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Happy Healthy Caregiver

Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network

Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying to live your own life? Wondering how to find the time for your personal health & happiness? Welcome to the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast. The show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. Host and Certified Caregiving Consultant, Elizabeth Miller shares her stories and content and also talks with others who are either current or former family caregivers. Real

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00:45:57

Yoga4Caregivers with Jennifer Henius & Ellen MacKay -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/05/18

Meet Jennifer and Ellen the force behind Yoga4Caregivers – a social impact business that aims to expand access to holistic wellness services to caregivers. Jennifer is the founder of Yoga4Caregivers and Ellen is the Program Manager and Volunteer Yoga Teacher. In this episode with Ellen and Jennifer we talk about busting stress, infusing minutes of self-care in your day, and how you can access free online yoga classes. Show notes with product and resource

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Helping the Working Caregiving Crisis with Debbie...

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2022/05/04

Meet former family caregiver Debbie Howard. Debbie lived and worked in Japan for 30+ years. Debbie is also a former caregiver on a mission to change the way the world looks at caregiving so the impacts are not so devastating. Her work focuses on providing companies with support programs for employee caregivers to mitigate the related risks of absentee-ism, employee turnover, and extra healthcare costs. In this episode, we dive into this topic and we also chat about how caregiving was a

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00:56:26

Fun Activities with Your Care Partner with Patti...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/04/20

Meet Patti Lafleur who says she has the amazing opportunity to be the care partner for her Mom, Linda, who has dementia and type 1 diabetes. Patti was a Kindergarten teacher for 9 years before quitting her job to care for her mom full time. People truly enjoy watching Patti and Linda’s life through social media and this keeps Patti connected, too. Patti’s goal in sharing our story is to change the stigma around a dementia diagnosis and share their daily joy! In this episode we talk about

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00:36:42

Seamless Supply Shopping with Bianca Padilla -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/04/06

Meet Bianca Padilla. Bianca’s experiences caring for her grandma inspired her to start Carewell along with her husband John – a family-founded company that simplifies life for caregivers by providing personalized service, compassionate content, and expert-vetted home care products. In this episode, we talk about how Bianca’s family came together to create a care plan, seeking bi-lingual health care accommodations, long term care insurance, work/life boundaries, training care compassionate

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01:05:29

Supporting Millennial Caregivers with Lucinda Koza -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/03/23

Meet Lucinda Koza. Lucinda is a family caregiver and the founder & CEO of I-Ally, an app that provides a secure community and marketplace for millennial family caregivers. She started the company after her own experience becoming her father's sole caregiver at a young age. In this episode we chat about societal stigmas, the importance of keeping our identities, solo caregiving, millennial caregiving support, and our favorite traditional and digital games. Show notes with product and

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00:55:26

Sustainable Caregiving with Theresa Wilbanks -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/03/09

Meet Theresa Wilbanks who cared for her father until his passing at 99 years of age. During that time, she experienced the raging river of emotions that comes with caring for a family member. Overwhelmed and drowning, she navigated toward a more sustainable caregiving experience. Theresa founded Sustainable Caregiving and works with fellow family caregivers to help them navigate their caregiving journey. With humor and vulnerability, Theresa shares her story and strategies in her book,

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00:52:09

Teepa Snow - Communicating with Persons with Dementia...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/02/23

I this episode, I am shining the caregiver spotlight on someone in the caregiving space that has my utmost respect - Teepa Snow. She’s an Occupational Therapist with over 40 years of rich and varied clinical and academic experience. Her company, Positive Approach to Care® (PAC) provides online and in-person education and products for anyone impacted by dementia. I can say firsthand that Teepa presents with extraordinary expertise and humor to audiences throughout the world. In today’s show, we

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00:54:14

Advocacy During a Pandemic with Mary Daniel -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/02/09

In today's show, I am shining the caregiver spotlight on Mary Daniel. During her husband’s long-term care community’s pandemic lockdown, family caregiver Mary Daniel’s story went viral when she accepted a job as a dishwasher so she could visit and, more importantly, physically touch her husband, Steve. Mary is a dementia family caregiver based in Jacksonville, FL, and one of Next Avenue’s 2021 Influencers in Aging. In this episode, you’ll be inspired by Mary’s story and understand how she

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Navigating Military Family Caregiving with Caira...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/01/26

Meet military family caregiver Caira Benson. Before Caira was a family caregiver she was a thriving non-profit director who loved teaching Art History at her local college. She left it all to take up the most important vocation she had never wanted – caregiver to her husband, Eric, a catastrophically injured veteran. Armed with coffee and a lot of humor, Caira is determined to fight for her family to function somewhat normally despite all their challenges. In this episode we talk about how

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Caring for a Family Member with Complex Disabilities...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2022/01/12

In today’s show, I am shining the caregiver spotlight on Brenda Blais Nesbitt. Brenda is a master in advocating and navigating the confusing world of disability. Her personal experience has enhanced her ability to help others navigate the complexities of the healthcare system and excel in the challenging journey of caring for and loving those with complex needs. In today’s episode we discuss how Brenda embraced outside help, why Brenda doesn’t want to be pitied, and how to get comfortable

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00:26:45

Reflecting Back and Looking Ahead

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2021/11/17

In this episode I reflect back on 2021 and my 4 years of podcasting and looking ahead to 2022. I talk about my podcasting journey, some highlights from 2021, how I did on my 21 for 2021 list, the Happy Healthy Caregiver Holiday Gift Guide, what my plans are for the holiday season and some initial thoughts for 2022. Show notes with product and resource links: https://bit.ly/HHCPod126 Receive the podcast in your email here: http://bit.ly/2G4qvBv Order a copy of Elizabeth's book Just for

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The Death Positive Movement with Cassidy Bastien -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/11/03

In this episode, we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Cassidy Bastien. Cassidy cared for her father who had COPD and Emphysema before he passed in 2020. I have no doubt he received exceptional care as Cassidy has been a professional Certified Nursing Assistant for 19 years. During these past 5 years, she has worked in hospice and received her certifications as a hospice and palliative care nurses aide and an end of life doula. Cassidy lives and works in Washington State and shares her

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00:59:23

Balancing the Selflessness Sacrifices with Richard...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/10/20

In this episode, we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Richard Lui. Richard Lui is a veteran and award-winning journalist. You’ll find him currently on MSNBC. He is the first Asian American man to anchor a daily national cable news program, and a team Emmy and Peabody winner. When his dad was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Richard made a tough decision – he put his successful career on the back burner to help care for his dad. This selflessness didn’t come easy for him and he writes

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00:55:29

Caregiver Burnout with Kate Washington

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/10/06

In today’s show we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Kate Washington. Kate Washington earned her PhD in Victorian literature and is the author of Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout In America. She writes and speaks eloquently about the systemic challenges facing family caregivers. She knows the struggle well as she helps care for her husband Brad. Kate and Brad along with their two daughters live in Sacramento, California. In this episode, we talk about the negative emotions caregivers

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00:56:14

Rural Caregiving with Meghan Swope

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/09/22

In today’s show we are shining the caregiver spotlight on my wonderful first cousin, Meghan Swope! Meghan says her faith & family – both the blood kind, and the chosen kind -- give her life purpose. She could talk for hours about the book she's reading, the Disney trip she's planning, her latest Crossfit workout or what's on your mind. Her "real job" in healthcare marketing has taught her a lot, but nothing prepared her for every aspect of caregiving until she was in it. In this episode we

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00:45:55

Aging with Dignity with Paul Malley

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2021/09/08

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Paul Malley. Paul Malley is President of Aging with Dignity, a position to which he was named in 2002. Throughout his career he has nearly 20 years of experience in the field of aging and advance care planning. In this episode Paul and I talk about what aging with dignity looks like (and doesn’t look like), how the founders work with Mother Theresa ignited the purpose of the Aging with Dignity

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00:45:33

Coping with a Lifechanging Caregiving Situation -...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/08/25

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Rachel Davis. Rachel is a volunteer retreat leader with No Barriers USA and a full-time caregiver for her husband Jay. Jay suffered a spinal cord injury during a plane crash. This event completely uprooted their lives. Learn how Rachel is coping and moving forward. Rachel shares what a typical day looks like, where she found her supportive tribes of people, how she receives some pay for her

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00:47:06

Caring for a Loved One with Dementia - Lauren...

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/08/11

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, meet Lauren Dykovitz. Lauren is a writer and author, who lives in New Jersey with her husband and two black labs. Lauren’s mom was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s in July 2010 at the age of 62. Lauren was only 25 years old at the time. She quit her full-time job and became a caregiver for her mom at age 28. Although her mom passed in April 2020, it is Lauren’s mission to help others on their Alzheimer’s journey by sharing stories

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00:49:04

Susie Update: Adjusting to Life After Caregiving

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2021/07/28

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, I chat with my sister Susie ten months after our mom's death - an event that also ended her primary caregiving role for mom. Susie shares what the weeks before and after mom's passing was like and reflects on her 4.5 years of caregiving. We talk about what she's proud of, what she would have done differently, and where she is focusing her energy now. Show notes with product and resource links: https://bit.ly/HHCPod118 Receive the

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00:57:26

Elizabeth's Thoughts On Turning 50

Happy Healthy Caregiver ·

2021/07/14

In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, host Elizabeth Miller talks about her 50th milestone birthday. The big 5-0! She time travels a bit and walks you down memory lane. Elizabeth shares stories and highlights her proudest moments, aging fears, thoughts on getting older, plans for her 50th, and provides a few ways you can help her celebrate. Show notes with product and resource links: https://bit.ly/HHCPod117 Receive the podcast in your email

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