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July 24, 2013 · 8:30 am

Caregivers: The Sandwich Generation

On Thursday, July 25 at 8:00 pm (EST) I am pleased to welcome Sherri Snelling, CEO and founder of the Caregiving Club to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio! To listen to our show live, simply click here!

From the Caregiving Club, Author Sherri Snelling

Sherri is a nationally recognized expert on America’s 65 million family caregivers with special emphasis on how to help caregivers balance self-care while caring for a loved one. She is a Caregiving contributor to the Huffington Post, Forbes.com, USA Today Weekend Magazine, PBS/Next Avenue, Examiner.com, MariaShiriver.com, Alzheimer’s Association, MORE, EmpowerHER. Sherri is also the creator of the Me Time Monday weekly videos in support of the non-profit Healthy Monday’s Campaign, and creator, producer and host of a cable TV program, Handle With Care.

Sherri’s book, A Cast of Caregivers

Sherri’s passion for helping caregivers is both professional and personal. In addition to her work as an advocate for caregivers, Sherri was back-up caregiver for her mom with her maternal grandparents and is currently caring for a father who is in hospice care.

As Caregivers, we all know the difficulty in finding balance in our life, especially those Caregivers who are in the Sandwich Generation. On tonight’s show, we will chat about ‘The Magnificent 7 Ways to Caregivers Wellness’ and about Sherri’s book, “The Sandwich Generation Juggling Act’.

Through our conversation with Sherri, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver

To listen to our show live, simply click here!

Cannot listen live…NO Worries! All of our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!

Visit Sherri’s blogs, resources, videos and other info on Caregiving Club.com by clicking here!

Visit Caregiving Club Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CaregivingClub

Visit Sherri on Twitter @CaregivingClub @SherriSnelling

Visit Sherri’s YouTube Caregiving Club Channel (see celebrity interviews with George Clooney, Marg Helgenberger, Holly, Cybill Shepherd, Quincy Jones) http://www.youtube.com/user/caregivingclub

See more of Sherri’s celebrity interviews (and Ron Howard, Glen Campbell’s family, Jason Alexander, Big Bang Theory, etc.) conducted for AARP on the red carpet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnOb0QbMOM4

To purchase Sherri’s books:

Visit her web site “Book” page: http://www.caregivingclub.com/book/
Amazon.com book page: http://www.amazon.com/Cast-Caregivers-Celebrity-Stories-Prepare/dp/1452559139
Barnes & Noble.com book page: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-cast-of-caregivers-sherri-snelling/1113895264?ean=9781452559131

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Caregivers need care, too (thegazette.com)

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July 22, 2013 · 8:30 am

Caregivers: Sink Your Teeth Into Dental Hygiene!

On Tuesday July 23, at 1:00pm (EST) I am pleased to welcome Amercia’s Dental Hygienist , Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio. To listen to our show live, simply click here!

America’s Dental Hygienist, Shirley Gutkowski

Shirley is a career dental hygienist and champion of Minimally Invasive dental hygiene. Her outlook is years ahead of the leading edge and has proven staying power. She is the recipient of the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry Leadership award, and is an award-winning author, popular speaker and CareerFusion coach. Shirley is also the host of Cross Link Radio right here on Blog Talk Radio!

Shirley has written a series of articles on oral care for Diabetes Self-Management. This effort won her the prestigious APEX Award for writing excellence. Today she has co-authored a best-selling book with Amy Nieves, The Purple Guide: Developing Your Clinical Dental Hygiene Career which now it its second edition. She has written chapters on sealants, and temporary fillings in the textbook Essentials of Dental Hygiene.

We all know the importance of good dental hygiene, but are we practicing it? During our conversation on Tuesday, Shirley will educate us on Minimally Invasive Dental Hygiene and the importance of good dental hygiene, especially as we age.

Through our conversation with Shirley, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’

To listen to our show live, simply click here!

Cannot listen live…NO Worries! All our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!

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July 21, 2013 · 10:34 am

Capture Every Moment

In our Cancer Caregiving Journey, we know that on some days, the tumor has a mind of its own! For the most part, the good days have outweighed the bad days. We are thankful for that!

When ‘TLO’ (The Little One) feels good, we try to take advantage of every opportunity that is presented to us. Our Saturday night featured a trip to the Ice Cream Parlor. (We know how those little ones like Ice Cream!)

When we have these ‘Caregiving’ moments, I am reminded how lucky I have been to be a part of this journey. Yes, there are hard days for both of us, but all those hard days are thrown out the window when we capture moments like these and just be who we are. Reality is what it is, but that does not mean we can’t beat it!

Capture Every Moment, You will not regret it!

Remember, We might have Cancer…

…But Cancer Does Not Have Us!

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Caregiving Can Change Your Heart (thepurplejacket.com)

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July 21, 2013 · 10:15 am

Caregivers: This Week on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’

Tuesday at 1:00 pm (EST) ‘Sink Your Teeth into Dental Hygiene’ with America’s Dental Hygienist Shirley Gutkowski.

To listen to Tuesday’s show live, simply click here!

America’s Dental Hygienist, Shirley Gutkowski

Thursday at 8:00 pm (EST) ‘The Sandwich Generation’ with best-selling author Sherri Snelling.

To listen to Thursday’s show live, simply click here!

From the Caregiving Club, Author Sherri Snelling

Listen to

Tuesday’s at 1:00 pm & Thursday’s at 8:00 pm. All our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!

“Be a Healthy Caregiver” Now Heard Twice a Week (thepurplejacket.com)
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Caregivers: Where Do You Look For Answers? (thepurplejacket.com)
Creating A Caregiving Team on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ (thepurplejacket.com)
This Is Just Like Real Life! (thepurplejacket.com)
Pancreatic Cancer and Weight Loss: What Caregivers Can Do to Help (everydayhealth.com)
Caregiving Can Change Your Heart (thepurplejacket.com)

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July 18, 2013 · 10:46 pm

This Is Just Like Real Life!

Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you. Aldous Huxley

My featured guest Thursday night on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio was Lisa Fields from @PracticalWisdom. I knew she would be a dynamite guest, and that proved to be true because Lisa does offer us Practical Wisdom!

Doing live, Internet radio does come with its challenges, tonight was one of them as Lisa and I had a 5 to 10 second delay in our conversation with each other. The ‘delay’ in the conversation made it challenging for us, yet my trusted co-host, Diane Hawn was able to pitch in and help make the conversation and show go smoothly. I can’t thank them enough for their kindness and willingness to ‘go with the flow!’

As Caregivers, we often have to just go with the flow. Just 90 minutes before tonight radio show, TLO had a terrible experience while eating dinner. The esophagus and tumor does have its own schedule! AT 6:45 pm, we thought we were heading to the hospital, thankfully TLO’s trouble passed and he was able to rest peacefully: at 8:05 pm I am dealing with tech problems with a radio program. Just what is the big picture here?

Lisa, the great sport that she is simply said, “This is just like real life!” What a great dose of Practical Wisdom! Life is full of trials and tribulations: the calamity of tonight’s technology problems pales in comparison to the health issues that Caregivers and their Caree’s face on a daily basis. One minute we are thinking about calling 911, the next minute well…This IS just like real life!

We will be sure to schedule Lisa again for the show, because she does offer such wonderful ‘Practical Wisdom.’ She made a host feel safe and secure in the midst of turmoil with that gentle reminder of why it is important for all Caregivers to tell their story. I think we all need a dose of Practical Wisdom, I am so glad that I had mine this evening!

You see, we might have Cancer,

…But Cancer does not have us!

To learn more about Lisa Fields visit!

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July 17, 2013 · 11:09 pm

Practical Widsom on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver

On Thursday July 18th at 8:00 pm (est) I am pleased to welcome Lisa Fields to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on ‘Blog Talk Radio! To listen to our show live, simply click here!

Lisa is an adult education scholar, speaker, and consultant. Her work centers on the importance of patient and health care leadership engagement and the value of practical wisdom leadership within organizations. Lisa’s work has been recognized by Stanford Medical School. Her passion for health care began as she served as a Mental Health Senior Practitioner, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Director of Education within a Residential Drug Addiction Treatment Center.

You just might know Lisa on Twitter @PracticalWidsom as she is the co-founder and moderator of the Healthcare Leader Tweet Chat also known as HCLDR. This community of international health care leaders has been recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges for providing relevance in academic medicine. Each week leaders in healthcare gather together to discuss critical issues impacting healthcare leaders. The community includes a hospital CEO, medical school professors, Epatients, scientists, physicians, music therapists and other health care leaders. Lisa was recently invited as Jack Andraka’s guest to the White House Open Sciences “Champions of Change” due to her social media work with science and medicine.

Lisa speaks on a variety of topics including patient and clinical engagement, attention blindness, the distracted brain, innovation, the power of listening, appreciation application, aging, educational and PowerPoint design, conflict resolution, organizational development, end of life, strength based assessment, social media/Twitter and design.

Lisa believes her curiosity and passion for “what could it be” just might have been passed down to her from her great-grandfather Dr. Samuel Hooker a well-respected chemist and magician.

On Thursday we will dive into Practical Wisdom and chat about the importance of developing your Caregiving comfort zone as a public speaker. Through our conversation with Lisa, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’

To listen to our show live, simply click here!

You can find Lisa Fields at:

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Stress-Less Caregiving on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’

On Tuesday July 16th at 1:00 pm (est) I am pleased to welcome Psychologist, Dr. Janice Hynes to our show. To listen to our episode live, simply click here!

Dr. Hynes is a licensed clinical psychologist who has been practicing for over 20 years. She provides individual, couples, and family therapy and specializes in stress management and anxiety reduction. She also served as the sole caretaker for each of her parents in their final years. Dr. Hynes regularly offers group presentations on anxiety management, conflict resolution, and “Extreme Self-Care for Extreme Situations”

Are you your own worst critic? We are all engaged in a constant dialogue with ourselves. All too often, this takes the form of a battle. You can learn to ease this inner conflict and become more effective in times of stress. Dr. Hynes combines information about how our brain chemistry functions in times of stress with how we can more compassionately care for our psychological self. Through our conversation with Dr. Hynes, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver.’

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July 10, 2013 · 2:23 pm

Journaling For The Caregiving Soul

Writing For Wellness Coach and Speaker, Lynda Monk, MSW, RSW, CPCC joins me on our first hour-long episode of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Thursday, July 11th at 8:00 pm (est). To listen to our show live, simply click here! We’ll be chatting about soulful self-care and resiliency for Caregivers. During the second segment of our show, will be taking your calls at (646) 478-3716. Additionally we will be chatting on twitter too at #BAHC

Lynda is the founder of Creative Wellness, a Registered Social Worker and a Certified Co-Active Coach specializing in serving the well-being and growth needs of people who make a difference with their caring. She is the author of Life Source Writing™: A Reflective Journaling Practice for Self-Care, Self-Discovery, Wellness & Creativity. She is the creator of the Creative Wellness Guided Meditation CD which includes 6 mini-retreats for balance and stress relief. Lynda has 20+ years in the health and wellness field. She regularly speaks and teaches in the areas of writing for wellness, self-care, burnout prevention and personal growth. Through our conversation with Lynda, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’

To listen to our show live, simply click here!

Visit Lynda at Creative Wellness Works by clicking here!

Visit Creative Wellness Works Facebook fan page by clicking here!

Follow Lynda on Twitter @LifeWriterCoach

Visit Lynda on LinkedIn by clicking here!

Listen to

Tuesdays at 1:00 pm est & Thursdays at 8:00 pm est. Can’t listen live? No Worries! All our episodes of ‘Be A Healhty Caregiver are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!

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Caregivers: Avoiding Self-Pity (thepurplejacket.com)
Caregivers: Sometimes You Just Have To Ask! (thepurplejacket.com)
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Caregiving Can Change Your Heart (thepurplejacket.com)

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July 7, 2013 · 8:30 am

Creating A Caregiving Team with Lisa Kendall on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’

On Tuesday July 9th at 1:00 pm (EST) I am pleased to welcome from Crossroads Counseling and The Eden Alternative, Lisa Kendall, LCSW-R, CSW-G to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio. To listen to our show live, simply click here!

Lisa Kendall

Lisa Kendall possesses over 30 years of experience working specializing in the areas of aging, senior care, grief and loss. Lisa’s blog, “Reflections from the Crossroads” promotes change in how society views aging while promoting self-care for all members of the care partner team.

Creating a Caregiving team is essential to the health and well-being of not only your Caree, but for the Caregiver as well. But how do we go about selecting people to be on your Caregiving team? Our conversation on Tuesday will surround why it is important to have a Care Team and how we as Caregivers can create one. Through our conversation with Lisa, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’

Visit Lisa’s website by clicking here!

Visit Lisa on Facebook by clicking here!

To listen to our show live click here!

Now On Tuesday’s and Thursday’s!

Can’t listen live…NO Worries!!! All our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!

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Caregivers: Sometimes You Just Have To Ask! (thepurplejacket.com)
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Dr. Amy D’Aprix Featured On ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ (thepurplejacket.com)
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July 6, 2013 · 10:44 am

“BE A HEALTHY CAREGIVER” NOW HEARD TWICE A WEEK

“BE A HEALTHY CAREGIVER” NOW HEARD TWICE A WEEK

Tuesday and Thursday Broadcasts Added By Popular Demand!

Wilton Manors, FL: Chris MacLellan’s “Be A Healthy Caregiver” on Blog Talk Radio, has added a Thursday program to its already popular Tuesday weekly scheduled program. With special guests from across the country, ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio focuses on solutions, advocacy and real life events that Caregivers and their Caree’s face on a daily basis. The informative radio interview program has become so popular that it is now necessary to add an additional program! “Be A Healthy Caregiver” can now be heard on Blog Talk Radio every Tuesday at 1:00 pm (EST) and every Thursday at 8:00 pm (EST). MacLellan said “The hour long format on Thursday will allow for listeners to call in and ask questions: simultaneously, we will have a live Twitter chat by accessing #BAHC on Twitter. As Caregivers, we are always searching for information and referrals to help in our Caregiving Journey; it is my goal to provide that!’

Access the show live or any archived episodes by simply clicking here

Upcoming guests to be interviewed by MacLellan on “Be A Healthy Caregiver”:

Tuesday July 9^th 1:00 pm ‘Creating A Care Team’ with Lisa Kendall from The Eden Alternative and Crossroads Counseling.
Thursday, July 11^th8:00 pm ‘Journaling to Nourish the Caregiving Soul’ with Lynda Monk from Creative Wellness Works
Tuesday, July 16^th‘A Conversation’ with Psychologist Janice Hynes
Thursday, July 18th 8:00 pm ‘Practical Wisdom’ with Lisa Fields
Tuesday, July 23rd 1:00 pm ‘Dental Hygiene: Why It’s Important!’ with America’s Dental Hygenist Shirley Gutkowski
Thursday, July 25th 8:00 pm ‘The Sandwich Generation‘ with Sherri Snelling from The Caregiving Club
Thursday, July 30th 1:00pm ‘Elder Care Mediation’ with Doris Haas, RN and Bonita Para.

Chris MacLellan is the coördinator of Senior Services for SunServe Social Services in Wilton Manors, Florida. Chris is a Certified Senior Advisor, Family Caregiver, and is affectionately known as ‘The Bow Tie Guy.’ He brings his pragmatic approach to Caregiving through his weekly show ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio. The Caregiver Survival Network recognizes Chris’ Caregiving Blog, “The Purple Jacket,” as one of the top 10 on-line Caregiver advocates.

Visit The Purple Jacket to hear and read more of the remarkable work that Chris MacLellan is doing for the over 44 million working caregivers in the United States today. A recent PEWS survey indicated that almost half of the adults in the United States feel that at some time in their life, they will be caring for a parent or an adult member of their family! Caregivers, you are not alone!

Remember Thursdays are always “Have You Hugged A Caregiver Day.”

CALENDAR

WHAT: “Be A Healthy Caregiver”

WHEN: Tuesdays at 1:00pm – Thursdays at 8:00pm

WHERE: The Purple Jacket or Be A Healthy Caregiver on Blog Talk Radio

Tuesdays at 1:00 pm & Thursdays at 8:00 pm

All times are Eastern!