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Katherine introduces you to Dawn Bouillion, founder of Embrace Your Brave, a trauma therapist and coach from Lafayette, Louisiana, who helps women  caregivers to dive deep into exploring the hidden trauma they experience and discover that healing is possible, even in the midst of difficult caregiving journeys. Dawn shares her true, emotional story of healing from long-term trauma that she experienced and that led to her passion to help women heal from their own emotional abuse, toxic relationships, and deep-seated trauma. Dawn opened Katherine's eyes to the trauma she has been experiencing as a 21-year caregiver for her husband David who has Parkinson's disease. When you hear Dawn tell her story, you can't help but feel empowered and motivated to take steps to believe as Dawn says, "behind every face is a story to be told, a voice to be heard, a soul to be healed, and a dream to be discovered". This is the first session that Katherine hopes will lead to many more opportunities to hear about Dawn's passionate mission to lead women to heal from life trauma, break free, reclaim your voice, and step into the life they deserve.  Katherine is also excited to announce that Dawn's upcoming podcast Not That Girl Anymore is coming soon!! 

Contact Dawn at 337-306-9744, [email protected], http://www.embraceyourbrave.org.
Dawn Bouillion is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Trauma Informed Coach
Therapy Disclaimer

This podcast episode is for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional therapy or mental health treatment. While Dawn Bouillion is a licensed therapist, she is not your therapist, and this conversation does not constitute a therapeutic relationship. If you are in need of support, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional in your area.

Keep checking for more sessions with Dawn on Visionary Caregivers Show with Katherine Autin. 

Katherine is a visionary 43-year entrepreneur and 24/7 caregiver for her husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 21 years ago, Her passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with Parkinson's disease and others with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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Katherine Autin introduces you again to Patti Mamalis from Tempe, Arizona, owner of Power Word Postcards. She is an amazing, creative entrepreneur and caregiver, who is offering the world her new initiative, the Power Word Burnout Prevention program. In this session with Patti, she explains her program more fully how she inspires you weekly to live with less burnout and overwhelm in your life! Katherine is a visionary 43-year entrepreneur and 24/7 caregiver for her husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 21 years ago, She wants to share with you that there is a program that is inspiring, motivating, and supporting for caregivers that Patti created for anyone who is overwhelmed and feeling burnt out with their life situations. You can contact Patti at [email protected], 480-200-4880, https://powerwordpostcards.com/power-word-burnout-program to get your Power Word Burnout Prevention program.

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with Parkinson's disease and others with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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So honored to introduce Brooke Haynes, a multi-passionate and multi-talented entrepreneur who tells us about her 16-year inspirational journeys as a caregiver for friends with chronic conditions which shaped her deep commitment to support, empower, and bring holistic success to caregivers globally Even though Brooke did not have any medical training, she took these extreme challenges on with her whole heart and spirit as she does with everything in her life. You will be inspired and awed at her commitment to help her friends with complex healthcare difficulties.

Brooke is a business coach, website and marketing system designer, and the founder of Consurgo, a personal development community for visionary entrepreneurs. With a unique ability to see the big picture, Brooke helps small businesses streamline their systems, build engaged communities, and create sustainable growth. Everyone who works with Brooke walks away with renewed passion and clear visions for their entrepreneurial journeys.

Host, Katherine Autin is a 24/7 caregiver for her husband, John David (we call him David) who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004. At that time, she was a 22-year visionary woman entrepreneur as a jewelry designer, manufacturer, and selling globally to gift and jewelry stores globally. Within a month of David's diagnosis, Katherine began running Parkinson's support groups at the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana (PSCKY), served on their Board of Directors and led education programs. Over time, she became a Parkinson's Expert, known as the "Parkinson's Lady" and in 2018, she became one of the first 149 to be recognized nationally as a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA). For more than 21 years Katherine has helped to guide hundreds of people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers through very difficult journeys. 

Katherine's soon-to-be-published book, My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way is coming soon. Sign up here to get updates on the book and other programs for caregivers through her Visionary Caregivers program initiatives https://visionarycaregivers.com/newsletter-signup.

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs. 

Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories and excerpts from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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Katherine Autin introduces you to Ian Robertson from Broderick, Saskatchewan, a person living with Parkinson's disease since his 2012 diagnosis, who intentionally has a positive attitude having fun with music and exercise to guide him in his mantra of power affirmations. Everyone who listens to Ian's gleeful attitude can't help but laugh and crack a big smile with him as he explains how he bounces a ball while exercising and singing to the songs he loves. You will love visiting his website, viewing his great exercise videos and reading his thought-provoking descriptions about his symptoms at https://parkinsonsmysuperpower.ca, aka: the human vibrator. One of Ian's symptoms is a fairly constant tremor and sometimes dyskinesia, except when the medications work. Listen to him talk about how he deals with the fact that the medication turns on and off without notice. He just keeps going through it all, adjusting his plans as needed!  He says that he feels blessed to have been in the sports world for so many years. Be inspired, laugh, smile, and learn about his power affirmations that tell him he had a pretty good day: when he laughs, exercises, and socializes. If you would like to connect with Ian, you can email him at [email protected]. I know you will enjoy his happy attitude about his life, so contagious!

Katherine is a visionary 42-year entrepreneur and 24/7 caregiver for her husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 20 years ago. They know now he has had symptoms more than 46 years. She is a Parkinson's Expert and Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) Consultant guiding people with Parkinson's and caregivers through complex journeys with her company, Parkinson Partners, https://parkinsonpartners.com. Connect with Katherine at [email protected], 502-314-8307.

When David was diagnosed Katherine was a 22-year visionary woman entrepreneur as a jewelry designer, manufacturer, and selling globally to gift and jewelry stores globally. Within a month of David's diagnosis, Katherine volunteered to run Parkinson's support groups at the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana (PSCKY), served on their Board of Directors and led education programs. Over time, she became a Parkinson's Expert, known as the "Parkinson's Lady" and in 2018, she became one of the first 149 to be recognized nationally in the United States as a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA). For more than 20 years Katherine has helped to guide hundreds of people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers through very difficult journeys.
 
Her book, My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way shares her ongoing 20+ year journey as a caregiver. Check for upcoming podcast episodes that will take excerpts from her book.

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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This short excerpt from Chapter 1, "In the Middle" of Katherine's book My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way shares the frightening process of getting her Husband David's Parkinson's disease diagnosis. As she talks about the unfamiliar details of what they were discovering about David's health, you can hear the fright and shock she was experiencing. I know you will feel it too!

Check for upcoming episodes that will take excerpts from her book, My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way to share her 20+ year journey as a caregiver.

Katherine Autin is a 24/7 caregiver for her husband, John David (we call him David) who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004. At that time, she was a 22-year visionary woman entrepreneur as a jewelry designer, manufacturer, and selling globally to gift and jewelry stores globally. Within a month of David's diagnosis, Katherine began running Parkinson's support groups at the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana (PSCKY), served on their Board of Directors and led education programs. Over time, she became a Parkinson's Expert, known as the "Parkinson's Lady" and in 2018, she became one of the first 149 to be recognized nationally as a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA). For more than 20 years Katherine has helped to guide hundreds of people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers through very difficult journeys. 

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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Katherine Autin introduces you to Jose Julio Delgado from Woodland, California, an inspirational person living with Parkinson's disease and CEO and Founder of Living with Parkinson Daily.Live, a private online Parkinson's support group where he offers the Parkinson's world connection and education about how to live well with it. When Jose was a newly diagnosed patient, he immediately stepped up to offer people with Parkinson's and caregivers globally an amazing connection to share with each other and learn from experts how to live well with Parkinson's with his online group that has grown to more than 900 global members. If you would like to be invited to his private group, you can connect with him at [email protected].

Katherine is a visionary 42-year entrepreneur and 24/7 caregiver for her husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 20 years ago. They know now he has had symptoms more than 46 years. She is a Parkinson's Expert and Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA) Consultant guiding people with Parkinson's and caregivers through complex journeys with her company, Parkinson Partners, https://parkinsonpartners.com. Connect with Katherine at [email protected], 502-314-8307.

Her passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way. Sign up for updates on the book and other initiatives at https://visionarycaregivers.com/newsletter-signup.
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products and services
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

Send us a text

Katherine Autin introduces you to Patti Mamalis from Tempe, Arizona, owner of Power Word Postcards. She is an amazing, creative entrepreneur and caregiver, who is offering the world her new initiative, the Power Word Burnout Prevention program. Katherine is a visionary 43-year entrepreneur and 24/7 caregiver for her husband who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease more than 20 years ago, She wants to share with you that there is a program that is inspiring, motivating, and supporting for caregivers that Patti created for anyone who is overwhelmed and feeling burnt out with their life situations. You can contact Patti at [email protected], 480-200-4880, https://powerwordpostcards.com/power-word-burnout-program to get your Power Word Burnout Prevention program.

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.

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This episode is about how unbelievably scary the complicated symptoms were that led up to Katherine Autin's husband John David's (we call him David) Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2004. Hear from Katherine the years it took to get a diagnosis and how it completely changed their lives. 

Check for upcoming episodes that will take excerpts from her book, My Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way to share her 20+ year journey as a caregiver.

Katherine Autin is a 24/7 caregiver for her husband, John David (we call him David) who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2004. At that time, she was a 22-year visionary woman entrepreneur as a jewelry designer, manufacturer, and selling globally to gift and jewelry stores globally. Within a month of David's diagnosis, Katherine began running Parkinson's support groups at the Parkinson Support Center of Kentuckiana (PSCKY), served on their Board of Directors and led education programs. Over time, she became a Parkinson's Expert, known as the "Parkinson's Lady" and in 2018, she became one of the first 149 to be recognized nationally as a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA). For more than 20 years Katherine has helped to guide people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers through very difficult journeys. 

Katherine's passion is empowering those living with life-altering conditions and caregivers globally through her Visionary Caregivers programs like her Patient Advocate Training for Caregivers that is a six-month online training beginning February 10th (check it out and register for the early bird discount of $30 at https://visionarycaregivers.com/patient-advocate-training-page) and with her podcast. Episodes offer you:

• Her personal story as she shares stories from her book, An Unexpected Caregiving Detour: Becoming a Parkinson's Expert & Patient Advocate the Hard Way
• Introductions to creative and innovative guests who offer caregivers amazing and inspiring products
• Interviews with caregivers and people living with chronic conditions
• Experts speaking about helpful critical information we all need to know as caregivers

 ENJOY LISTENING! Check back for more great episodes.