Latest Personal care Podcast Episodes
I feel so overwhelmed/burnt out caregiving from afar but also GUILTY because I am not physically involved on a daily basis, while so many others are (episode 74)
Caregiver's Compass - September 01, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHave you ever had the following thoughts: -How can I feel so overwhelmed right now if I am not physically present in the caregiving process on a daily basis? -Is there something wrong with me for feeling all these emotions when I am not always there with my loved one? -My loved one is cared fo...
Working through cultural shifts and adversity, marginalization and extreme life changes while caring for a parent and children, with Roxanne Francis (Episode 73)
Caregiver's Compass - August 25, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, psychotherapist Roxanne Francis talks about the incredible challenges she has faced and gotten through as a caregiver of her mother and children. She discusses the importance of following your internal compass and trusting your inner voice while facing challenges. About Roxann...
The real, raw reality of having a mother with FTD, and the scientific advancements surrounding the diagnosis, with Jacquelyn Shapiro (Episode 72)
Caregiver's Compass - August 18, 2023 04:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Jacquelyn Shapiro shares her experiences as a daughter of FTD in a very vulnerable way. She and Stephanie compare their experiences having mothers with this very difficult diagnosis and the daily rollercoaster it can entail. Jacquelyn also shares her knowledge and details surrou...
The people who had supported me through my caregiving journey are no longer around me (unspoken caregiving grief) (Episode 71)
Caregiver's Compass - August 11, 2023 04:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDid you have a family member who had supported you who is no longer showing up? Did you have a friend around you in this crazy ride who has fallen away? Has your ‘partner in crime’ in all of this passed away? This is an element of grief in caregiving that no one talks about. And it is SO hard....
Help! I feel invisible as a caregiver in the healthcare system (Episode 70)
Caregiver's Compass - August 04, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDoes this sound familiar? You try and you try and you are practically SCREAMING to have your voice heard as the caregiver in the healthcare system. Yet you can never find the right person to speak to, you wait for hours on end to either receive a phone call or meet with a practitioner and are st...
On changing her career in dementia care and staying true to herself and her mental health, with Carrie Aalberts (Episode 69)
Caregiver's Compass - July 28, 2023 04:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode Carrie Aalberts discusses how she hit rock bottom emotionally and had to shift her life and her career to honour herself and her overall well-being while still working in a field she is extraordinarily passionate about- dementia care. Carrie touches on how she is incorporating ba...
How incorporating mindfulness in her daily life shaped her journey as a caregiver for her mom, with Jessica Smith (Episode 68)
Caregiver's Compass - July 21, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn today’s episode, Jessica shares her incredible journey caring for her mom, Patti. Jessica shares how presence, mindfulness and bringing in joy helps her through the most difficult times in the caregiving process. Jessica talks about impermanence, managing her emotions as a caregiver and findi...
‘Life Hacks’ (you may not have thought about) to reduce your daily stress as a caregiver
Caregiver's Compass - July 14, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie talks about some ‘life hacks’ that you can implement in your daily life as a caregiver. These can help reduce overall stress and improve your mental health and coping to find more balance. This episode corresponds to a post on our blog. Access this post here: https://...
‘Life Hacks’ (you may not have thought about) to reduce your daily stress as a caregiver (Episode 67)
Caregiver's Compass - July 14, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie talks about some ‘life hacks’ that you can implement in your daily life as a caregiver. These can help reduce overall stress and improve your mental health and coping to find more balance. This episode corresponds to a post on our blog. Access this post here: https://...
WELCOME to Season 3!
Caregiver's Compass - July 07, 2023 04:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWelcome back to Caregiver’s Compass. We are so excited to be back and this season is sure to be an exceptional one. In this episode, Stephanie talks about what you can expect in Season 3 (we have some surprises up our sleeves this season) and sets the stage for the incredible content to come. ...
TOP FIVE episodes of Season 2!
Caregiver's Compass - December 30, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode Stephanie summarizes the top 5 episodes from season two of Caregiver’s Compass. Thank YOU for making season 2 what it was. Such a fantastic season full of incredible topics and guests. See you for season 3 next year! 1) Episode 48: GUILT in Caregiving- how it arises, how to m...
Navigating the post-partum period after losing a parent/ parental figure- with postpartum coach Jaquie Dason (Episode 66)
Caregiver's Compass - December 23, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, postpartum coach, Jaquie Dason, discusses losing her mom to cancer at the age of 18 and raising 2 children while feeling significant grief not having her by her side. Jaquie talks about why she created her company which provides postpartum coaching to moms who need that extra su...
Becoming a Memory Coach and Helping Those with Memory Concerns Improve their Memory- with Francine Waskavitz (Episode 65)
Caregiver's Compass - December 16, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 65, Francine Waskavitz discusses how she, as a memory coach, helps those struggling with their memory and memory loss. She discusses how she works with clients to optimize memory, including clients with dementia and other neurological concerns. She also talks about dementia prevention...
Getting Through University and Applying to Graduate School as a Caregiver (Episode 64)
Caregiver's Compass - December 09, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 64, Adrienne talks about how she got through university and graduate school as a caregiver herself while at her grandparent’s side in the hospital. Stephanie additionally touches on her experience caring for her grandmother at her bedside while in graduate school. She additionally dis...
How Could Therapy Possibly Help Me As A Caregiver (Episode 63)
Caregiver's Compass - December 02, 2022 05:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsYou may be thinking to yourself: how could therapy possibly help me as a caregiver? Therapy cannot get rid of the tasks at hand or the responsibilities I have or my loved one’s decline- so how could a therapist help me with my overwhelm, stress, sadness and burnout? And in this episode, Stephan...
From speech language pathologist to capturing the dementia caregiver world by storm- with Adria Thompson (Episode 62)
Caregiver's Compass - November 25, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 62, Stephanie speaks to Adria Thompson who, in 2021, grew her passion for helping dementia caregivers and those with dementia as an SLP with Be Light Care Consulting. She talks about how her career as a speech language pathologist led to her overall vision to provide support to caregi...
Living a meaningful legacy: sharing positivity and uplifting others after losing a parent with an FTD diagnosis (with Lisa Sonshine) (Episode 61)
Caregiver's Compass - November 18, 2022 05:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 61, Lisa Sonshine from the Juno Award winning duo Sonshine and Broccoli talks to Stephanie about her father’s FTD diagnosis, decline and passing- a part of her life she has not shared in great detail in the past. She notes how she has taken her grief from this very difficult time and ...
I feel extreme guilt about wishing that my situation would just end (Episode 60)
Caregiver's Compass - November 11, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn Episode 60, Stephanie discusses a commonly expressed thought that many of her clients express having: I wish this situation would just end. She explores the guilt, shame and embarrassment that can surround this thought and the reasons why a caregiver may have these thoughts. *Please note...
How life has progressed since my mom’s initial diagnosis (memory, functioning and how I have navigated coping after having my own children without her by my side) (Episode 59)
Caregiver's Compass - November 04, 2022 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 59, Stephanie further talks about her journey after her mom’s initial diagnosis of FTD. She touches upon what her life looked like after she moved out of her home, caregiving for her grandmother, how she established boundaries when it came to balancing her own life and her mom’s care ...
Managing postpartum mental health while caring for 1+ children and/or another family member- with Kelly Polci (MSW,RSW) (Episode 58)
Caregiver's Compass - October 28, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie speaks to social worker Kelly Polci who has worked with pregnant and postpartum women and families in high-risk obstetrics and the NICU. They look at the systemic definition of postpartum and what supports are currently available in the postpartum period to women in On...
From inpatient nurse to caregiving consultant- how losing her job and burning out resulted in finding a daily passion for helping others- With Karen Lake (Episode 57)
Caregiver's Compass - October 21, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie speaks to nurse and caregiving consultant, Karen Lake, as she discusses how she went from caring for patients as a nurse in an inpatient hospital setting to providing consultations and assisting caregivers with their overall support systems and system navigation. Abo...
‘I don’t feel as though my loved one can be cared for at home anymore’ how to proceed when this real situation presents itself (and raises all the guilt, shame and fear) (an anonymous case scenario) (Episode 56)
Caregiver's Compass - October 14, 2022 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis situation is a very common and real occurrence. One day, you do not feel your loved one can be appropriately cared for in their home anymore. In this anonymous and real case scenario, Stephanie talks about a situation in which a patient she was working with was believed to no longer be safe...
How I Reacted to my Mom’s FTD Diagnosis and the Corresponding Emotions (Initially and as Time Progressed) (Episode 55)
Caregiver's Compass - October 07, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn episode 55, Stephanie continues to talk about how her mom’s FTD diagnosis shaped her life and the relationships between herself and others as she touches upon how she initially reacted to the changes in her mom and the emotions that came along with this. Thoughts of grief, overwhelm, isolatio...
‘My Life Completely Changed When my Boyfriend was Assaulted and Suddenly Faced a Traumatic Brain Injury’- caregiving after a very sudden and traumatic life shift, with Katherine Smith. (Episode 54)
Caregiver's Compass - September 30, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJust before her 26th birthday, Katherine’s partner, Ben, was brutally assaulted while on vacation. Ben experienced a severe traumatic brain injury as a result which he has spent the past 3.5 years recovering from. Katherine put her entire life on hold and suddenly became his full-time caregiver...
The Non-Traditional Caregiver- Providing Emotional Support and Assisting Loved Ones in Who are Physically and Emotionally Isolated (Episode 53)
Caregiver's Compass - September 23, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, guest Marie (name changed for anonymity) discusses her responsibilities as a caregiver for her parents who are emotionally and physically isolated. She touches upon how supporting their social needs and trying to protect her high risk parents from illness has impacted her marria...
The Importance of Sleep on Mental Health and Maintaining Overall Balance, with Sleep Consultant Andria Gordon (Episode 52)
Caregiver's Compass - September 16, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe Importance of Sleep on Mental Health and Maintaining Overall Balance, with Sleep Consultant Andria Gordon (Episode 52) We have all heard that sleep deprivation impacts our overall lives. But when it comes to caring for others, waking up in the middle of the night and managing mental health ...
When People Question your Abilities as a Caregiver (Episode 51)
Caregiver's Compass - September 09, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsWhen People Question your Abilities as a Caregiver (episode 51) You are doing your absolute best as a caregiver and you have poured all of you into what you do for your loved one. But yet you continue to receive comments from others about what you are doing, how you are approaching your caregiv...
How My Dad First Reacted to my Mom’s FTD Diagnosis (Episode 50)
Caregiver's Compass - September 02, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie shares the real and raw experience of her mom’s diagnosis and how her father responded to the changes and ultimate FTD diagnosis of her mom. Stephanie discusses what it can be like when a family member is not at a place of acceptance, or is at a different stage of ac...
How My Dad First Reacted to my Mom’s FTD Diagnosis (episode 50)
Caregiver's Compass - September 02, 2022 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, Stephanie shares the real and raw experience of her mom’s diagnosis and how her father responded to the changes and ultimate FTD diagnosis of her mom. Stephanie discusses what it can be like when a family member is not at a place of acceptance, or is at a different stage of ac...
What is Palliative Care and Does Palliation Mean that My Loved One is Dying? (with Hospice Executive Director, Nadine Persaud)-Episode 49
Caregiver's Compass - August 26, 2022 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn this episode, social worker and hospice executive director, Nadine Persaud discusses,in detail, the differences between palliative care, comfort care and hospice care and the philosophies behind palliative care. The accessibility and barriers to accessing palliative care are additionally expl...
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