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  • A New App that Makes Your Life Easier for Family Caregivers to Manage Everything in One Place

    A New App that Makes Your Life Easier for Family Caregivers to Manage Everything in One Place
    Feb 26 2025
    Giancarlo Paolillo, a developer, and his wife Sherrie Sims found themselves as primary caregivers for their parents who did not live nearby. It was a constant stress juggling work, children and their own relationship while being pulled an hour away to care for their loved ones. Giancarlo began looking at phone apps and was frustrated that he had to use several apps to manage care and schedules. So he, and his wife, built Watch Our Own, the first all-in-one phone app with custom-built technology to streamline caregiving, groups, tasks and more for family caregivers in one place.
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    28 min
  • Caregivers Redefined Dr. Roxana Delgado

    Caregivers Redefined Dr. Roxana Delgado
    Feb 13 2025
    Dr. Roxana Delgado is a 2015-16 Elizabeth Dole Foundation Fellow Alumni representing the State of Texas. She is a health scientist focusing on Military and Veteran communities. She is a Professor/Military Research Scholar and the Director of the Caring for the Caregiver Program at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, School of Nursing. Her professional experience was inspired by her firsthand experience as the wife of a combat-wounded and Purple Heart Recipient Veteran. She is a nationally recognized speaker, author, researcher, and avid advocate for veterans’ health and the science of caregiving. She is passionate about what she does, and her goal is to dedicate her life and profession to contributing to science and helping wounded, ill and injured Veterans and their caregivers discover ways to thrive.
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    32 min
  • The Power of Overflow: How Self-Care Transforms Caregiving and Connection, Celeste Sowder

    The Power of Overflow: How Self-Care Transforms Caregiving and Connection, Celeste Sowder
    Feb 5 2025
    Celeste Sowder is the founder of The Soul Sister Project and author of the upcoming memoir I Am Here, But I Am Late. Celeste's caregiving journey began in her teens, caring for her father who battled a chronic illness until his passing—a journey that taught her firsthand the challenges caregivers face, from burnout to deep emotional struggles. Her experience led her to a powerful realization: true caregiving begins with self-compassion and putting on your own "oxygen mask" first. Now, through The Soul Sister Project, Celeste empowers other women and caregivers to overcome shame and exhaustion by learning to fill their own cup first. By combining self-care with innovative social media and AI strategies, she helps caregivers and entrepreneurs alike use authenticity and vulnerability to build meaningful connections and lasting resilience.
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    28 min
  • Caregivers are Healers & Healers can learn to take comfort and pride in their good works. Ron Schneebaum

    Caregivers are Healers & Healers can learn to take comfort and pride in their good works. Ron Schneebaum
    Feb 5 2025
    Ron Schneebaum, MD, regularly noted the power and importance of love for the human psyche. He also saw that when love is not felt, self-worth crumbles, and enjoyment of life decreases. His personal observations showed him that the effects of not feeling loved can last a lifetime. These include poor self-esteem, an inner voice of constant negativity, painful emotions, and difficulty with relationships.
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    29 min
  • Navigating the world of work while caregiving. Lindsey Barnett

    Navigating the world of work while caregiving. Lindsey Barnett
    Jan 29 2025
    Over the past 20 years, Lindsay has dedicated her career to transforming workplace cultures, leaders, teams, and individuals. She is now an executive coach and HR Consultant hoping to leverage her experience working with Fortune 500 companies and growing startups to help employees and companies thrive. Her insights into the unnecessary suffering being experienced in organizations inspired her upcoming book, Working Hell to Working Well: Making Your Company Work for You. She hopes her book helps people to find more choice and use their voice to further the conversation about workplace well-being. Lindsay lives with her family in the Los Angeles area and regularly chauffeurs two teens around town, with just enough time left to walk her giant dog, Bodie.
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    35 min
  • Ask Boldly, Persist Bravely: Essential Keys to Caregiving Succes, Andea Waltz

    Ask Boldly, Persist Bravely: Essential Keys to Caregiving Succes, Andea Waltz
    Jan 24 2025
    Andrea Waltz is a sales trainer, speaker, and co-author of the best-selling book Go for No! known for her unique approach to transforming rejection into success. She teaches audiences how to embrace "No" as a stepping-stone to growth, empowering them to break free from perfectionism and fear. With her engaging style, Andrea guides caregivers and professionals alike to ask for what they need and find resilience in every response
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    33 min
  • Self Care...Author of, "Be the Weight Behind the Spear, Dr. Josh McConkey

    Self Care...Author of, "Be the Weight Behind the Spear, Dr. Josh McConkey
    Jan 21 2025
    Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey is an award-winning/best-selling author and esteemed Emergency Physician with over two decades of clinical experience. He served as a professor at Duke University and maintains Board Certification in Emergency Medicine. With 22 years of military service, Dr. McConkey now commands the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron in the US Air Force Reserves, demonstrating exceptional leadership and dedication. Beyond his medical and military achievements, Dr. McConkey has been recognized for his contributions to education and community. He was honored in 2022 with induction into the Alliance, Nebraska Public Schools Hall of Fame and received the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award from Chadron State College. A devoted father of three, his greatest passion lies in shaping future American leaders alongside his wife, Elsa, in Apex, North Carolina.
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    32 min
  • Ensuring You are Legally and Financially Prepared for the Death of Your Spouse

    Ensuring You are Legally and Financially Prepared for the Death of Your Spouse
    Jan 8 2025
    Karen Smith-Racicot C.F.C. Karen Justice M.B.A. Rebecca La Chance, Ph.D.M., Co-Authors of "Widows Among Us: Stories and Insights" The Three Widows, have authored a new book titled Widows Among Us that incorporates their stories and insights. Collectively, they have pulled back the curtain on widowhood and shared their angst, challenges, and grief, as well as ways in which they have created new futures for themselves. Widowhood is a global story, and so is their book. Their relationship became personal in a hammam in Morocco. The book idea was envisioned in front of a fireplace overlooking the red rocks of Sedona. The manuscript was drafted, changed, edited, and reorganized in Maryland, Ohio, a rented home in Pittsburgh, and a condo in Panama City Beach. Almost anti-climatically, it was finalized on Zoom. Today, they will share some aspects of their stories and insights with us. Preferred show title: Before, During, And After Caregiving Preferred show hook/promo: No one wants to be prepared for the caregiving or death of a spouse, yet everyone wishes they had been
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    46 min