Inspired Caring

In this episode, you will join us for a conversation about developing resilience, purpose, and a growth mindset at midlife and beyond.

Scott Papek, a certified mindset coach at Max Out Mindset, founder of Run Slower, and author of "Age is Your Edge," How to Find Purpose and Fulfillment in Midlife: explores how mindfulness, mentorship, and core values play a crucial

Tune in to explore how to reframe adversity, unlock your edge, and step into your greatest potential.

Follow Scott on Instagram @scottpapek or visit runslower.com. 

Over the last 5 years, we've had a LOT of joy in our lives and we've also had a lot of bad news we've had to share with our children, family, and friends. Like, an overwhelming amount.

This most recent round, when our kid's beloved childhood dog, Sunny, passed away was tough because our daughters were out of town. It was hard enough not to be together in this moment, then compounded with they were with other people that would make it hard for them to process this loss.

It got me thinking about how we share bad news. In this episode, I talk about some of the factors I consider when something sad or bad needs to be communicated.

There's a solid chance I've overthought this, HOWEVER, I believe there is something here, so wanted to be sure to share it with you!

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Aaron Marcum has over 2 decades in the home care industry serving seniors and their families. He is an award-winning author, speaker, visionary, and Master of Applied Positive Psychology.

He is also a great guy whose journey down this road started with his Grandpa, who only lived a few miles from his house.

Aaron shares with us the fundamentals of Positive Psychology and how we can integrate these principles into our caregiving role. He is passionate about ensuring that every senior receives the care they deserve and that caregivers have the tools they need in order to thrive, not just survive!

Buy his book EntreThrive.

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Visit Breakaway Accelerator the program for Home Care Agencies to have thriving and robust care teams!

Michael Braun has been an Occupational Therapy Assistant for 34 years, helping seniors in a Skilled Nursing and Rehab facility in Sarasota, FL get back on their feet after surgery, illness, or injury.

When a patient who lived out of town was trying to figure

Michael offered to make the trip with her using commercial airlines.

Toppflight was born and took off as a concierge travel

Their team consists of trained medical professionals

Having about 1 month lead time is great, but typically with

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Parenting is HARD! As a mother of 3, I always feel like I'm trying to balance my kids' needs, family and society expectations, and reality and honestly, constantly feel like I'm failing all over the place.

Danielle Bettmann is a parenting coach for strong-willed kids, and the Host of the ⁠⁠Failing Motherhood⁠⁠ Podcast.

Our kids are constantly growing and changing which requires us to adapt to this new version of them. We don’t want to operate based on what others are doing or a Pinterest board! Our busy lives are constantly changing too.

Her signature coaching program helps parents grow

She reassures us that focusing on what we did accomplish in a day helps us keep our priorities aligned and it only takes 15 minutes a day of being present with our child to sustain a close relationship. She emphasizes the importance of playfulness!

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Author Michael James and his wife Judy’s life together took an unexpected turn when she was denied long term care insurance because she couldn’t pass the ‘mini mental’, the test given that revealed cognition issues.  Ultimately, she was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment that developed into Alzheimer’s.

Michael, faced with this challenge, knew he needed to be

Therapy: He observed in the support groups that many caregivers’ downfall is mixing their emotions with responsibilities. Realizing he needed more than anecdotal help from friends, he found a therapist who helped him

Daily Care & Move to Senior Living: Michael talks

Ultimately, multiple factors influenced this decision. Judy had become fearful of being alone and hallucinations had begun. Michael was struggling to get a full night’s sleep and her incontinence issues were increasing. These were layered with safety concerns because of several incidents that had occurred, and he knew it was time for the move to

Plan Ahead: Michael emphasizes the importance of getting

Michael ended up writing the book he was looking for and

Visit his website: https://pineedenpress.com

Here are the others he recommended in this episode.

Still Alice by Lisa Jenova (a fictional novel)

Jan’s Story; Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer’s by Barry Peterson

My Father’s Brain; Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer's by Sandeep Jauhar

Rebecca Adelman is an Attorney, entrepreneur, influencer, thought leader, and founder of Adelman Law Firm and Claims Management, established in 2001. The firm is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Tennessee Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). For over 30 years, Rebecca has concentrated her practice in healthcare and insurance defense and business litigation.

Rebecca is also a family caregiver, who helped her grandparents, and was her father's caregiver, as he lived with dementia.

Rebecca's huge heart and desire to understand how to prevent suffering for seniors, families, and team members inspired her to dive deeper into the "entry points where risk lives".

What she discovered is, that issues on the surface are masking deeper problems of communication with family systems in a senior's transition of care from home to senior living.

Unmet needs and expectations, combined with a lack of

She presents a case study that sounds very familiar and represents so many of our families.

Rebecca, determined to provide solutions, created the Guide Path Certification Program for Senior Living Communities to help educate and support teams and families in order to prevent things from escalating to the point of a lawsuit.

She is a brilliant woman and inspiration and I know you'll love this conversation as much as I do!

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John Locklair served in our United States Air Force for 10

Then several years later during a jujitsu tournament, he heard his neck pop. He had sustained a grade 3 strained neck injury, leading him to explore the pain relief from CBD where he also discovered the tremendous health benefits.

What he found out is there are many therapeutic components to CBD. These range from reducing vomiting and nausea to acting as an anti-inflammatory by reducing joint pain. CBD can also reduce risks of artery blockages, decrease psoriasis, manage psychosis, improve bone growth, strengthen the immune system, and reduce anxiety, and is also FDA approved to treat epilepsy.

His research led him to Sunmed CBD which was founded by a woman living with Crohn’s disease after CBD changed her life. In fact, he learned CBD is helping those who are experiencing everything from seizures and arthritis

Unique to Sunmed products, they have a QR code with a

With a strong desire to serve and help others, John purchased the first Nebraska Sunmed CBD Franchise location. As it turns out, this was just in time to help his own daughter who was struggling with ADHD and anxiety

CBD is not marijuana! It’s an oil that comes from an

As a main of faith, he was also thrilled to find out CBD is

Exodus 30:22

John encourages people to do their research and then have a conversation with him.  You can call him or visit his

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Website: https://getsunmed.com/?mystore=0018W00002Be4hIQAR

If you have kids that are launching out of the home, you may discover that your identity is taking a hit as your role changes within your family.

However you refer to yourself (empty nester, a bird launcher, manager of free range adult kids, free range parents) you NEED to connect with Jay Ramsden!

Jay is "The Empty Nest Coach" and in this episode helps us understand why this shift can feel challenging and offers ways to connect with the future you so you will make this transition successfully.

Some of the questions we’re asking our kids, apply to us at this stage in life as well.

What are you going to do with the rest of your life?

This is not just about finding a hobby. He emphasizes the importance of easing up on the demands we’re putting on ourselves about what comes next. Our first step is getting

· Decide who you want to be now that the kids are gone.

·  Have a vision for the future.

·  Do some of those ‘retirement’ things NOW, don’t wait!

We’re not in a crisis, we’re in an identity EVOLUTION. If you think you’re in a “Challenging time”, remove the lle in the middle of CHALLENGE and what you have is CHANGE. What does the remaining LLE stand for? Let Life Evolve.

Jay’s motto “Every step has purpose” is the reminder there is no one way, or right way, to make this transition. Connect with him so he can continue to walk with you on your journey.

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