Caregiving can sometimes be hard:
But Hugging a Caregiver is easy!
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This week on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio
Tuesday, September 10th at 1:00 pm (EST)
Tuesday’s guest is Bill Farr, Author of “The Power of Personality Types in Love and Relationships.”
Did you ever wonder why you can immediately get along with certain people and yet cannot seem to find harmony with others, even if you love them? Bill’s book teaches us how to transform a strained relationship that may be naturally in conflict, or to help people find the perfect match for their personality type.
On today’s show, Bill will lead us in a conversation about the importance of Healthy Relationships in our lives and importantly, how to achieve them. Through our conversation will Bill, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’
To purchase Bill’s book visit http://www.theartofunity.com/
Visit Bill’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/mindbodyspiritunity
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Thursday September 12th, at 8:00pm (EST)
Relax with a Care Cruise!
On Thursday we visit with Denise Brown from Caregiving.com and Jerry Dismarias from Island City Cruise and Cruise, Inc as we prepare for our upcoming Care Cruise in November.
November is designated National Caregiving Month and what a better way to celebrate than joining all your Caregiving friends on a relaxing Cruise. There will be workshops, relaxation and just quite a bit of fun sharing with family Caregivers from across the country.
Our cruise expert Jerry Dismarias will help guide us through the booking process while taking care of all your travel needs! Through our conversation with Denise and Jerry, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’
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Caregiving can sometimes be hard:
But Hugging a Caregiver is easy!
Listen to:
Tuesday’s at 1:00 pm (EST) and Thursday’s at 8:00 pm!
Can’t listen live…NO WORRIES!
All of our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!
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On Thursday September 5th, at 8:00pm (EST) we welcome, the Wisdom of Matt Ghezzi, MS, LMHC, ACHT.
Matt Ghezzi, Ph.D.
Thursday September 5th, at 8:00pm (EST)
Caregivers and their Relationships!
Matt Ghezzi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida, and is certified as an Advanced Clinical Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist and an expert in the field of Chakra. On Thursday’s show, we are going to focus on Caregivers and their relationship. We will take a look at the Victim Triangle and how that impacts not only the Caregiving relationship, but the relationships outside the caretaker, such as family, health care professionals, social workers, hospice care, colleagues etc. Dr. Ghezzi will talk about hypnotherapy and the subconscious and how that works in our relationships as well as grief and loss. Dr. Ghezzi will lead us in a discussion on how to capture positive energy in all our relationships so that we can ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’
To listen to our show live, simply click here!
To learn more about Matt Ghezzi, simply click here!
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Wednesday September 4th, at 8:00 pm (EST) I welcome Rajiv Mehta, creator and developer of ‘Unfrazzle’ to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on ‘Blog Talk Radio. You can listen to the show live by simply clicking here!
‘Unfazzle’ is a Caregivers App which helps Caregivers not only sort out their Caregiving days, this App allows Caregivers to share information with those who are on the Caregiving team.
Raj Metha
Caregivers you are going to want to Unfrazzle!
OH and did I mention that Unfrazzle is a FREE APP!
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This week on ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ on Blog Talk Radio
Wednesday September 4th, at 8:00 pm (EST)
Caregivers: Unfrazzle!
On Wedneday I welcome Rajiv Mehta, creator and developer of ‘Unfrazzle’. ‘Unfazzle‘ is a Caregivers App which helps Caregivers not only sort out their Caregiving days, this App allows Caregivers to share information with those who are on the Caregiving team. Caregivers you are going to want to Unfrazzle! OH and did I mention that Unfrazzle is a FREE APP!
Raj Mehta
To listen live, simply click here!
To learn more about Unfrazzle, visit their website by clicking here!
Thursday September 5th, at 8:00pm (EST)
Caregivers and their Relationships!
Matt Ghezzi is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the state of Florida, and is certified as an Advanced Clinical Heart-Centered Hypnotherapist and an expert in the field of Chakra. On Thursday’s show, we are going to focus on Caregivers and their relationship. We will take a look at the Victim Triangle and how that impacts not only the Caregiving relationship, but the relationships outside the caretaker, such as family, health care professionals, social workers, hospice care, colleagues etc. Dr. Ghezzi will talk about hypnotherapy and the subconscious and how that works in our relationships as well as grief and loss. Dr. Ghezzi will lead us in a discussion on how to capture positive energy in all our relationships so that we can ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!
Matt Ghezzi, Ph.D.
To listen live, simply click here!
To learn more about Dr. Matt Ghezzi, simply click here!
Can’t listen to our shows live…NO Worries! All our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!
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Caregiving can sometimes be hard:
But Hugging a Caregiver is easy!
Listen to:
Tuesday’s at 1:00 pm (EST) and Thursday’s at 8:00 pm!
Can’t listen live…NO WORRIES!
All of our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!
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Gary LeBlanc
Join us on Tuesday August 27th at 1:00pm (est) for a conversation with Gary LeBlanc from Common Sense Caregiving, founder of the Alzheimer’s Dementia Wristband Hospital Project and Margaret Doerr, CEO of Nursing at Brooksville Regional Hospital in Brooksville, Florida.
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After enduring 3 nightmares hospital stays with his dad who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Gary recognized that there needed to be a better way for staff to recognize the special needs of his father.
Margaret Doerr
On today’s show, we are going to talk with Gary and Margaret about how one, simple, identification bracelet can go a long way in providing comfort and security for patients, caregivers and a hospital staff. Yet this is more than just putting a bracelet on an Alzheimer’s patients: this project is about training, educating and recognizing the special needs of Alzheimer’s patients to an entire hospital staff!
Gary’s project is a prime example of how Caregivers can have an impact on polices and procedures because Caregivers are always the ones in the trenches! Through our conversation with Gary and Margaret, we will all learn how to ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver!’.
The Universal Symbol for Alzheimer’s
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I love that quote from Eleanor Roosevelt; I wonder if she had Caregivers in mind when she spoke those lovely words? Caregivers often find themselves in impossible positions balancing
work, life along with Caregiving responsibilities. Sometimes our Caregiving Cape does wear out, we are only human, even if sometimes we think that we’re not! This past week, my Caregiving Cape took its turn on the sidelines as I became the Caree. Stricken with Strep Throat, I was down and out for the count. I’ve been blessed throughout my life with very few health calamities, but this illness through both of us for the loop.
My first concern this week was for ‘The Little One’ as we both know that Strep Throat can be highly contagious. We took every precaution we could possibility think of while staying as far apart from each other was we could. One of his great lines this week was, “if I end up getting what you have, just drop me off at the hospital!” I could see the concern in his eyes! Even when I was ‘down and out’ my thoughts were always with him. Then TLO finally said, ‘When are you going to take better care of yourself!’ Not being the one who gets sick, his comments hit me square in the eye.
When one becomes concerned about everything else but self, one tends to get ill, physically, mentally, spiritually. It’s that good approach to holistic health that we all strive for in our busy caregiving day, but can be so elusive when we get lost. I know, I’ve been there! While I’ve taken the steps to deal with my weight gain (14 lbs. eliminated!) I recognize after this past week that now it is time for me to get my embrace a holistic approach to good health and spirituality which is comprehensive of my needs. This past week has been a great wake-up call for me. To ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ means to embrace all components in life, not just a select few.
As a Caregiver, we are often planning doctors appointments, transportation, meals, you name is, we plan it. But I have to wonder, do we have a plan for when we get sick? One of the ‘TLO’s’ concerns this week was simply what happens to me if you get sick? Having a plan in place, (and a back up plan to the first one, too!) is imperative to obtaining a piece of that holistic approach to good health and spirituality. Many friend will tell you when you discuss a plan, ‘don’t worry, call me at a moments notice and I will be there.’ However a plan that is not written down on a piece of paper, then confirmed by all participants, is worthless.
My plan this weekend is to make sure that all our plans are in place so that both of us can rest assured when I am not in service. I would be interested to know what plans you have in place to help deal with the onset of illness when you’re a Caregiver?
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Caregiving can sometimes be hard:
But Hugging a Caregiver is easy!
Listen to:
Tuesday’s at 1:00 pm (EST) and Thursday’s at 8:00 pm!
Can’t listen live…NO WORRIES!
All of our episodes of ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’ are archived for your listening convenience by clicking here!
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Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2015, Our Caregiving Story "In Sickness and In Health: A Couple's Final Journey" written by Diane Lade and photgraphed by Carline Jean from The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Click on the photo to be taken to the original story. Photo Credit Carline Jean/Sun-Sentinel
Story 2: "Life After Death: Couple's Story Sparks Change." Click on the photo to be taken to the second story. Photo Credit Carline Jean Sun-Sentinel
Story #3 "Saying Goodbye" Click on the photo to be taken to our final story. Photo Credit Carline Jean/Sun-Sentinel
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