How We Got Here

Richard Lui is an anchor and journalist at MSNBC/NBC News. He also produced an Academy Award-qualifying documentary feature film, Sky Blossom, which features the stories of students caring for their loved ones who served in the military. Richard joins How We Got Here to talk about his new book, "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness." Richard shares his thoughts on today's selfish pandemic and harnessing gratitude to improve our relationships with one another. He reflects on how reporting on hate crimes and other racist acts has affected his feelings of grief and loss. Richard also talks about his experience as a long-distance caregiver through the pandemic.

Visit RichardLui.com to learn how to get your copy of his book, "Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness."

This season of How We Got Here is sponsored by Anthem.

Ken Stern is the founder and chair of the Longevity Project which he founded in collaboration with the Stanford Center on Longevity. He is the host of multiple podcasts, including "When I’m 64." Ken joins "How We Got Here" to talk about his personal connection to caregiving and how both When I'm 64 and the Longevity Project got started. He revisits his father's end-of-life experience and reflects on the emotions he still feels thinking about what could have been done differently. Ken also weighs in on the current administration’s proposed plans for caregiver support and shares how the National Conversation on Caregiving initiative is raising visibility around the caregiving crisis in the U.S.

This season of "How We Got Here" is sponsored by Anthem.

Alexandra Drane is a serial entrepreneur who is helping revolutionize health care. She is the co-founder and CEO of ARCHANGELS, a national movement to recognize and honor caregivers. Alexandra joins How We Got Here to talk about her brain tumor diagnosis on April Fool’s Day in 2011. She talks about what it was like being on the receiving end of care and how important it is to thank someone for taking care of us. Reflecting on several challenging healthcare experiences, Alexandra offers advice on how to advocate for loved ones in these settings. She also shares how ARCHANGELS came about, her experience working as a cashier at Walmart, the financial burdens caregivers face, and how these worries have been affected by the pandemic.

Learn more about Archangels.

This season of How We Got Here is sponsored by Anthem.

Jessica Zitter, MD ("Extremis," Extreme Measures) is an ICU and palliative care physician, author, speaker and documentarian. Her latest film, "Caregiver: A Love Story", examines the rising public health crisis of family caregiver burden. Jessica joins How We Got Here to discuss her trajectory from medical school student to caregiver advocate. Jessica emphasizes the importance of advance care planning and talks about why it's so hard for us to talk about death. She also describes her grandmother--the first person in her life she realized was a caregiver. Jessica explains that the family caregiving experience was not the original topic she set out to explore with Caregiver: A Love Story and what compelled her to share that story instead. At the end of the episode, Jessica offers a special message of encouragement for family caregivers.

Learn more about Caregiver: A Love Story

This season of How We Got Here is sponsored by Anthem.

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Whether we’re in it or bearing witness to it, caregiving impacts everyone and profoundly shapes our purpose and identity. How We Got Here enriches our understanding of what it means to give and receive care by talking to people about the circumstances that introduced them to care and how these experiences changed them. How We Got Here, presented by Caregiving.com and the Whole Care Network, is hosted by Christopher MacLellan (“The Bow Tie Guy”), who cared for his partner Richard through the end of his life, and Christina Best, who helped her mother care for her father David through the end of his life. Christopher is the founder of the Whole Care Network, and Christina is the Editor-in-Chief of Caregiving.com.

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