Inspired Caring

My emotions are running high and I am so dang fragile right now.  Join me in this episode to hear how I'm powering through one of the most joyous and challenging season of life.

Brittany Tran studied Gerontology and has extensive experience as a,  Caregiver Support Group Facilitator, working within Assisted Living as a  Certified Nursing Assistant, in the Life Enrichment Department,  Admissions and ultimately as a Memory Care Director.   She brings a  wealth of knowledge and compassion to families and also has some great  ideas!   ...

Primary family caregivers need SUPPORT.  In this discussion, Yana shares  about supporting her mother, who is the primary caregiver for her  Grandmother.  We don't have to always have answers and solutions,  sometimes it's simply a matter of holding space for the person who is  doing the heavy lifting.  I hope you learn as much as I did from this  conversati...

Dawna Daily experienced a series of physical symptoms and went through  several doctors (including an emergency room visit!) to finally discover  that she was in menopause.      Wait, what?  How is that possible?  That doctor after doctor did not  identify that a woman with all of the indicators of menopause, was going  through it?    You...

Jason Nickelson is an experienced Licensed Speech Language Pathologist.   Here he shares his years of expertise working with seniors who have  brain or throat based issues. My mother in law has dementia, and when she started biting her cheek  when she ate, I knew it was time for Speech Therapy, and it worked! We also dive in to the overall aging process, encouraging hope and ex...

Caregivers at home appear to be elbow deep in poop, which is MUCH less of an  issue in senior living communities.   Why is this?    Here I visit the Sandy, a Nurse who has worked in rehabilitation  facilities and also serving patients in their homes on Hospice, about  what to consider and strategies to use when helping with your loved one.

This important conversation was an opportunity for me be educated on  challenges facing the LBGTQ community during the aging process.  Heather  shares incredibly valuable insight!      Heather Holmes, Outreach Manager for VidaNyx is passionate about impacting individuals Heather is an intrapreneur, community activist,  and sought after mentor who is encourag...

Eventually, every body dies.  Also everybody, but our body, will eventually stop functioning.  In this episode, I discuss with a Hospice Nurse what you can potentially expect as the body shuts down.

Hospice is NOT a four letter word!   This misunderstood service is a  wonderful opportunity for a person in their final months of life, to  continue to have dignity, grace and comfort.  Quality of Life is the  focus here.    Allison helps us unpack:  What is Hospice? What services do they provide? How much does it cost? What equipment will you bring?  D...

In this video Joy and Clair, the other 2 sisters referenced in Part 1,  share their experience working with Hospice and each other in their  father's final days.   Clair offers two hard discussion topics that are important to clarify  before the final days of someone's life.    Joy shares some of her strategies that helped her have the strength to  show up for he...

Emily, shares her whirlwind of a day with me, she sat by her father's side as he passed over.  This episode was recorded just hours after her father died and is full of emotion and beauty.  You may be triggered, as you listen to her process this experience.  Please be sure you are in a safe space (e.g. not driving). I agree with you Emily, everyone should be so lucky to have the ble...

Warning: Listening to this episode and doing the work will improve how you communicate with everyone in your life. Having the chance to identify my core values helped me feel less sad, angry and attacked in my life.  Changing my THOUGHTS about what was happening, completely changed how I was feeling about things and how I showed up for the people that I love. I'm so excited to hear how this w...

Meet my Mom!  Deborah Ferris, in her 60's started having allergic reactions to various foods she had eaten her whole life. Two different doctors wanted to put her on 2 different life-time medicines. She paid attention to what was and wasn't working for her body, finally had some help from an employee at Whole Foods and started to get her health on track. At 75, she feels fantastic, is not on...

You are working so hard to care for your family member! In this episode Lisa Hamilton PT, has a background in Home Health and shares the must have tools to make caregiving at home easier for you and your loved one! Work with Michele: www. InspiredSenior.com

You are working so hard to care for your family member! In this episode Lisa Hamilton PT, has a background in Home Health and shares the must have tools to make caregiving at home easier for you and your loved one!

It is hard enough when you are the one providing the daily care for your loved one, let alone trying to convince other family members it needs  to be done, or how it needs to be done! Debbie shares her experience of navigating multiple family members as they moved through the process of caregiving and moving. Work with Michele: www. InspiredSenior.com

There can be a lot of loss to navigate as a caregiver, especially when someone has dementia and the losses seem to keep coming. Kay shares from her vast experience from caring for her husband for the last 8 years and her many years as a licensed mental health practitioner, working with families going through grief. Work with Michele: www. InspiredSenior.com

Whitney shares her candid experience of caring for her father, including getting a job in the kitchen of the nursing home he briefly lived in! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Whitney Bishop is a master facilitator, speaker, coach and author.  She is devoted to  the personal and professional development of change agents and nonprofit  leaders all over the world.  Her practice is devoted to ser...

Whitney shares her candid experience of caring for her father, including getting a job in the kitchen of the nursing home he briefly lived in! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Whitney Bishop is a master facilitator, speaker, coach and author.  She is devoted to  the personal and professional development of change agents and nonprofit  leaders all over the world.  Her practice is devoted to ser...

When and Why would you call?  Listen in on the discussion I have with Pam Moriarty with APS in Omaha, NE. If you are concerned about the safety and well being of a vulnerable  adult, please consider investigating what State resources are available  to you.  They are here to HELP you and your loved one navigate what  options are in the community that could benefit your fami...

Music is powerful, for both a caregiver and your loved one.  Listen in  as Mark shares how music enhanced his experience as a caregiver for his  wife and the scientifically proven health benefits of music for all of  us.

In this episode, Mindy Crouch shares some of the struggles facing both  caregivers AND the person they are caring for.  She also offers guidance  and suggestions on what you can do right now to have a more positive  experience in both positions!     When working as a medical social worker, Mindy Crouch  discovered the need for a geriatric mental health thera...

What does self care really mean and how do you do it?  This interesting  conversation will provide specific tips on how and what you can do to  take care of yourself, while caring for someone else.   Gaby Van Houten has had a life-long interest in Ayurveda. Ayurveda,  or“science of life”, is a natural healing system that has been practiced  for thousands of years. Ori...

Carla shares her story of caring for her parents and her mother's  dementia journey.  Through her beautiful stories, she conveys her  ability of meeting her mom right where she was at cognitively, so the  family could find joy and enjoy their time together.

This can be a challenging emotionally fueled conversation.  Whether it’s for yourself or for a family member, making the decision to  transition into assisted living or memory care is never easy. Nikki  Wulff drew from the passion of her own family experiences when she  opened up the Assisted Living Locators of Greater Omaha franchise. Her  commitment to treat every client...