Caring Conversations

Denise and her co-host, Chris MacLellan, talk about how we cope with the daily caregiving grind. Please feel free to call us during our 30-minute show and share your stories and experiences. Be sure to tell us why you stay. About Chris Chris is the author of “What’s the Deal with Caregiving?” and the host of “Healing Ties,” a weekly radio show. You can learn more about his work on his website, www.thebowtieguy.com. About Denise Denise, founder of CareGiving.com, coaches family caregivers before, during and after caregiving. She's the author of "The Caregiving Years, Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey" and "Take Comfort, Reflections of Hope for Caregivers." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Liz O'Donnell, founder of  WorkingDaughter.com, joins Denise to discuss how we define (and redefine) our definitions of success. About Liz Liz O'Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a website for women balancing career and caregiving, something she tries to do everyday. Liz runs the East Coast operations of a PR firm and cares for her 90-year-old father. She is also a working mother -- she has a high schooler and a middle schoolers at home- -- and is the author of the book, Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Geri Hall, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, will joined Sharon Hall and I to discuss your questions about your caree's aggression and your safety. Sharon cares for her husband, diagnosed with FTD last fall, 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 [email protected] prior to the show. This podcast recording also will be available on CareGiving.com's website after the show. CareGiving.com hosts a chat for those who care for a family member with FTD every Monday at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. PT). About Dr. Hall Geri Hall, an internationally-recognized advanced practice nurse who holds a nursing doctorate, is widely respected for her research in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. She developed the Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold Model, a framework for planning care of dementia patients and measuring outcomes by studying the presence or absence of behavior symptoms such as agitation and depression. The model is widely by used by professionals in the United States, Australia and South Korea. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Liz O'Donnell, founder of  WorkingDaughter.com, joins Denise to discuss how to manage the time spent to help aging parents to it doesn't take away from time with the growing kids. About Liz Liz O'Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a website for women balancing career and caregiving, something she tries to do everyday. Liz runs the East Coast operations of a PR firm and cares for her 90-year-old father. She is also a working mother -- she has a high schooler and a middle schoolers at home- -- and is the author of the book, Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Denise and her co-host, Chris MacLellan, talk about when we just want to run from caregiving. Please feel free to call us during our 30-minute show and share your stories and experiences. Be sure to tell us why you stay. About Chris Chris is the author of “What’s the Deal with Caregiving?” and the host of “Healing Ties,” a weekly radio show. You can learn more about his work on his website, www.thebowtieguy.com. About Denise Denise, founder of CareGiving.com, coaches family caregivers before, during and after caregiving. She's the author of "The Caregiving Years, Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey" and "Take Comfort, Reflections of Hope for Caregivers." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Holly Eburne, who cared for her husband, shares about her thoughts about this question: Is caregiving rewarding? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Colleen Kavanaugh, a Certified Caregiving Consultant and owner of The Longest Dance.com, joins me to share how she kept a life for herself as she cared for her parents. Colleen began her caregiving role just two months after she began dating the man who would become the love of her life. She shares with us what it was like to care for her parents for a decade during the ending of their lives while she was unknowingly creating the true beginning of her life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

AARP Meditations for Caregivers--Practical, Emotional and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family is comprised of 152 short, real-life family caregiver stories, drawn from the authors' psychotherapy practices and personal experiences. The stories are meant to comfort and inspire. Through their book, the authors hope to help family caregivers derive the potential positive benefits from caregiving, including personal and spiritual growth, an enhanced sense of purpose, and the gratification of ensuring their family's well-being. About the Authors Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist, family therapist, and the Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers—Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent. Dr. Jacobs has given more than 400 presentations on family caregiving for family caregivers, community groups, and medical and mental health professionals. He is the national spokesperson on caregiving for the American Heart Association and an honorary board member of the Well Spouse Association. He has served on the expert panel for the Caregiver Crisis Great Challenge for TEDMED.com and as a board member of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association. Julia L. Mayer, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist who has been counseling individuals and couples for almost 25 years. Dr. Mayer has a private practice is in Media, Pennsylvania, where she specializes in women’s issues, including caregiving and other relationship concerns. Drs. Jacobs and Mayer have written previously together for WebMD and HealthCentral. They have been married for more than 25 years and have two adult children. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Geri Hall, PhD, ARNP, FAAN, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, joins us to answer your questions about your family member's FTD diagnosis. Dr. Hall will share suggestions on how to manage FTD's challenging behaviors, how to cope with the management of the day, and how to explain the disease to other family members and friends. You can call into the live 30-minute show with your questions or email them to [email protected] prior to the show. This podcast recording also will be available on CareGiving.com's website after the show. CareGiving.com hosts a chat for those who care for a family member with FTD every Monday at 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. MT, 4 p.m. PT). About Dr. Hall Geri Hall, an internationally-recognized advanced practice nurse who holds a nursing doctorate, is widely respected for her research in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. She developed the Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold Model, a framework for planning care of dementia patients and measuring outcomes by studying the presence or absence of behavior symptoms such as agitation and depression. The model is widely by used by professionals in the United States, Australia and South Korea. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message

Can we be prosperous, regardless of our life's circumstances? Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, shares her perspective on how we find our prosperity. About Ellen Ellen Rogin, CPA, CFP® , New York Times bestselling author and Abundance Activist® is a nationally-known expert on living a life of success and prosperity. Ellen shows people how to be great with money. Through over 20 years as a successful entrepreneur in the financial services industry and as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM professional, Ellen understands that many people have an uneasy and complicated relationship with their money. People undergo great anxiety as well as great joy in their financial lives. Ellen is hired by corporations, women’s initiatives, organizations and associations to take the complex area of money and make it easy. Ellen is co-author of New York Times bestseller, “Picture Your Prosperity: Smart Money Moves to Turn Your Vision into Reality.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/caring-conversations/message