectively communicate about the challenging and overwhelming days. About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows Program. Hebert is Chief Innovation Officer for a home health analytics company. He is also a family caregiver, home health nurse, nursing professor, and executive director of the HomeCare Association of Louisiana. Attaining ...

Talking FTD: What I wish I knew at day of diagnosis

January 24, 2019 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MB

Sharon Hall and Janelle Drake, who both have husbands diagnosed with FTD, will discuss what we had to learn the hard way and what we want people newly diagnosed to know that will help them deal with this diagnosis. No one can know what it is like to live through a frontotemporal dementia diagnosis better than those who have been there. Sharon and Janelle will share their trials and tribulations that followed the diagnosis. It takes an average of 4 years to get a frontotemporal diagnosis. Dur...

EFC: Episode 32 Interview with Crystal Kelliher

January 08, 2019 13:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

Welcome to the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala  Episode 32 with Crystal Kelliher  I had a great time interviewing Crystal Kelliher with www.DoYouMama.com on my Empowered Family Caregiver podcast. We talked about her journey as a mom and entrepreneur. Time management tips, working through emotions, self-care and three steps to simplify your schedule and life await in this episode. Catch our blog interview highlights and learn more about Crystal HERE.  I invite you to ...

Talking FTD: Let's Talk About Palliative and Hospice Care

December 27, 2018 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MB

This podcast is hosted by Sharon Hall, whose husband has been diagnosed with bvFTD. It was created to give FTD families a resource for valuable information that deals with having FTD present in your life. All episodes are archived by subject, so if this month's subject is not something you need now, you can listen in the future. This month we will discuss Palliative and Hospice care. Sharon will be joined by Rebekah Wilson, MSW,  www.agingcarecoach.com and Tina Ketchie Stearns, www.itsabouth...

EFC: Ep 31 Interview with Beth Scibienski

December 13, 2018 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

Welcome to the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala  Episode 31 Interview with Beth Scibienski    Welcome to the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala  Episode 31 Interview with Beth Scibienski I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Beth Scibienski on my Empowered Family Caregiver podcast. We talked about her journey with her late husband, Pete and the power of compassion and vulnerability. We also discussed Beth’s new book, Who Is God When We Hurt? ...

Addiction in Older Adults

December 07, 2018 19:30 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

Many people believe that addiction and substance abuse are only problems young people struggle with. That is sadly, a huge misconception. In reality, substance abuse in baby boomers and older generations is a growing public health concern and can cause havoc in families and much stress in caregivers. My guest today is Dr. Julie Davelman who is a Clinical Psychologist with Abrams Psychological Services. Dr. Davelman and I discuss such important topics as how large a problem is this, what aret...

Keeping Hope When Scarcity Surrounds

December 06, 2018 17:30 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

When it doesn't look like we have enough, how do we believe we have enough? About Ellen Ellen Rogin wrote the New York Times bestseller on turning your vision into reality, Picture Your Prosperity. She’s an acclaimed speaker, TEDx presenter, blogger, a 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, and a Certified Financial Planner®. Ellen’s appeared on CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, ABC News, and PBS, and has been quoted in The New York Times, Money, Time, Forbes, The Huffington Po...

Free Holiday Caregiver Gift!

December 02, 2018 18:30 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MB

Does the thought of the upcoming holidays fill you with dread instead of joy? Does seeing all the sparkly commercials with bright eyed children playing pianos and cute dogs snuggled by the fireplace wearing hats make you question your own life? Well - you're not alone!! The holidays can be wonderful, joyous times, but for caregivers also come with unique stresses and feelings of loss. On today's show, I have a great conversation with Rick Lauber who is the author of 2 caregiving books - "Ca...