The Caregivers Dilemma

Lost your spark?

It can be easy to lose yourself when you spend all of your time thinking about the needs of others. If you're feeling like you've lost your spark, check out my conversation with Jess Kaskov of Joyfulness with Jess... and get some tips to find it again.  You can take Jess's quiz at www.jesskaskov.com/soulsalary

Need care equipment? Getting the right device just got A LOT easier.

There are A LOT of products available to help with care, safety, and independence. But how are you supposed to know what to get? Heck, how are you even supposed to know what all your options are??? The fact is, having the right equipment can be life changing, but it often takes a specialist to get the right recommendation.... and specialists can be hard to access! Enter occupational therapist, Dr. Brandy Archie and her groundbreaking service AskSAMIE.com . Listen to hear Dr. Archie's story about how she came to create AskSAMIE, learn why it is so hard to get what you need through insurance, and find out how you can access professional equipment recommendations through AskSAMIE.com .... for FREE.

Featured Caregiver Question of the Week! Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease

In this special episode of The Caregiver's Dilemma, we're featuring the weekly series "Caregiver Question of the Week" from Higher Standards Caregiver Training. This caregiver query was all about nutrition and Parkinson's disease, so Emilia brought in Registered Dietician, Crystal Fossmeyer to give an answer to this incredibly important question! You can submit your question here: https://forms.gle/dbuSreKFkxqxV5Y7A

Medication clarification... Shay's Way

Medication can have enormous positive or negative impacts on both health and quality of life. It can also be intimidating and confusing, so many family caregivers struggle to advocate and communicate effectively with healthcare providers about the medications their care partner is on. Meet Shay Domangue, physician assistant and creator of the Shay Way - a step by step method to help family caregivers understand, organize, and effectively manage their care partners complex medication list.

Having "The Conversation"...

There's no substitute for understanding someone's wishes at end of life, but it can be a difficult conversation to have. The Conversation Project is here to help you find the words you need to ensure the people you love get what they want. Listen to this episode featuring the Great Laurie Miller, and then check out https://www.conversationreadyntx.com/ and https://theconversationproject.org/ to get more.