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Radical Care Podcast

93 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings

Ready to Radically Care for yourself and others? Avis Adele Hitchcock is a Caregiver, Small Business Owner and Creative Entrepreneur gifted in the art of listening and connecting with people and animals. Through their work in Photography and creating safe containers for communities. Radical Care was born in 2020 as Avis was personally seeking balance, boundaries, support, creative expression and connection as a full-time caregiver during a global pandemic. Like so many others who are selflessly giving their time and energy to help others. Avis realized that they were not alone and created the Radical Care Podcast as a space to share joy, wisdom, and experience with and for the caregiving community. In this mix you will hear personal stories from a range of people who are and were Caregivers. Inspiring stories of people who are Radically Caring for themselves. Insight and tips to work on Burnout and Stress. Relationship dynamics between a Caregiver and the loved one(s) they are caring for, and so much more.

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Episodes

Connecting with the heaviness of Caregiving without it eating away at you

June 03, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MB

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Expectations, the grip they have on you and how to break free

May 27, 2024 12:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MB

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Losing yourself in the process and how to let that not happen again

May 20, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MB

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Making Tough Decisions

May 13, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

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Relationship Changes

May 06, 2024 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I speak into the relationship changes that have shown up durning my Caregiving journey. The way my relationship has changed with myself, with those I care give for and friends and family outside of the household. I share about the pain, and sadness I felt when people started leaving without saying a word. I speak into why I think friend and even sometimes family members started to distance themselves once my caregiving journey changed from secondary ...

Caregiving for multiply loved ones at once

April 29, 2024 04:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

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Feeling your Feelings

April 22, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

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Loneliness, Isolation and how they go hand in hand

April 15, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

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Navigating New Diagnosis's

April 08, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. This episode is all about my experience with processing and navigating through multiple new diagnosis.  Cancer(s) Bladder, Prostate, Lung and Breast, Kidney Disease, Blood Clots, MCI (mild cognitive impairment) and so many things in between.  I share in ways that have bogged me down and others ways that have supported me through the experience of processing new learning curves, new health diagnosis and how to access moving forward with the best way to advocate and c...

Caregiving Story Part 2

April 01, 2024 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I share about the my Caregiving journey form February 2021-March 2024. Covering a three year journey that had another cancer diagnosis, remission three times after two come back with cancer for my mom. Surgery for both my mother and father. Multiple procedures for them each as well, hospital stays for both. A Skilled Nursing Facility Stay for my mom. The start of Dialysis for my dad, Near death experiences for them both and so much more. 

Honoring Me Time

February 26, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I speak about how I recognized how I was honoring me time in unsupportive ways and how I recommitted and reconnected to importance of what honoring myself and my time in everything in impactful, supportive and authentic ways. Diving deep into asking myself real, important, question, staying present and being real, raw about losing my way, making all the choices and recommitting to how I choose to do things and where I come from when I choose to do th...

A candid conversation about aging with Adele Tullo

February 20, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this episode I have a very candid and open conversation with my Nana Adele about aging, her life, her experiences. At the ripe age of 97 she shares about joyous moments in life, as well as talking about the experiences of war and how she continues to see history repeat itself over and over again. Expressing about the importance of loving people for who they are and getting out of own way of being righteous, proud and afraid of others differences. She really expre...

Creating healthy boundaries to help manage stress with Teresa Bruni

February 06, 2023 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MB

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Caregiving as a single mother with Myrna-Fe

January 30, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MB

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Resting in your grief with Verinta Brown

January 27, 2023 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

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Spousal Caregiving with Melissa Miller

January 25, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

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Caregiving is a sacred act with Christy Simmons

January 23, 2023 05:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MB

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Connecting with your purpose and passion as a Nurse with Michaela

January 18, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

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Lets talk about consent for all ages with Amy Williams

January 16, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MB

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Creativity as fuel for self care with Maria Katharine Ramsey

January 11, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

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Girls Chronically Rock: Promoting self love & confidence in the disability community with Keisha Greaves

January 09, 2023 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MB

Send us a Text Message. Keisha Greaves shares about her journey getting diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy and how it helped full her passion with fashion to make accessible clothing and swimwear. Also starting a scholarship fund to help students in the fashion world who also are inspiring to make more accessible clothing lines. She dives deep in to how humanity as a whole can do better to include everyone to support all humans to  live their best lives through accessibility in wide ranges ...

Authentic Affirmations with Victoria Rader PHD

January 06, 2023 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. Victoria speaks about the importance of connecting to your full and true self through it all. Building awareness and diving deep to the importance of Authentic Affirmations. Sharing tips and tools to support people in shifting their mindset. Allowing them to be their biggest supporter. Diving deep in how each individual can break through the barriers they put up  themselves and breaking them down. Links to Website and Products Website - https://yu2shine.com/ Our spe...

Melanated Melon: Bringing awareness & supporting the effort to end childhood cancer for good with Kathryn Martin

January 04, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Kathryn Martin shares about her journey becoming a caregiver in new ways to her son who was diagnosed with a Rare Cancer in June 2021 and passed away in October 2021.  She talks about the inspiration her son Johnathan has left in the world and how his life was the inspiration for her and her husband to create Melanated Melon a Non-Profit Organization that brings awareness to end childhood cancer and support those efforts in many different ways. 

Being responsible for your life: Re-Connecting with childhood dream of being a professional SkyDiver while living with MS with Dr. Kevin Payne

January 02, 2023 05:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MB

Send us a Text Message. Dr. Kevin Payne shares about the mystery illness he lived for for 20 years before he was finally diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis, being a caregiver to his wife who was diagnosed with Cancer and how his life and everything he loved was being pulled away from him. His marriage, his passions and his zest and love for life. In 2019 he decided to revisit an old childhood dream of his and get re certified to become a Professional Sky Diver. He had to relearn and really ...

Life, Laughter, Love and Loss with Bobby Hedglin- Taylor

March 21, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

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Being okay with being a mess

March 14, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes - 22 MB

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Focus on the negative space with Allison Breininger

March 07, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

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Radical Self Acceptance with Josh Peck

February 28, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MB

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Autism Advocacy and Awareness with Gary Martinez

February 21, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MB

Send us a Text Message. Where you Can Find/Connect With Gary and Purchase his book https://www.amazon.com/Living-Life-Through-Their-Eyes-ebook/dp/B07P6JJVHG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=living+life+through+their+eyes+our+journey+together+on+the+Autism+Spectrum&qid=1635697800&sr=8-1 https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000621924877 Instagram gary_martinez_jr  Tik Tok garymartinezjr2017 YouTube Gary Martinez Jr  LinkedIn Gary Martinez Jr 

Living with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer with Emily Powell

February 14, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MB

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Happy Healthy Caregiving with Elizabeth Miller

February 07, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MB

Send us a Text Message. Elizabeth Miller founder of the Happy Healthy Caregiver a space for caregivers to receive support and build tools to care for themselves while being a Caregiver. Implementing Self Care into their lives.  A certified Caregiving Consultant and Podcast Host  among many other things.  You can find Elizabeth here https://happyhealthycaregiver.com https://www.instagram.com/happyhealthycaregiver/ Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1Lr06RFH6EpFgh2...

Creative Expression as a form of care with Shannon MacFarlane

January 31, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this episode Shannon shares about her journey being pregnant with her son and how through making a decision to document the process through photography it helped support her caring for herself and connecting with the beauty and the realness of all that was going on. How caring for her self and her son and documenting the process of the stages of life and how Capturing Photographs really allowed her to express herself and see beyond the surface level. She shares a...

Caregiving gives me the courage to be a F%@K yes to myself

December 27, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

Send us a Text Message. In this Episode I share about the last 18 months of journey as a Caregiver to both of my parents, what I have learned, gained. Share about experiences, lessons and some messes and hard times as well. Share about how caregiving has giving me the courage and continues to give to me to be a F%@k yes to myself.  IG: https://www.instagram.com/radicalcarepodcast Email: [email protected]  Form to be a guest on the podcast: https://forms.gle/inYNHBKRwHQoFWmy5

Caregiving during the holidays

December 20, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

Caregiving during the holidays

December 20, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MB

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Embodying self care as an Entrepreneur with Amber Fortier

December 13, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MB

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Anger Awareness with Kara Laws

December 06, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

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Anger Awareness with Kara Laws

December 06, 2021 05:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

Emotional Weight Management with Jainabah Phillips

November 29, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Jainabah is a holistic health counselor, passionate bookbinder & biomedical service tech.  When she isn’t traveling around the southeast ensuring that the nations biomedical equipment is operating properly, you can find her binding artistic books & journals. JourneyMade Natural is an online health community that makes it easy for people on a budget to incorporate a healthy lifestyle. 

Emotional Weight Management with Jainabah Phillips

November 29, 2021 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB

Send us a Text Message. Jainabah is a holistic health counselor, passionate bookbinder & biomedical service tech.  When she isn’t traveling around the southeast ensuring that the nations biomedical equipment is operating properly, you can find her binding artistic books & journals. JourneyMade Natural is an online health community that makes it easy for people on a budget to incorporate a healthy lifestyle. 

Transformation and Self Care with Barbara Hoard

November 22, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Transformation and Self Care with Barbara Hoard

November 22, 2021 05:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

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Overcoming the Internal Bully Part 2 with Dr Taura M Turner

November 15, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

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Overcoming the Internal Bully Part 2:

November 15, 2021 05:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MB

Caring for self while being a Caregiver with Sylvia Roldan

November 08, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

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Personal Caregiving story with Sylvia

November 08, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MB

Reflective Journal Writing

November 01, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

Reflective Journal Writing with Dr Sarah Jefferis

November 01, 2021 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MB

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Mental Health Mindset with Jesse Brisendine

October 25, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MB

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20+ Year Caregiving Journey with Lisa Davis

October 18, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MB

Send us a Text Message. Lisa Davis,  Married for 27 years, of which  I’ve spent 20 years as a Caregiver. I work full time in corporate America. My husband and I do not have any children or pets, however, I am the owner of 3 small but growing plants. I love music, movies, photography as well as paper crafts and lately adult coloring books. I am an avid Philadelphia Eagles football fan. I created a support group on Facebook “A Caregiver’s Wine Down” and will soon be releasing a podcast of th...

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