Happy Healthy Caregiver
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Happy Healthy Caregiver
Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying to live your own life? Wondering how to find the time for your personal health & happiness? Welcome to the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast. The show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and hea...
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Caring for 5 Humans and Herself with Kameron Browning
Kameron Browning is a resilient sandwich generation caregiver and single mom from Oklahoma who’s caring for five people besides herself. She’s navigat...
Fulfilling Dreams and Empathic Transitions with P.K. Beville
Even though P.K. Beville is considered an expert in psychology and gerontology, she still felt lost and overwhelmed as a dementia caregiver for her da...
Overcoming Caregiving and Relationship Problems with Barry Jacobs
Our guest is Barry J. Jacobs — he’s a clinical psychologist and author based just outside of Philly who has a real heart for supporting family caregiv...
From Burnout to Advocacy with Lisa Musselman
Meet Lisa Musselman, a 2025 Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow, military caregiver, and passionate advocate for equitable care for veterans and their fa...
Finding Purpose and Moxie from Caregiving with Katie Prentiss
Katie Prentiss is a mother of four, a former professional photographer, and a current filmmaker. When her mother was diagnosed with frontotemporal dem...
Using Humor to Survive Caregiving with J Smiles
J Smiles has been a caregiver to her mom living with Alzheimer’s and NPH for over 13 years—an unexpected journey that began after her father’s sudden...
Conversation and Validation with Patty Webster
Patty Webster is no stranger to caregiving—she helped care for her mom at the end of her life and now supports her sister, who’s the primary caregiver...
Combat Senior Loneliness with Scott Lien
Meet Scott Lien, a working family caregiver and member of the sandwich generation, who navigated the loss of four parents and in-laws over twelve year...
Emotional Self-Care Tools with Hope Cross
Imagine stepping into a marriage knowing you're immediately going to become a full-time caregiver. That was Hope Cross's reality when her husband, Ste...
Cyber Safety with Art Bowker
Art Bowker cares for his mother who is living with Alzheimer’s while juggling multiple careers, including one as a cybercrime expert. Art has over 30...
Unseen Care with Jess Ronne
In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, Jess Ronne shares her powerful caregiving journey, from supporting her late husband through br...
Bridging Cultural Care Economy Gaps with Paurvi Bhatt
In May we pay tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success...
Stay Connected with Jim Cooper
Meet Jim Cooper who has been married for 40+ years and cared for his wife who had brain cancer. Jim is a man of many talents and experiences. He has b...
Can Burnout Be a Blessing? with Carrie Severson
In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, we’re joined by Carrie Severson—caregiver to her husband Gavin and a recognized expert in burn...
The Enlightened Caregiver with Dr. Tina Sadarangani
Dr. Tina Sadarangani is a sandwich generation caregiver and a NYU Assistant Professor who is a board-certified adult and geriatric nurse practitioner....
Sisterpower! Meet Elizabeth’s sisters Susie Morrell and Anne Woodbury
In this milestone 200th episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, I’m thrilled to share something extra special with you—I’m introducing two ama...
Living with Intention with Susan Bottega
Susan Bottega is a nurse by practice who became a caregiver when her husband was diagnosed with CLL (Chronic lymphocytic leukemia) over 12 years ago....
Creating Care Community with Kitty Norton
Kitty Norton left her job as an NBC assistant editor in Los Angeles in 2016, for her hometown of Portland, Oregon, to walk, stumble, crawl with her de...
Boomerang Care with Heather Henderson
Heather Henderson is what I’m calling a boomerang family caregiver since she has moved in with her mom to be her primary caregiver at various times in...
Forever Caregiving with Kelley Coleman
Kelley Coleman is a California mom to two amazing boys and full-time caregiver for her son with multiple disabilities. She is a feature film developme...
Helping Hands for Caregivers with Paige Wilson
After struggling with the demands of caring for her aging mother, Paige Wilson made a bold move, leaving her corporate career and becoming an entrepre...
Improvised Care with Jennifer Cain Birkmose
Jennifer Cain Birkmose is a sandwich generation caregiver, juggling the responsibilities of caring for loved ones in two different countries and life...
Employee Resource Groups with Gene Lanzoni
Gene Lanzoni's life centers around caregiving, both at home and at work. As an only child, Gene and his wife of over 30 years, Elizabeth, took on the...
Supporting Caregiving Mothers with Jessica Patay
Jessica Patay, a reformed perfectionist and dedicated caregiving mother, provides compassionate support and resources to other moms caring for childre...
My Caregiving Mission with Mark Wilson
In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, meet Mark Wilson, a former senior leader at Taco Bell with a focus on organization and people...
Caregiver Recovery with Christina Keys
Christina Keys was living the American dream until one day in March of 2013, her mom had a life-changing stroke. Within 3 years of caregiving for her...
Stop Judging with Sabrina Ortolano
Sabrina Ortolano has been a caregiver for her wife, Cyndi, since 2014 when she was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer. In this episode of the...
Music Changes People with Anthony Cirillo
Anthony Cirillo cared for several family member and these experiences prompted him to focus his professional career on helping older adults and advoca...
Caring for Dad with Steve Guttenberg
Steve Guttenberg is a beloved Hollywood actor, known for his role in films including Diner, Police Academy, Short Circuit, Three Men and a Baby, Cocoo...
Aging in Place with Vinnie Venugopal
Vinnie Venugopal cared for his father and is a Certified Aging In Place Specialist with a passion for entrepreneurship and building solutions.
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Organizing the Copious Care Data with Tara Ross
Tara Ross brings a wealth of personal experience and unwavering support to fellow caregivers, drawing from more than a decade of caregiving roles. Hav...
Exploring Alzheimer’s Treatments with Dr. Zahydie Burgos Ribot
Dr. Zahydie L. Burgos Ribot cares for her husband, Francisco, also known as Paco, who is living with Young Onset Familial Alzheimer's Disease.
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Managing Falls with Steve Powell - Caregiver Spotlight
Steve Powell cared for both of his parents as their health and mobility declined. His experiences mitigating many falls for his parents, prompted his...
Talking to Kids about Dementia with Alder Allensworth - Caregiver Spotlight
Alder Allensworth cared for her mother who had Alzheimer’s and her father who had vascular dementia. Alder’s inspiration to co-create a children’s too...
Speak Your Truth with Allison Breininger - Caregiver Spotlight
Allison Breininger has an MA in Education and spent twenty years in the realm of education. At 31, she became a caregiver for her husband, Sean, when...
Messy Caregiving with Sisters Natalie and JJ - Caregiver Spotlight
Natalie Elliott Handy and JJ Elliott Hill are sisters. Together, along with a third sister Emilie, they manage care for their mom who is living with P...
Hope for Caregivers with Peter Rosenberger - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet Peter Rosenberger who has been a family caregiver for over 38 years for a spouse with severe disabilities. Peter is fluent in the language of car...
Paying for Long Term Care with Jason van den Brand - Caregiver Spotlight
Meet family caregiver Jason van den Brand who managed end-of-life care for his grandmother and father over an eight-year span. This experience led him...
Embracing Vulnerability with Nicole Will - Caregiver Spotlight
Nicole Will cared for her grandma Betty and has dedicated her career to enhancing the well-being of older adults, their families, and healthcare profe...
Remote and Long-Distance Caregiving with Paula Muller - Caregiver Spotlight
Paula Muller helped care for her grandmother and has a lifelong passion for technology applied to healthcare. Paula grew up in Chile and was very clos...