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Dr. Todd learned at the age of 28 that he had most of the traits of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and then later a type of dyslexia. Finally, he thought, there was a reason for his thoughts and actions over the years! Since then, he discovered what works for him, and so he helped many others to harness their own gifts. He found what worked to increase brain performance and how to increase productivity. He practiced as a psychotherapist and consultant for over 10 years and today he is committed to practicing as a consultant and executive coach assisting entrepreneurs, leaders, and companies to increase performance and happiness. This formula also works very well with caregivers to increase their happiness. Contact him at www.DrToddFisher.com

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout. It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones (due to an illness or disability) how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every Wednesday at noon, PST, (Re-Broadcast Saturdays at 3:30pm PST) for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them avoid burnout. www.DaveTheCaregiversCaregiver.com

Maria is: Fun, Creative, Inspiring, Passionate, Innovative, Honest, Sincere, Joyful, Engaging, Calming, Welcoming, Down to Earth, Playful, Interesting, Knowledgeable, & Motivational. Constantly combining all of her experience and intuition, she started creating inspirational classes to help people learn about themselves and live a life that brings them joy. She is very excited to be helping the 21 authors of the book she is putting together (Living Passionately: 21 People who Found their Purpose and How You Can Too) to publish their story's, that would otherwise not be told. These stories have the potential to inspire people around the world, since they are stories of overcoming homelessness, addiction, poverty, caregiving responsibilities, trauma, grief, cancer, opression, illness and uncertainty. Maria was the Keynote Speaker for the Spring Caregiver Conference in Kingston, NY earlier this year, an all day event created to provide family caregivers with inspiration and helpful resources.

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: "The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout." It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones (due to an illness or disability) how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every WEDNESDAY at NOON PST (Re-broadcasts Saturday at 3:30pm PST,) for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them avoid burnout.

Pastor Craig Johnson is the Senior Director of Family Ministry at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, which draws 40,000 weekly worshipers to its Houston, Texas arena, developed a ministry in 2008 for families with special needs children who find it challenging to attend church on a regular basis. The Houston location, which consists of an educational room, a physical therapy room and a sensory room, serves more than 300 special needs families every week. The program also provides spiritual therapy and a full Christian curriculum. The Champions Club was inspired and launched by Pastor Craig, who has an autistic son.

Join Dave Nassaney, your host, as he helps caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: "The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout." It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones (due to an illness or disability) how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every Wednesday at noon PST, (re-broadcast on Saturdays at 3:30pm PST) for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them avoid burnout.

Entrepreneur, Craig Duswalt is the creator of the RockStar System For Success - How to Achieve RockStar Status in Your Industry. Craig's background includes touring with Guns N' Roses, as Axl Rose's personal manager, and Air Supply, as the band's personal assistant. In his presentations, Craig shares numerous stories of his days with Guns N' Roses and Air Supply, and behind-the-scenes encounters with some of the biggest names in entertainment; people like Bono, U2, Metallica, Queen, Kurt Cobain, Steven Tyler, Liz Taylor, Liza Minnelli, George Michael, David Bowie, Annie Lennox, Robert Plant, Elton John, Gianni Versace, Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails, Dave Navarro, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, Michael Hutchense, and a bunch more.

One of the events that changed Craig's life forever was when he had to become a caregiver to his beautiful wife, Natasha Duswalt, as she discovered that she had cancer. Hear their moving and inspirational story of how they survived (and beat) this tragic event that threatened their family of five. Natasha may be on line as well to answer your questions. Call in at (213) 943-3630 on Wednesday, June 25, at noon, PST. You won't want to miss this dynamic interview!

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His radio show is designed to teach caregivers how to take care of themselves FIRST. Unless they learn this, they will most likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every Wednesday at noon, PST (re-broadcast on Saturdays at 3:30pm PST)  for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them to avoid burnout and survive grief.

Dave's Hammock Wisdom - New Book Excerpts

A month before the murder of his wife, Nicole, O.J. Simpson posed for Margaret Susan Lowell in the living room of his Bel Air home. Lowell sketched his face, mixed paint to match his skin tone and then took photographs to aid her later. As she had done with dozens of players before him, Lowell did her preliminary work at the football player's home, then returned to her studio to complete the portrait. Some hang in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, and others in an alumni museum in the San Francisco Bay area. Margaret ticks off a list of who's who in football as she recalls the portraits she has done: 49ers Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott and Dwight Clark to name a few. John Maranz. Her father was a world-famous artist who painted Dwight D. Eisenhower, Winston Churchill and General Douglas MacArthur. She was hospitalized with a stroke that left her with no memory for 1 year. Her memory miraculously came back (to her doctors unbelief)! She is currently living at an assisted living center in Glendale, Ca. where she gives watercolor classes to the residents there, and is doing very well.

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: "The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout & Surviving Grief." It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Tune in every Wed at Noon PST, (Re-broadcast on Saturdays at 3:30pm PST) for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers and the disabled.

In the summer of 2009, Andrew crashed his motorcycle that left him with a T7 spinal cord injury. He continued on despite the changes to his life and began putting his experiences online through his YouTube channel: “Angl747″. He just wanted to make videos about the things he did and the places he went and those experiences to share with the online community. He also thought, what if there was more I can try to do? The name, DisabledLifeMedia.com is a name he kicked around but the word "disabled" legibly implies "incapacitation" and he didn't like being referred to as "disabled". In fact, he struggled with it after his injury and even though he knew he would most likely always be referred to as "disabled" from society standards,he realized that the word can have a profound affect on the way he looked at himself, the way he is looked at, and how our community as a whole, is perceived. But he is not and our disabled community is not incapacitated, they are "THIS-Abled" to do what they strive for and that is how he ended up crossing out the "dis" and placing "this" above it.Having the opportunity to do what he loves and contribute to the community by involving people with disabilities, is truly a remarkable feeling for him. Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene, who's speech impaired and paralyzed on the right side from a stroke in 1996. His radio show, and his latest book, "The Caregiver's Caregiver; A Guide To Avoiding Burnout" was written to help caregivers avoid burnout and survive the grief process. www.DaveNass.com

Join Dave Nassaney, The Caregiver's Caregiver, as he interviews Jan De Felicis, cancer survivor, (still under treatment) while at the same time being a caregiver to her husband (who is in the beginning stages of dimentia and is in need of both knee replacements). You won't want to miss this powerful inspirational fighter's story, (Jan has since gone to be with the Lord shortly after this interview was taped).

Dave Nassaney, the host of Dave, The Caregiver's Caregiver, is author of numerous articles and books, speaker, life coach, and radio talk-show host for caregivers who are burned out, but his most important role is being a caregiver to his lovely wife, Charlene. His latest book that he is now working on is entitled: "The Caregiver's Caregiver, A Guide to Avoiding Burnout and Surviving Grief."  It is designed to teach caregivers who are taking care of their loved ones (due to an illness or disability) how to take care of themselves FIRST. If they don't learn this, they will likely suffer burnout and become as helpless as the person they are caring for. Yune in every Saturday at 3:30pm PST for interviews with experts in the caregiving field, as they discuss topics of great interest to caregivers, which will help them avoid burnout.

You may not be a caregiver, but everyone knows a mom who is overwhelmed by caring for her small children, or a friend who is caring for a cancer patient or a stroke survivor, or a parent with dementia or Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, M.S., Muscular Dystrophy, etc. Join Dave, The Caregiver's Caregiver, and his guest, Lynn Barrington, Best-Selling Co-Author, Speaker, Life, Songwriting and Writing Coach (www.LifeWithLynn.com), Literary Agent and Commercial Real Estate Agent. As far as caregiving goes, Lynn has been a caregiver for her Mom, Dad and brother, Joe; all whom have gone to Heaven now. Lynn came in and took over. Lynn has been in the entertainment business for 35 years. She began her career in Nashville, TN., working with Sound Stage Studio She started working at Paragon Music in 1977,then Ralph Carmichael hired her as Director of Copyright Development for Light/Lexicon Music. She learned about the craft of writing from artists and songwriters such as Andrae Crouch, The Winans, Reba Rambo and Donny McGuire to name a few.  She worked closely with Michael W. Smith and Gary Chapman who were starting out as songwriters. Because she was the first woman in Contemporary Christian Music Publishing (in Nashville), she inadvertently opened the door for women in that industry. In the country and Christian music genres she has worked with Kathy Troccoli, Amy Grant, Sandi Patty, to Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Susan Ashton and most recently pitching songs to Bug Music Group, CMG, Warner Music and Integrity Music. Her new company, Big Bold Songwriting, has come from the many years of coaching songwriters and artists.

You won't want to miss this informative and moving interview by one of the most talented and big-hearted people I have ever met! Thank You, Dave, www.DaveTheCaregiversCaregiver.com

There are over 100 million caregivers just in the United States, that is roughly one third of the population. That means that every single one of you probably knows someone who is caring for a loved one that is disabled, elderly, or has some kind of disability. That doesn't even include all the parents that are giving care to their kids who might have special needs, or the ones who are grieving the loss of a loved one who are in need of support of some kind.

Caregiver Burnout is at epidemic levels! The sad thing is that if not corrected, these loving, dedicated and self-sacrificing heroes will become as sick or sicker than the ones they are caring for!

Do them a favor, and share this post with them so they might be able to listen to my recorded pod-cast that airs on my radio show. We have a different guest every Saturday at 3:30 pm PST. They just might pick up a tip or two that could make all the difference in the world between surviving, or going over the edge and getting closer to burning out. We discussed the Grieving Process and how to survive grief and avoid caregiver burnout. Tune in by clicking the link below to listen to our special guest, author and speaker, Sandra Champlain.