Welcome to the Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver Podcast! Have you ever said, “Wait, What?  You sold the house and you’re moving here when?”   

In this episode we’re talking with Bonnie Chavez, only child and primary caregiver to her parents. But she’s so much more!  

Bonnie Chavez was born and raised in a small town in Southern New Mexico.  She was the first in her family to receive degrees and is now the CEO and Founder of Building Beloved Communities, a business consulting firm providing community-centered business solutions.

As a Latina woman who values family, roots, heritage, and culture; Bonnie was confident she would care for her parents as they aged.  But when they decided to sell her childhood home and move to Virginia, that was a big surprise! One day she was buying a house in Roanoke and it seemed like only the next her parents were selling their home in New Mexico and moving in!

Listen in as Bonnie shares her adventures in caring for her aging parents with the sisters. We can confirm Bonnie’s own description of the journey, sharing that “it’s hilarious, scary, endearing, annoying, and beautiful. As an only child in this Mexican family, there are expectations - there is culture to honor. It's a ride."  

This adventure in Caregiving is one you can't miss!

Key Takeaways:

• Faith keeps Bonnie anchored.  Know your anchors and go to them every day. 
• Personally, save now for the unexpected as it will come sooner than you think.  
• Together with your care recipient, establish how the future will look for them and you.  Then…plan, plan, plan!  

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Learn More About Bonnie Chavez

Bonnie Chavez is the CEO and founder of Building Beloved Communities, a business consulting firm providing community-centered business solutions. Born and raised in a small town in Southern New Mexico – she went on to the University of British Columbia to earn a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a minor in marketing - the first on both sides to get a bachelor degree. She worked for a large national nonprofit in the healthcare industry for 7 years where she then obtained a master’s degree in business with a minor in economics (the first in her family on both sides to get Master's level). Bonnie is a proud lesbian, Latina woman who values her family, roots, heritage, and culture. 

Connect with Bonnie Chavez

Website: http://www.buildingbelovedcommunities.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bonbonchavez/about_overview 

Linked In: linkedin.com/in/bonnie-chavez-33070542

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