Caring Conversations
309 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis podcast features the voices of those who care. We share stories, perspectives and insights about the caregiving experience.
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Managing A Loved One's Hospital Stay
June 30, 2018 18:30 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBBeth Suereth is the founder of HaveHealth, LLC and has a passion for using her expertise to help other caregivers manage the times when their loved ones are admitted to a hospital. Through using a different approach and respecting the roles of the nurses, doctors and hospital staff, caregivers can be a strong advocate for their loved ones while also becoming a trusted part of the caregiving team. Beth will be sharing her knowledge at the upcoming National Caregiving Conference through 2 pre...
Destressing Before Relaxing
June 27, 2018 20:30 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBRelaxing is good for us. But how we do destress in order to relax? Erica Hornthal will share ways we can use our body to release our stress so that we can find our relaxation. Erica is a licensed clinical counselor and board certified dance movement therapist and the owner and CEO of Chicago dance therapy. Her body-based approach to psychotherapy has been used with individuals as young as 3 and as old as a 107. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring...
EFC: Powerful Forgiveness Visualization Exercise
June 25, 2018 21:00 - 6 minutes - 5.99 MBEFC: Powerful Forgiveness Visualization Exercise Episode 14 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala In this episode, experience a powerful release of emotions that no longer serve you. Through this short visualization, you'll feel lighter and more at peace. Repeat this exercise as often as you need. Follow/connect with our facebook page @EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver, where we continue the conversation. I invite you to join my private FB group @ www.facebook.com/g...
When Money Talks
June 21, 2018 20:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBEllen Rogin, our wealthness expert, helps us listen to our messages about money. 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 Post, US New...
EFC: 3 Ways to Celebrate Older Americans Month
June 18, 2018 16:30 - 10 minutes - 9.22 MBEpisode 13: Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala EFC: 3 Ways to Celebrate Older Americans Month Tune in to hear 3 powerful yet easy ways you can celebrate older Americans month with those you love. Follow/connect with our facebook page @EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver, where we continue the conversation. I invite you to join my private FB group @ www.facebook.com/groups/EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver Click the link above and join us! Subscribe to this podcast and leave a ...
Help For Nursing Home Caregivers
June 15, 2018 14:30 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBHow do we navigate this stage in our life most of us dread and don't want to enter into? I'm talking about facing the decision to place our loved one in a nursing home. My guest this week is Lisa Marie Chiricho who created Nursinghomeology.com. Lisa was the caregiver for her own dad for 15 years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. In the last 5 years of his life he lived in a nursing home. Lisa's passion now is helping other caregivers manage, monitor and organize the care the...
EFC: What Cookies Can Teach Us About Gratitude
June 11, 2018 16:30 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBEpisode 12 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala EFC: What Cookies Can Teach Us About Gratitude How this story can help you reframe a bad day Follow/connect with our facebook page @EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver, where we continue the conversation. I invite you to join my private FB group @ www.facebook.com/groups/EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver Click the link and join us! Subscribe to this podcast and leave a revie...
Creating Your Caregiving Legacy
June 08, 2018 18:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MBExcited to share this great conversation with Dr. Tandy Elisala who will be one of the presenters at the National Caregiving Conference in November 2018 in Chicago. Tandy and I discuss her own amazing caregiving journey which began when she was 13 years old! Through the years, Tandy has devoted her life to making life better and more stress free for caregivers and has created the Facebook Group - The Empowered Family Caregiver. We discuss Tandy's thoughts on ways that caregivers can leave ...
Table Talk: Cathy and Lillie
June 05, 2018 01:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBCathy, who cares for her mom, and Lillie, who cared for her mom and helps her brother, share their caregiving days. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
EFC: 3 Ways to Manage Your Mindset When Everything Sucks
June 04, 2018 16:30 - 8 minutes - 7.49 MB--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Meet a Family Caregiver: Pam Ludwick
June 04, 2018 15:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBMeet Pam Ludwick, who cares for her son. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
2018 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
June 01, 2018 21:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBClaire E. Day, Chief Program Officer, Alzheimer's Association Northern California and Northern Nevada Chapter, joins us to discuss the 2018 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Meet a Family Caregiver of the Year: CJ Golden
May 30, 2018 18:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBMeet CJ Golden, one of our 2018 Family Caregivers of the Year. Author CJ Golden is a writer and inspirational speaker who, through her last two books, shares the Tao philosophy of serenity and acceptance with women and girls. In her newest book, “One Pedal at a Time: A Novice Caregiver and Her Cyclist Husband Face Their New Normal With Courage, Tenacity and Abundant Love,” she brings the same principals to help ease the burden that face family caregivers. --- Send in a voice message: h...
EFC: 7 Differences Between Care TAKING and Care GIVING
May 28, 2018 16:30 - 7 minutes - 6.45 MBEpisode 9 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala 7 Differences Between Care TAKING and Care GIVING May these 7 different perspectives on caregiving help shift your thoughts on the tough days. Follow/connect with our facebook page @EmpoweredFamilyCaregiver, where we continue the conversation. Grab a printable version of the 7 points we discussed today that you can print and remind yourself of these things... o...
Meet Amanda Singleton, a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner
May 25, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBMeet Amanda Singleton, one of our 2018 Caregiving Visionary Award winners. Amanda Singleton is the owner of Singleton Legal, a caregiver-centered law firm. Through her experiences as a family caregiver, she was led to become an advocate for all caregivers. Her vision is to see her clients plan to care and be cared for, so that they are prepared and supported when the time comes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Crucial Caregiving Conversations: Talking Points
May 25, 2018 14:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBWe're talking about "talking points" -- words we can use during difficult situations. We can start with interactions with health care professionals -- what we can say when we're concerned about care issues or feel the staff may be minimizing our concerns. We can then move to family and talk about how to address those who may doubt what we're doing and how we're doing it. About Warren Warren Hebert, DNP, RN, CAE, is an alumnus of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Executive Nurse Fellows...
Talking FTD With Geri: When Do I Need More Help?
May 24, 2018 18:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGeri Hall, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, will join Sharon Hall to discuss how to know when you need more help and how to get that help. Sharon cares for her husband, diagnosed with FTD in the fall of 2015, and moderates our weekly FTD chat on CareGiving.com. You can call into the live 30-minute show with your questions or email them to ftdpodcastquestions @ yahoo.com prior to the show. CareGiving.com hosts a chat for those who care for a family member with FTD every Monday a...
Table Talk: Lark
May 22, 2018 01:00 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBLark, who cares for her husband, shares her caregiving story. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
EFC: 6 Ways To Help Loved Ones Feel More Independent
May 21, 2018 16:30 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBEpisode 8 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala 6 Ways To Help Loved Ones Feel More Independent (Even When They Really Aren't) Tune in to hear 6 ways you can help your loved ones feel more independent even if they live with you. Many of my clients are concerned about how decisions will impact them and those they are caring for from a financial, emotional, physical and spiritual perspective. I created a comprehensive guide that ad...
EFC: 12 Ways To Live Your Life: My Mother's Day Tribute
May 15, 2018 22:00 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBEpisode 10 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala EFC: 12 Ways To Live Your Life: My Mother's Day Tribute Here are the 12 lessons my mother left as part of her legacy. I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say that having a good mother in your life is key to how you raise your own family. It's important to have conversations of the heart with those you love because we all want to be remembered. In this article, I'm sharing the 12 Ways to Live Your Life...
EFC: 19 Questions to Ask the Medical Community on Behalf of Your Loved One
May 15, 2018 21:30 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBEmpowered Family Caregiver Podcast - Episode 7 with Tandy Elisala 19 Questions to Ask the Medical Community on Behalf of Your Loved One If you are an advocate or anticipate you will make health care decisions for a loved one, this episode is for you. If you would like to avoid the caregiving mistakes I made, this is definitely for you. We have a responsibility to our family to be a voice when our loved ones need it most; when they are unable to do ...
Meet Heather, a Family Caregiver of the Year
May 15, 2018 20:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBMeet Heather Oglesby , one of our five Family Caregiver of the Year award winners. Heather and the other four winners will be honored during a reception on the evening of November 8 at the Third Annual National Caregiving Conference. Heather is a 45-year old woman who is currently caring for her mother with Alzheimer's. Along with being a caregiver, she works full time for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prior to becoming a caregiver for her mother, Heather traveled the worl...
Table Talk: Lillie
May 15, 2018 01:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBLillie, who cared for her mom, joins us to share an update. And, Cathy, who cares for her mom, shares how she and her mom are doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Meet Our Caregiving Visionary Award Winners
May 14, 2018 15:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBMeet three of our five Caregiving Visionary Award winners: Bev Foster, Bruce McIntyre, Bev Foster is the founder and executive director of the Room 217 Foundation, a community health arts organization that uses music to change the care experience. Compelled by her own caregiving journey, Bev and her team deliver music care products, programs, and educational services to healthcare providers, family and volunteer caregivers across Canada. Bruce McIntyre serves as the Executive Director of th...
Change Leaders Podcast: What's Hope?
May 11, 2018 16:00 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBThis month, my co-host, Lisa B Capp, take a closer look at this question: How do we change our viewpoint on hope? About Lisa B Capp Lisa is a blogger, an activist and a dementia caregiving survivor. As a High Tech Change Consultant, Lisa worked with leaders of global business, governments and non-profits. Her passion for empowering strength through transition in her professional work is now focused on those living a care partner life. For more information visit her website at www.lisabcapp...
Table Talk: Michelle
May 08, 2018 01:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBMichelle Seitzer, who cares for her daughter, joins us to share an update. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving in the News: Will Innovation Come From Outside Our Space?
April 30, 2018 17:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBDenise and her guests, Susan Rowe and Anne Tumlinson of Daughterhood.org, discuss what's new in our business of caregiving. During today's podcast, the three ponder this question: Will innovations in health care and help for family caregivers come from outside our space? Anne Tumlinson founded Daughterhood and is also a long-time researcher and aging expert in Washington, DC. She has worked for many years on improving how we pay for and provide care to the nation’s most frail older adults a...
Crucial Caregiving Conversations: Best in Family Caregiving
April 27, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBDenise and her guest, Warren Hebert, share their thoughts about which organizations earned a Best in Family Caregiving honor for their understanding of the caregiving experience. 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 Louisi...
Talking FTD with Geri: Answering the Most Asked Questions
April 26, 2018 18:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGeri Hall and Sharon Hall will talk about the most asked questions in sessions at the Annual FTD conference which took place earlier this month. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving Boost - Grace
April 26, 2018 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.74 MBWhat if you could give yourself Grace? What does that mean? We hear this word in our journey all the time. What does it mean to you? How can you give yourself Grace? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving Boost: Acceptance
April 23, 2018 22:47 - 2 minutes - 2.13 MBCaregiving Boost: Acceptance with Tandy Elisala --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
EFC: The Ultimate Caregiver Guide To Staying Organized
April 20, 2018 16:00 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBEpisode 6 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala The Ultimate Caregiver Guide To Staying Organized Tune in to this episode where we get practical and talk about the 12 things you need to stay organized as your loved one's advocate. This really helped me keep everything straight between all the hospital visits, surgeries, rehabilitation stays, assisted living stints, lawyers, doctors and more. Follow/connect with ou...
Caregiving Circus Live Stream - Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey - Stage 6
April 19, 2018 18:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBHello Everyone and Welcome to The Caregiving Circus - Part of the Caregiving Podcast Network. Please welcome my cohost - Marti Hannon from World Changer Consulting and I’m Jackie Schwabe, the Reluctant Ringmaster, from the Caregiving Circus continue their six part series on the Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey. The ladies will describe the sixth stage, God Speed Caregiver, discuss the key coping strategies, stumbles, and steadies of the stage. The unique component of their discussion wi...
Caregiving Boost - Hold
April 19, 2018 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBCaregiving Boosts are part of the Caregiving Podcast Network. The month of April every day a special caregiving boost will be done for caregers, by caregivers just like you. Today's boost deals with the duality of the meaning of words and what meaning you will hold for yourself. Thank you Denise Brown, of Caregiving.com, for your thoughtful consideration in creating the caregiving boosts. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Table Talk: Cathy
April 17, 2018 01:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBCathy, who cares for her mom, joins us to share her story. Table Talk airs every Monday with Denise and her guests talking about caregiving. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caring for My Son, Caring for Myself
April 16, 2018 17:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBKim Falk, an Advanced Certified Caregiving Consultant, joins Denise to share how she cares for her son while making sure she cares for herself. About Kim As an Advanced Certified Caregiving Consultant, Kim brings 20 years of experience working with clients who need support, alternatives, and information to progress in life. Her passion is to help people do life well. Her degree in Social Work has allowed her to work with ages 4 – 94 in hospitals, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, s...
Caregiving Boost: Strength and Trust
April 15, 2018 21:50 - 3 minutes - 3.05 MBCaregiving Boost: Strength and Trust with Tandy Elisala --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving Boost: Decide to be Happy
April 15, 2018 21:30 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBCaregiving Boost: Deciding to be Happy with Tandy Elisala --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Change Leaders Podcast: What's Success?
April 13, 2018 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBWelcome to our first podcast in a new monthly series about family caregivers as change leaders. Each month, we'll answer this question: So what do we want to change? This month, my co-host, Lisa B Capp, take a closer look at this question: What if we changed our definition of success? About Lisa B Capp Lisa is a blogger, an activist and a dementia caregiving survivor. As a High Tech Change Consultant, Lisa worked with leaders of global business, governments and non-profits. Her passion ...
Caregiving Circus Live Stream - Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey - Stage 5
April 12, 2018 18:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBHello Everyone and Welcome to The Caregiving Circus - Part of the Caregiving Podcast Network. Please welcome my cohost - Marti Hannon from World Changer Consulting and I’m Jackie Schwabe, the Reluctant Ringmaster, from the Caregiving Circus continue their six part series on the Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey. The ladies will describe the fifth stage, Transitioning Caregiver, discuss the key coping strategies, stumbles, and steadies of the stage. The unique component of their discussi...
Caregiving Boost - Moving Emotion
April 12, 2018 13:30 - 1 minute - 1.54 MBWhat do we do when we are feeling down? It is going to happen. Emotion is linked to Movement - so, if you want to change your emotion ... change your motion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Writing the Dementia Care Stories
April 11, 2018 16:18 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBCindy Thompson joins us to share about her book about dementia care stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
CPN: Contemplative Caregiver Podcast Ep.1
April 10, 2018 21:30 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBEpisode One of the Contemplative Caregiver Podcast Join me as I introduce some of the ideas that I have for the podcast and listen as I share my caregiving story. Join me on May 1st for a special podcast on the Caregiving Podcasting Network's "30 Days of Caregiving Boosts." As always be well and excel. To learn more visit Contemplative Caregiver.com and Caregiving.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving Boost: Hope
April 10, 2018 05:43 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBHere's today's short caregiving boost on HOPE with Tandy Elisala --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Meet a Caregiving Visionary Award Winner: Priya Soni
April 09, 2018 17:00 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBMeet Priya Soni, who cared for her father and used her personal experience to work to improve the lives of family caregivers. Priya is the Founder and CEO of The Caregiving Effect LLC, a platform and service launched to create a space for adults who have cared for their parent(s)/parental figures due to aging, illness and/or disability. She has developed a mission to build a movement of mentors, caregiver visionaries, who are utilizing their stories as a tool to help the many who will or are...
The Money Juggle: Finding Enough for Today and Tomorrow
April 05, 2018 16:30 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBEllen Rogin, our wealthness expert, helps us figure out what to spend today so we have enough for tomorrow. 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, ...
Caregiving Boost: Not About the Doing
April 05, 2018 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.76 MB#CaregivingBoost - Today's caregiving boost is helps us think about the doing vs the love of the doing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Caregiving Boost: Courage
April 03, 2018 04:17 - 3 minutes - 3.54 MBIn today's #CaregivingBoost, we are talking about courage. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/caring-conversations/message
Crucial Caregiving Conversations: What's a Caregiving-Friendly Community?
March 30, 2018 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDenise and her guest, Warren Hebert, share their thoughts about what makes a community friendly to a caregiving experience and situation. 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 Pra...
EFC: What Family Caregivers Think and Don't Always Say
March 29, 2018 20:30 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBWelcome to Episode 5 of the Empowered Family Caregiver Podcast with Tandy Elisala EFC: What Family Caregivers Think and Don't Always Say If you know a caregiver, you'll gain a lot of insight into a day in the life of a caregiver and learn what to say and what NOT to say. Join us for a little bit of humor, story, sass, and reality as we break down the biggest things family caregivers think. We'll also share what to say and what NOT to say to...