Episodes

We spend a lot of time wishing we were loved more, appreciated more, and seen. We base our future happiness on the health of the people we care for. How many times do you think or say that you’ll do something for yourself or feel happier once they...

You may not notice it… but you have strength that not everyone has. You continue when others would have just given up and you stay to help your loved one even when you feel like running away.  I understand that thinking about setting boundaries...

What do you do when you find yourself alone… with nothing to do and no one to interact with? Do you pick up your phone and scroll through social media or play a game? Do you grab a book or magazine or start to write down a list of things you need to...

Does it make you cringe when you say no to someone?    If you know the right thing is to say no do you try to find ways to not even have that conversation because it’s stressing you out?    Do you say yes because saying no feels...

Do you find it hard to separate your interest, needs and feelings from the person you care for? Do you feel like you’re lost and don’t know who you really are anymore? Listen to learn  What do boundaries mean to you How to set meaningful...

You’ve lost a lot more than you probably realize now that you’re a caregiver. Listen to this episode of the Love Your Caregiving Life podcast and see what losses we’ve all encountered and how to get through the grief without any more shame or...

Welcome to Part 4 of the Caregiver Self-Care summer series where I take you back to the 4 most important episodes on self-care for caregivers. If you are just finding this for the first time please consider going back and starting with episode 123 as...

The focus of this episode is focusing on prioritizing yourself and creating boundaries. This is the next step in creating your own self-care plan and can prove to be one of the most difficult because it requires you to go from planning and thinking of...

Welcome to Part two of the Caregiver Self-Care summer series where I take you back to the 4 most important episodes on self-care for caregivers. If you listened to last week's episode you might have a new understanding of what self-care is. If you...

Welcome to Part one of the Caregiver Self-Care summer series where I take you back to the 4 most important episodes on self-care for caregivers.  I get that self-care can feel like it isn’t for you. You’ve been handed multiple lists of things...

Welcome to the last part of The Things They Should Have Told You summer series where I take you back to the 4 most important episodes for caregivers to listen to no matter how long they’ve been a caregiver.  Resentment is the main focus of this...

Knowing you aren’t alone in this is one of the first things I’d love all caregivers to know. This episode is one of my favorites but it almost didn’t get recorded. I did a lot of crying when I wrote this and I could hardly get through recording...

Let’s listen to this episode and hear how I would have loved it if a nurse or someone would have told me I should consider having different levels of communication with different types of people in my life group texts would not make it easier some...

Welcome to The Things They Should Have Told You summer series where I take the 4 most important episodes for caregivers to listen to no matter how long they’ve been a caregiver. So let’s start off with my origin story. I truly believe all...

Do you believe that understanding who you are right now is the next step toward finding more happiness in life? In the episode I share steps you can take to figure out who you really are and how to adjust your expectations to align with the life...

When I found myself sad and lonely only 6 months into caregiving, I didn’t realize then that part of me was grieving.  I was grieving  the old me the old way of life the old world I never would be a part of again.  Life for the people...

Do you remember the day you became a caregiver? Most of us didn’t actively decide to become a caregiver. We stepped in because that was what we felt we should naturally do. It was a passive decision.  This episode will help you understand how...

Feeling left out of life is an issue for most of us at some point of us being caregivers. You miss the days when you can plan for vacations. Go out to do something fun on a whim and live a little more spontaneously. However, right now whenever you...

Do the seasons pass you by without you noticing them? Do you find yourself in the middle of summer or at the end of the year and not really know how you got there so quickly?  No matter where you ever are in your role as a caregiver it always...

We all crave connection.  We all want to know we aren’t alone in our experiences as caregivers. We’re looking for ways to change our outlook on life.  And We want to be entertained. Listen now to learn how to figure out what your needs...

Finding things that will help you relax a little or take a break from stress and that suit you can be difficult. Because of that, I’d like for you to know that self-care isn’t easy. It’s the most difficult thing to do when you really need...

I have a confession to make… When I first became a caregiver I had moments when I actually thought about running away.  Sometimes just a thought is enough to cause a domino effect of emotions.  We all need a place where we feel like we...

People talk about caregivers like we’re all the same person. When people mention us, especially if they don’t have first-hand experiences as a caregiver or from working with caregivers you get the idea that they think everything for caregivers...

Do you know who you really are right now?   When caregivers find it difficult to find ways to enjoy their lives one of the biggest issues I find they have is the fact that even though they know they are caring for someone they haven’t accepted...