Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate Podcast: Dr. Cynthia Speaks!

Get your house in order. Consider this, what if your parents can no longer live by themselves? They sell their possessions and come to live with a son or daughter. Consider this,  the son or daughter passes away, and you know nothing about the house you now call home or its financial responsibilities. Consider this, a natural disaster hits, and significant damage has occurred. Listen in for more insight.

All caregiver journeys aren't created equal. What do I mean by this statement? In caring for older adults, it is essential to pay attention to signs and symptoms of chronic health conditions and situational outcomes shared by other caregivers. Listen in for more insight.

On yesterday,  Your Proactive Caregiver Advocate received her booster vaccination. I'm a Phizer girl! Whatever I can do to keep my family and others safe, I am in the front of every line. Seniors need protection as well. Listen in for more insight on Boosters.

Learning to cope in the caregiving space is vital, while caregiving for yourself. When we hear or read the word,' coping,' related to caregiving, does one's mind go to the terms of stress and burnout? Why is that?

Is it because of the lack of preparation? Is it because of the lack of knowledge? Listen for more insight!

Senior needs smiles. I know you have heard that smiling can be contagious. Smiles can make someone's day. Smiling can brighten someone's pain. Smiling can change someone's perspective on a situation. We should want to put a smile on someone's face. Listen in for more insight

Who can relate? Who wants to relate? Burning a candle at both ends is an accident waiting to happen. The idiom implies, “To exhaust one’s energies or resources.” Without acknowledging overtiredness in the caregiving space, it can lead to errors, mistakes, injury, and death of a loved one.  So, shining a light on this topic is critical. Listen in for more insight.

Caregiver, you must be engaged with your loved ones who are elderly. The topic today comes from a conversation I had with a dear friend.  The goal of caregiving is to help loved ones reach their final goal. For many years, the space she called home was no more. She continued to age gracefully while living alone; however, health challenges created the raw reality that living on her own was no longer safe. Listen for more insights.

What advice is essential to have as it relates to weather and caregiving? Going out should be mindfully and well-thought consideration. Where there is a history of known problems related to long-term raining, staying indoors is the only option. We careful in bad weather. Listen for more insight.