Caregiver Support Live

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise answers two questions:

1. How do I respond when someone someone makes a judgmental comment about my caregiving decision?
2. 2. I'm dreading the holidays. What can I do now so I have a better experience?

What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

About Denise

Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020.

Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals.

Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is the author of several books that provide insights, comfort and hope to those who care, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness, helps individuals who care, grieve and work.

Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023.

Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise and Jennifer Richey answer three questions:

1. Why do I need a family emergency plan?
2. What do I need to tell my manager about my caregiving situation?
3. My sister totally went MIA while cared for our parents. She’s reaching out to me now and seems to want a relationship. (We rarely connected before my parents died.) Do I re-engage with her?

What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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To connect with Jennifer, visit https://msha.ke/becomingbravecoaching.

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise and Jennifer Richey answer one question:

1. I'm completely overwhelmed caring for my mom. Help!

What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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To connect with Jennifer, visit https://msha.ke/becomingbravecoaching

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks. 

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/listAsk us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise and Jennifer Richey answer two questions:

1. My sister is dying. Should I bring my 94-year-old mom to visit her?
2. My step-siblings think I'm spending too much of their inheritance. How do I work with them?

What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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Resources

--We suggest offering the Hoʻoponopono prayer: "I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you." Learn more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoʻoponopono

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To connect with Jennifer, visit https://msha.ke/becomingbravecoaching

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise and Jennifer Richey answer two questions:

1.  Our sister manipulated our father into signing papers that gives her his estate. What do we do?
2. How do I manage my self-sabotaging thoughts?

What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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To connect with Jennifer, visit https://msha.ke/becomingbravecoaching

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode, Denise answers two questions:

1. I feel trapped caring for my mom. Help!
2. How do you know when it's time for nursing home placement? 

What insights would you add to our answers? We'd love to hear your experiences.

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To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks. 
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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

About Denise

Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020.

Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat.

Denise is the author of several books that provide insights, comfort and hope to those who care, including "The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience," and "After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again." Her free resource, "A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness," helps individuals who care, grieve and work.

Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

In this episode of Caregiver Support Live, Denise answers two questions:

1. We need to find a facility for my brother, diagnosed with a mental illness. We've found facilities in the past but they will discharge my brother to the hospital and then we have to find a new facility. Help!
2. My caree doesn't want strangers to come into the house to help. What do I do?What ideas and suggestions would you offer for family caregivers in these situations?

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To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks. 

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode, Denise and Jennifer answer two questions:

1.  My siblings don't get all that I do for our mother. They really don't understand how much more of an inheritance that will get because I'm saving them so much money now because of all I do. How do I get them to understand?
2. My husband and I need regular down time from caring for our parents. They're upset we're taking breaks. What can we do?

What insights would you add to our answers? We'd love to hear your experiences.

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To schedule a complementary session with Jennifer, visit her website: BecomingBraveCoaching.com.

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode of Caregiving Support Live, we tackle two questions:

1. I need to appointment an executor of my will for my disabled son. I asked a younger friend, who is hesitant. What can I do?
2. I took care of our parents and am now taking a vacation. My brother, who didn't help, thinks I'm the bad guy. Am I?

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To schedule a complementary session with Jennifer, visit her website: BecomingBraveCoaching.com.

To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.
 
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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].

In this episode, Denise and Jennifer answer two questions:

1. I have so much stress. Do I need a therapist?
2. My family member is spending all her money on home care. What do I do? 

What insights would you add to our answers? We'd love to hear your experiences.

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To schedule a complementary session with Jennifer, visit her website: BecomingBraveCoaching.com.
To purchase Denise's books, visit http://bit.ly/caringbooks.

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Register to join us for our monthly event via our community, CaringOurWay.com: https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/events/caregiver-support-live/list

Ask us a question to answer live during our next show by emailing [email protected].