Inspired Caring

We're making 35,000 decisions every day, it's no wonder we're all so worn out! In this episode we talk about your decision making process, making joint decisions and options to help reduce the noise. Figuring out home health or senior living? Visit: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/#search WOO HOO! The next Inspired Caring group begins March 28th!   For more information and to join us vi...

Losing his adult daughter and wife to death just 9 months apart, Paul David Madsen understands grief. He attended grief support groups where he noticed few male attendees. This led to his book, "Men Grieve, Too -- Tools to Help Men Rebuild After the Death of a Loved One." Paul works with people experiencing grief/sorrow via his books (“Remember When…Healing Reflections for Grief and Sorr...

We're already doing this every single day, even if we don't realize it. Our day is riddled with little moments of discomfort.  Are they working for you or against you? www.michelemagner.com

The Clifton Strengths are not just for professionals!  They are incredibly valuable for those in a caregiving role as they can be insightful into how your mind is wired to your unique strengths and understanding your strengths can definitely benefit how you are interacting with other people in your life. (pst. they're not the same as other people and people with different themes are good to have a...

It's the second month of the year and motivation to stay on course with goals is starting to fade. Here's the thing, those goals you set, were for YOU.  They were based on things that are important to you for your life so I want to encourage you to stay the course! You cannot pour from an empty pitcher. Taking care of yourself is a priority.  In this episode I share about optimism, motiv...

What we put on in the morning can have a powerful impact on how we are showing up throughout our day!  It influences our thoughts, self-perceptions, energy levels and can even shift how we are able to care for ourselves & those we love.  Not only is my guest, Ellie Steinbrink, gorgeous, she explains the science behind why what we have in our closets and choose to put on our body, matters.  We...

According to the inter-webs, Trauma is an emotional response to a terrible event or like many experience in their lives, a series of events. Longer term reactions include unpredictable emotions, flashbacks, strained relationships, and even physical symptoms like headaches or nausea. Or let's face it, crippling anxiety, depression, energy, motivation and the ability to show up and take care of your...

As a nutritional therapist, Kate’s passion for helping people  overcome chronic illness began with her own sudden decline in health  beginning in her early 30s. Constant fatigue, heart palpitations, hot  flashes, brain fog, fatigue and infertility were some of the  debilitating symptoms that left her asking “why?” Unwilling to settle for a life of pills, side effects and vague  diagnoses, Kate dis...

The holidays were different this year. We found ourselves between enjoying family traditions and creating new memories without the family members who have recently passed away.  This space was a huge reminder that nothing is permanent and generates urgency in me, to pour myself into creating the life I want, setting intentions one day at a time. We put things off thinking, they will come at s...

Do you ever have that experience when you get together with people (eh hem, family) and they seem stuck on stories from an old version of you?  It's amazing how being around certain people can jet us back to an age, or time period in our life, that feels challenging. During a recent visit with family, I found these stories quickly resurfacing and it was the first time I sat and listened with...

Most of us love the idea of after a long fulfilling life, at a very ripe old age, lying down in bed for the night and waking up dead. Sigh.  From our own life experiences, we know it doesn't always play out that way.  In fact, there can be a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about what Doctors are suggesting, and what each of those actions (interventions) really mean, AND the consequ...

When we get together for the holidays it can be kind of chaotic, but sometimes, we notice that something with our family member seems off.  Things that are normally taken care of, are not being handled very well right now. This episode is a comprehensive checklist of what you can be looking for when you gather with your elder family members, to ensure they are safe and healthy in their homes....

What's your unice?  Nope, it's not a body part or new age term. It's actually your YOU-NESS, but that's certainly not what I thought when I heard this word for the first time! :) What makes you...YOU? What makes you tick? What do you like? Do you feel like you're showing up as your authentic self? This is certainly part of my continued journey of discovery and what I strive for each day. &nbs...

We are born confident and curious and it is only over time that we are repeatedly warned and collecting evidence to have FEAR. Fear holds us back, keeps us stuck, keeps us up at night with worry. F.E.A.R. is simply False Evidence Appearing Real. What keeps surfacing as the way to overcome fear, it is through confidence. Confidence is a muscle that when exercised, becomes stronger.  You can bu...

We have so many interactions with humans throughout our day.  Either people we know, strangers we interact with, or others that barely cross paths with but still leave their mark. Some interactions leave us riding high and others leave us feeling YUCK. In this episode I talk about assuming positive intentions and giving people the benefit of the doubt. Yeah, I know it can be tough, but hope y...

Teresa was a family caregiver, who went through various stages of  caregiving with her beautiful mother-in-law, including having her in their family home and then transitioning to senior living.  Each came  with it's own stressors and challenges.   After 17 years of sobriety, Teresa found it easy to decompress by  frequently drinking a couple of glasses of wine.  Alco...

Despite our best efforts to control as much as possible, it doesn't always play out as we hope.  We are doing our best to plan, prepare, manage, and organize BUT there is so much out of our control, it can be overwhelming and exhausting. Recently, I started to gain a greater appreciation for what is going RIGHT, even if I'm not controlling it.  Frankly, it's a lot.  I don't have to...

Sometimes being upside down will give you, well, a different perspective! Here are my top 10 lessons on how to take care of myself which always translates into how I'm taking care of others. Ready to Do Yoga Now? Visit, https://www.youtube.com/c/yogawithadriene Ready to make your self-care plan ? e-mail me at michele@michelemagner.com, or visit https://michelemagner.com/work-with-me/

I have a long history of not thinking the nicest things about myself. And with 60,000 thoughts a day, that boils down to about 2,500 thoughts an hour which is a lot of opportunity to be mean to me!   Turning it around took attention and diligence, and of course I still have bad days where I want to hide in the cave, BUT once you identify a thought that you realize is recurring, that empowers you t...

When someone has dementia, it's hard to know when it's appropriate to take the person into an emotionally charged situation, like a funeral. In this episode I share what our family experience was when my father in law passed away, with my mother in law, who has dementia. There can be a lot of judgement and expectations from other people, but you can't worry about them.  There is a key questio...

What are the little signs that show up for you find reassuring?  Life can be pretty overwhelming, and I'm so grateful that my mind has chosen something to bring me reassurance that I'm not on this journey alone.  That God has my back.  

For 10 years our "Friends" gathered at Central Perk, sharing the highs and lows of life, celebrating each other, calling each other out (in a loving way) and having each others back. Over the weekend, I was thinking about the 7 years I was the family "helper" for my grandmothers and the many highs and lows of that time. I was in my late 20's/early 30's, so you know I was glued to Must See TV every...

This is a solid question I've been pondering lately as our family has had 3 loved ones pass away over the last 6 months.  Pretty tough stuff.   In this episode I share my mom's words of wisdom (as I remember them), and the reflections I've had on what the point is, and the mindset to consider for why we show up each day for ourselves and the people we love.   I'm walking away from r...

Sometimes it's the little things that really can make a difference!  What do you think of when you think of self-care?  There are so many little things we can do for ourselves that can help our bodies and mindset. Here's a list of about 60 things I could think of starting at the top of your head, working your way down to your toes.  Take care of yourself! It's the only way you can s...

Time and time again, I've heard family members voices rise with frustration and they ask their loved one questions that the person CAN NOT answer.  In this episode I talk about why this is happening and what you can do to improve your interactions with the people that you're taking care of. Worried someone you love has Dementia?  Join me for a free webinar to untangle some confusion and...