Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate Podcast: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!

Caregiver for bedridden loved ones can be challenging. Get help from health care professionals and physical therapy. Listen in for more insight.

We are approaching National Caregiver Month. November has been set aside to celebrate caregivers, here, there, and everywhere. There are over 53 million Americans who are unpaid caregivers to family, friends, and neighbors. I was on the unpaid caregiver side. While on the other side, I have a real passion for paid caregivers because their contributions are undervalued as it relates to wages, in my...

Selfish acts as a Caregiver in COVID times is heartbreaking. Losing a care recipients due to a decision not to get vaccinated can be an overwhelming reality. Listen in for more insight.

We must protect healthcare professionals. My nursing profession began in 1985. Now, I am a nurse educator. I am so proud to be a professional nurse. It is my sacred profession! Passing the state- boards on the first try aided me to realize that I took my studies and training seriously. I vowed to use my knowledge and skills to be a rainbow in the lives of patients and families facing health challe...

Get your house in order. Consider this, what if your parents can no longer live by themselves? They sell their possessions and come to live with a son or daughter. Consider this,  the son or daughter passes away, and you know nothing about the house you now call home or its financial responsibilities. Consider this, a natural disaster hits, and significant damage has occurred. Listen in for m...

All caregiver journeys aren't created equal. What do I mean by this statement? In caring for older adults, it is essential to pay attention to signs and symptoms of chronic health conditions and situational outcomes shared by other caregivers. Listen in for more insight.

On yesterday,   Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate received her booster vaccination. I'm a Phizer girl! Whatever I can do to keep my family and others safe, I am in the front of every line. Seniors need protection as well. Listen in for more insight on Boosters.

Learning to cope in the caregiving space is vital, while caregiving for yourself. When we hear or read the word,' coping,' related to caregiving, does one's mind go to the terms of stress and burnout? Why is that? Is it because of the lack of preparation? Is it because of the lack of knowledge? Listen for more insight!

Senior needs smiles. I know you have heard that smiling can be contagious. Smiles can make someone's day. Smiling can brighten someone's pain. Smiling can change someone's perspective on a situation. We should want to put a smile on someone's face. Listen in for more insight

Who can relate? Who wants to relate? Burning a candle at both ends is an accident waiting to happen. The idiom implies, “To exhaust one’s energies or resources.” Without acknowledging overtiredness in the caregiving space, it can lead to errors, mistakes, injury, and death of a loved one.  So, shining a light on this topic is critical. Listen in for more insight.

Caregiver, you must be engaged with your loved ones who are elderly. The topic today comes from a conversation I had with a dear friend.  The goal of caregiving is to help loved ones reach their final goal. For many years, the space she called home was no more. She continued to age gracefully while living alone; however, health challenges created the raw reality that living on her own was no...

What advice is essential to have as it relates to weather and caregiving? Going out should be mindfully and well-thought consideration. Where there is a history of known problems related to long-term raining, staying indoors is the only option. We careful in bad weather. Listen for more insight.

Pets are powerful companions in the caregiving space. Listen in for mre insight!

Activities that engage our seniors and loved ones in the caregiving space are pivotal to their health and well-being. What activities do you do with your senior or loved one? Listen in for more insight!

The subject of hospice is an uncomfortable one. Why? Because losing a loved one, up close and personal is hard.  None of us have crystal balls giving us the inside scoop of life expectancy or how a life-limiting condition will complete our earthly exit. Why have a hospice conversation? Listen in for more insight.

Caregivers, be honest…have you ever asked the question… why me or what's in it for me? Giving up your time, resources, independence, and sleep is a lot of giving up. Wouldn't you say? It is a valid question. We are humans of autonomy. We go about our day managing our personal and professional world, working to make our millions, having fun, going, and coming as we please…then BAM…our loved one bec...

Murder-suicide! Yes, it happens! We do not want to think about it or talk about it, but it happens. It can occur in a person's home, a nursing or group home, an assisted living center, and even the hospital.   When the pressure of caregiving leads to the end of the road, we have not done our job as caregiver advocates. The stress of taking care of someone while watching them decline can...

Caregivers multitask every day, all day. But if they work outside of the home, the caregiving worries heighten. How to support working caregivers is the focus of this podcast. Listen in to hear more.

Take the blinders off! Aging is a part of life! We all can agree that if we keep saying good morning and good night, we will age. It’s called the circle of life. Along the way, our bodies break down and slow down, sometimes simultaneously. It is tough to watch our loved ones get older before our eyes. New Flash… It’s coming! Listen in for more insight.

Hindsight 20/20 is a concept caregivers need to avoid. As we care for our loved ones, giving our authentic self with confidence is required. Have you heard the saying “Hindsight is 20/20? The use of the term is associated with decisions and choices (or the lack of) that seemed obvious after looking back and revisiting an unsettling outcome.  It is the voice in our head that shares how we coul...

CAREGIVING: Sons, Brothers, Uncles, and Husbands. They can provide loving care authenticity! Listen in for more insights.

 We will never think someone else can take better care of our loved one. Did you know, asking for help is self-care? Listen in for more insight.

As Caregivers...We must take care of ourselves. We must be mindful of the consequences aligned with the lack of maintaining personal health. Listen in for more insight.

Caregivers, recharging our battery is essential and screaming may help. Listen in!

Is it true, that music can calm a raging sea? It is true, that music can change one's perspective?  I found that music in the caregiving space made challenging days brighter. Listen in for more insights.