Thought Leader

Elizabeth Miller, the founder of Happy Healthy Caregiver, is a certified caregiver consultant and speaker. She shares how she found herself ‘sandwiched’ between her corporate career and caring for family members with chronic and terminal illnesses while raising two active children. Elizabeth’s lifelong experiences gave her insight into how to help others infuse self-care into their lives while being a caregiver. She says that each person has ways of coping, but taking care of yourself is essential to being a good caregiver and that trying to do it all alone is too exhausting and explains that there is a better way. She emphasizes that aligning caregivers with support groups and providing them with essential resources is crucial and shares tips on being an amazing family caregiver while also living a happy and healthy life.

Show Notes

😇 November is National Family Caregivers Month. 00:23
⭐ The Zoom wall: Joe Rogan vibe background. 01:43
🐕 Elizabeth’s memory when she was five. 03:14
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Her values for family and caring for family members. 04:49
🩹 The informal family caregivers are filling the gap in the fragmented health system. 06:34.
🤰 Elizabeth shared a job with a colleague. 08:23
😩 Caregiver’s burnout: “We can't expect these vessels to just run, run, run on adrenaline forever.” 10:08
🤗 Kent’s mom ran a caregiver support group when he was a kid. 11:21
👂 Elizabeth’s tips: self-care as a source of energy and how you can get more peace in your life. 12:54
💜 Randy was a caregiver for his wife, who was diagnosed with stage four cancer. 15:21
🧑‍⚕️ Investigate palliative care and hospice care to get some breaks for caregivers. 16:33
✋ Caregiving is a hard job, emotionally exhausting and physically draining, and finding support is essential. 19:06
🌞 Resigned from corporate to start Happy Healthy Caregiver. 20:31
✌️ “You can do hard things, but you don't have to do them alone.” 22:07
⚡ Power is in just being aware, just noticing things, and making little changes. 23:10
 
 
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