EPISODES

Episode 12 explores the unique experience of becoming a caregiver to a beloved family member while simultaneously becoming the steward of their life’s work. Through her documentary Uncle Roy, Keri Pickett shares what it meant to care for her uncle, Roy Blakey, a pioneering photographer, archivist, and professional ice skater, facing dementia, while she raced against time to preserve his history.

In this bonus episode, Jenna Eldstrom, of Deeply Rooted Health Coaching, shares somatic therapy practices that can help caregivers regulate, release, and sustain themselves instead of simply pushing through.  

Interested in learning more about Jenna's story, check out Episode 9.

In Episode 11, Jessica C. Guthrie, a caregiver, educator, strategist, advocate, and founder of Jessica C. Guthrie Caregiving Consultancy, has been working to change how we understand and support family caregivers. 

In Episode 10, Terrie, who shares the responsibilities of being a caregiver with her brother for their mother, talks about the balance between caregiving and maintaining a demanding career. Her mother's dementia journey has unfolded over more than a decade, changing the relationship they once knew.

Terrie talks honestly about the emotions caregivers don't always feel comfortable admitting.  

In Episode 9, The Slow Burn - How Long-Term Caregiving Lives in Your Body, with guest Jenna Eldstrom, we talk about what long term caregiving does to the body and nervous system.

Jenna describes caregiving as a slow burn and shares how learning to recognize what was happening in her body helped her respond differently instead of constantly pushing through.

For many families, deciding whether to move a parent into assisted living, a nursing home, or hospice can feel like an impossible choice. 

In Episode 8, Gregory, a former caregiver, shares the deeply personal journey of caring for his father as his health, mobility, and independence declined.