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Happy Healthy Caregiver
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…
Episodes
Happy Healthy CaregiverMessy Caregiving with Sisters Natalie and JJ - Caregiver Spotlight
Natalie Elliott Handy and JJ Elliott Hill are sisters. Together, along with a third sister Emilie, they manage care for their mom who is living with…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHope for Caregivers with Peter Rosenberger - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet Peter Rosenberger who has been a family caregiver for over 38 years for a spouse with severe disabilities. Peter is fluent in the language of caregiver…
Happy Healthy CaregiverPaying for Long Term Care with Jason van den Brand - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet family caregiver Jason van den Brand who managed end-of-life care for his grandmother and father over an eight-year span. This experience led him to start…
Happy Healthy CaregiverEmbracing Vulnerability with Nicole Will - Caregiver Spotlight
Nicole Will cared for her grandma Betty and has dedicated her career to enhancing the well-being of older adults, their families, and healthcare professionals…
Happy Healthy CaregiverRemote and Long-Distance Caregiving with Paula Muller - Caregiver Spotlight
Paula Muller helped care for her grandmother and has a lifelong passion for technology applied to healthcare. Paula grew up in Chile and was very close to her…
Happy Healthy CaregiverShifting Family Roles with Edla Prevette - Caregiver Spotlight
Edla Prevette is a mental health counselor who cared for both of her parents. Edla’s professional and personal care experiences are being poured into a program…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCreative Care with Loretta Veney - Caregiver Spotlight
Loretta Woodward Veney cared for her mom Doris who lived with dementia as well as for her aunt, sister, and husband. Loretta’s care experiences prompted her to…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSupporting Adult Children of Aging Parents with Frances Hall - Caregiver Spotlight
Frances Hall is the founder and executive director of ACAP, Adult Children of Aging Parents, a nationally unique nonprofit organization that she founded when…
Happy Healthy CaregiverNew Perspectives from Caregiving with Matt Perrin - Caregiver Spotlight
Matt Perrin spent eight and a half years surrounded by dementia as a member of the sandwich generation. He was caring for his mother, Rosemary, who was living…
Happy Healthy CaregiverBalancing Career and Caregiving
I thought it fitting to publish this episode during November, which is National Family Caregivers Month, and this year’s theme is #caregiversconnect. A great…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHealing Powers of Nature with Lisa Nigro - Caregiver Spotlight
Lisa Nigro describes herself as an ordinary woman with an extraordinary spirit. Before becoming a full-time caregiver in 2015, she was a community activist…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCreating Your Self-Care Team with Nikki Nurse - Caregiver Spotlight
Nikki Nurse inspires women to live their best lives. As a former family caregiver with 10+ years of practice, Nikki believes that real health and wellbeing…
Happy Healthy CaregiverNavigating Caregiving Resources with Alyse Dunn - Caregiver Spotlight
Alyse Dunn and her sister were young adults when they cared for their parents. Alyse’s caregiving experience prompted her to start a business to help family…
Happy Healthy CaregiverOvercoming Your Limiting Beliefs with Debbie Weiss - Caregiver Spotlight
Debbie Weiss cared for her father, her husband, and currently cares for her adult son. Debbie is an expert in chasing your own dreams despite your…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHealthy, Shame-Free Boundaries with Karen Anderson - Caregiver Spotlight
Karen C.L. Anderson was the chosen family member to be the legal guardian for her grandmother. This decision surprised Karen because her mother and mom’s…
Happy Healthy CaregiverUnpacking Family Expectations with Lynn Abaté-Johnson - Caregiver Spotlight
Lynn Abaté-Johnson understands the typhoon of emotions and responsibilities that come with caring for a loved one. For over six years, Lynn was the primary…
Happy Healthy CaregiverA Nomad Caregiving Life of Traveling and Running with Anthony Copeland-Parker - Caregiver Spotlight
A Nomad Caregiving Life of Traveling and Running with Anthony Copeland-Parker Anthony Copeland-Parker cares for his partner Catherine, who was diagnosed with…
Happy Healthy CaregiverAddressing the Taboo Family Topics with Isabel Melgarejo - Caregiver Spotlight
At 20 years old, Isabel Melgarejo became a family caregiver when her dad passed, and her mom fell into depression. For years Isabel has helped her mom in what…
Happy Healthy CaregiverLiving Bold While Caregiving with Belva Denmark Tibbs - Caregiver Spotlight
Belva Denmark Tibbs is a primary caregiver for her husband, Mark, and a support caregiver for her parents. While she may have departed her career as a senior…
Happy Healthy CaregiverBalancing Life as a Young Carer with Ashley Bendiksen - Caregiver Spotlight
Ashley Bendiksen cared for her mom who developed early onset Alzheimer’s. She chronicled her 8 year caregiving journey in her memoir The Language of Time which…
Happy Healthy CaregiverRecovering From Burnout with Usha Tewari - Caregiver Spotlight
Usha Tewari was born and raised in Orlando, Florida. She is a constituent advocate, and community engager with over 17 years of experience working for elected…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCaregiver Mental Wellness with Kris McCabe
Kris has been the full-time family caregiver for her Grams, Mary, since 2017. They started sharing their life and love as they navigate Alzheimer’s together on…
Happy Healthy CaregiverStaying Afloat While Caregiving with Matthew Cauli - Caregiver Spotlight
Matthew Cauli became a full-time caregiver to his wife, Kanlaya, after she experienced two massive strokes and an ovarian cancer diagnosis. Matthew and his…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCaregiving Secrets with Tena Scallan - Caregiver Spotlight
Tena Scallan cared for her parents and her uncle through hospitalizations and end of life events. She was introduced as a family caregiver very young when her…
Happy Healthy CaregiverMassive Acceptance and Radical Presence with Sue Ryan - Caregiver Spotlight
Sue Ryan has been in roles of family caregiving for more than 40 years. Her mission is to empower individuals to maximize and accept the potential…
Happy Healthy CaregiverEverything You Want To Know About Hospice with Barbara Karnes - Caregiver Spotlight
Most people run away from the topics of death and dying but Registered Nurse and family caregiver Barbara Karnes runs toward it. She’s a quoted expert in many…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSeeking Sunshine in Cloudy Days with Sherrell D. Mims - Caregiver Spotlight
In this episode, meet Sherrell D. Mims. She is a family caregiver, registered nurse, entrepreneur, and author. Her passion is empowering caregivers worldwide…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHelping Your Autistic Brother Create Purpose and Enjoy Independence with Tiffany Chou - Caregiver Spotlight
In 2019 Tiffany moved home to Maui, Hawaii to become primary caregiver to her adult brother Christian. Christian is now in his thirties and has been living…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCaregiving Support From TikTok with Joe Vazquez - Caregiver Spotlight
Joe Vazquez and his wife Laura live in Texas and have been married over 11 years. In February 2021, Laura suffered a traumatic and anoxic brain injury. With…
Happy Healthy CaregiverOur Long Term Care Crisis with Susie Singer Carter - Caregiver Spotlight
Susie Singer Carter cared for her mom Norma for 16 years until she passed away last July from Alzheimer’s disease. Susie is a multi-award-winning filmmaker…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHemp Benefits with Inesa Ponomariovaite - Caregiver Spotlight
Inesa Ponomariovaite is a former family caregiver living in Chicago. She is also a holistic health professional and an expert on the benefits of hemp. Inesa is…
Happy Healthy CaregiverBeing a Serial Caregiver with Michele Houck - Caregiver Spotlight
Michele Houck is a serial caregiver who started her caregiver roles at age 16 with her mother's first breast cancer diagnosis. Over the last 5 years, she's…
Happy Healthy CaregiverVisual Storytelling with Gina Martin - Caregiver Spotlight
After working at National Geographic for 21 years, Gina Martin saw how important visual storytelling can bring awareness to important issues. Gina helped her…
Happy Healthy CaregiverMedicaid Help with Ben Mandelbaum - Caregiver Spotlight
Ben Mandelbaum grew up in a home along with his 14 siblings where he witnessed his Mom caring for his great grandmother, and then his grandmother. Ben was also…
Happy Healthy CaregiverLoving Your Caregiving Life with Charlotte Bayala - Caregiver Spotlight
Charlotte Bayala is a spousal caregiver determined to love her caregiving life and help others along the way. Charlotte’s life changed forever when her husband…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHelping Your Disabled Child Transition to Adulthood with Kim Albrecht - Caregiver Spotlight
Kim Albrecht knows what the sandwich generation feels like. She has been her 18-year-old daughter’s primary caregiver since Miranda was born and she helps care…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSelf-Care for Caregivers with Susanne White - Caregiver Spotlight
Susanne White is the founder of Caregiver Warrior. She cared for her parents and this caregiving adventure changed her life. She blogs about this journey on…
Happy Healthy CaregiverEmotional and Social Self-Care with Carlos Olivas - Caregiver Spotlight
Carlos Olivas III is a California native who is a three time caregiver. He currently cares for his dad who is living with Alzheimer’s and provides support to…
Happy Healthy CaregiverLoving Through Dementia, The Dementia Ministry at Due West UMC with Sheila Welch - Caregiver Spotlight
Sheila Welch is a dementia family advocate and educator. For over 12 years, Sheila has been the Developer/Coordinator of Loving Through Dementia: a free, all…
Happy Healthy CaregiverAdvice for the Solo Family Caregiver
Caregiving happens. My upcoming guest needed to reschedule – dad in hospital. Family always comes first. I’m not as batched up with episodes as I’d like and…
Happy Healthy CaregiverWorking, Community Care, and Advocating with Aisha Adkins - Caregiver Spotlight
Aisha Adkins is an only child caring for her parents. Her mom has Frontal Temporal Dementia, and her dad has suffered multiple strokes. Aisha’s career is the…
Happy Healthy CaregiverMother and Son Chat About Caregiving and Self Care with Jacob Miller
Meet my son Jacob at age 20. Jacob was eight when our caregiving season started. He’s witnessed a lot during his adolescent and young adult years…we reflect on…
Happy Healthy CaregiverFinancial Self-Care with Kimberly Whiter - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet Kimberly Whiter who is on a mission to guide families to a more financially-positive caregiving and aging experience. With her unique and personalized…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCocktails and Caregivers with Amanda Clark - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet Amanda Clark who cared for her late husband Joe after he was diagnosed at age 28 with colon cancer. This diagnosis came two months before their wedding…
Happy Healthy CaregiverYoga4Caregivers with Jennifer Henius & Ellen MacKay - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet Jennifer and Ellen the force behind Yoga4Caregivers – a social impact business that aims to expand access to holistic wellness services to caregivers…
Happy Healthy CaregiverHelping the Working Caregiving Crisis with Debbie Howard - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverFun Activities with Your Care Partner with Patti LaFleur - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSeamless Supply Shopping with Bianca Padilla - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSupporting Millennial Caregivers with Lucinda Koza - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverSustainable Caregiving with Theresa Wilbanks - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverTeepa Snow - Communicating with Persons with Dementia & Developmental Disabilities - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverAdvocacy During a Pandemic with Mary Daniel - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverNavigating Military Family Caregiving with Caira Benson - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCaring for a Family Member with Complex Disabilities with Brenda Blais Nesbitt - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverReflecting Back and Looking Ahead
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverThe Death Positive Movement with Cassidy Bastien - Caregiver Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverBalancing the Selflessness Sacrifices with Richard Lui - Caregiving Spotlight
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverCaregiver Burnout with Kate Washington
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverRural Caregiving with Meghan Swope
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…
Happy Healthy CaregiverAging with Dignity with Paul Malley
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…