by Jana Panarites | Aug 10, 2017 | Podcasts |
Self-care gets a lot of play in the media, but the truth is we’re all connected and the practice of care involves many people, especially in times of crisis. In today’s show media scholar and veteran journalist Dr. Sherri Williams brings to life her recent piece for...
by Jana Panarites | Jul 13, 2017 | Podcasts |
Lindsay Jurist-Rosner was just nine years old when her mother was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Over twenty-five years of caregiving later, she co-founded Wellthy with software developer Kevin Roche to help families with the seemingly endless number of...
by Jana Panarites | May 4, 2017 | Podcasts |
Canadian author Rick Lauber is among a growing number of male caregivers who provide support alone or with the help of siblings. In today’s show, Rick talks about moving his parents from Vancouver Island closer to his home in Edmonton, co-caregiving with his two...
by Jana Panarites | Jul 21, 2016 | Podcasts |
When her father was diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma—a type of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma—Callie was thrust into long-distance caregiving complicated by her parents’ old-world mentality. Born in Greece, her parents now live in California and Callie lives in Virginia....
by Jana Panarites | Apr 10, 2016 | Podcasts |
Caring for a loved one can be so stressful that the positive gains are often overlooked. In today’s episode New Yorker Priya Soni talks about how caring for her late father transformed her life. Her father had a neurological condition that was never properly...