Intellectual self-care is about enriching our minds, broadening our skills, and trying new things. Below are resources to help you grow and keep life interesting.
Podcast Episodes
Supporting Adult Children of Aging Parents
Frances Hall is the founder and executive director of ACAP, Adult Children of Aging Parents, a nationally unique nonprofit organization that she founded when she was the caregiver for her mother. In this episode, learn what makes the ACAP Community different from a typical support group, how Frances gave herself grace while caregiving, and how journaling was healing in her caregiving season.
Creating Your Self-Care Team
Nikki Nurse inspires women to live their best lives. As a former family caregiver with 10+ years of practice, Nikki believes that real health and wellbeing come through tending to small moments – in the mundane of our everyday lives. In this episode, Nikki focuses on creating your care team to help you with your self-care and how technology plays a huge role. We discuss how incorporating colors in design, fashion, and other small details can make colossal impacts. Nikki shares her story of how she got ‘lost in the caregiving sauce’ and how with intention and ‘mindful moments’ she has created a happy and healthy flow for her life.
Everything You Want to Know About Hospice
Most people run away from the topics of death and dying but Registered Nurse and family caregiver Barbara Karnes runs toward it. She’s a quoted expert in many national media publications and has been awarded the NHPCO Innovator award for her decades as an end-of-life educator. She is a pioneer in the hospice industry and the author of what is referred to as “the little blue hospice book”. In this episode, we talk about all things related to hospice and end of life. We dispel the popular myths, define the terms, and find out why Barbara continues to make this her life’s work.
- Our Long-Term Care Crisis – Susie Singer Carter
- Massive Acceptance, Radical Presence – Sue Ryan
- Working, Community Care, Advocating – Aisha Adkins
- Sustainable Caregiving – Theresa Wilbanks
- Communicating with Dementia Care Recipients – Teepa Snow
- Balancing the Selflessness Sacrifices – Richard Lui
- What is Hospice? – Helen Bauer
- Navigating Military Caregiving – Caira Benson
- Hemp Benefits – Inesa Ponomariovaite
- Your Caregiving Life on the Big Screen – Pat Moffett
- Communicating with Persons with Dementia – Cathy Braxton
- Changing Care Policies – Lynette Whiteman
- Advocating for Loved Ones – Beth Suereth
- Family Dynamics – Margaret Fitzpatrick
- Helping Your Autistic Brother Create Purpose – Tiffany Chou
Articles & Event Replays
- A Digital Course from Happy Healthy Caregiver
- How Certified Senior Advisors can Help Family Caregivers
- The Best Birthday Freebies
- Replay: Practical Care Training
- Book haul: Stay Cozy with some Intellectual Self Care
- A Day In A Life For My Sister Susie (Mom's Caregiver)
- Agree to Agree When Caring for Someone With Dementia
- Working with Professional Caregivers (Replay)
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Non-Fiction Resources
Energize Your Brain
Other Intellectual Self-Care & Caregiving Resources
- AARP Family Caregiving – Information to address concerns about care recipients in nursing homes, dealing with forced isolation, stocking up on medications, what Medicare covers, etc.
- CaringBoost training videos for family caregivers (over 30 in-depth lessons)
- Area Agencies on Aging
- See our Resources for family caregivers page for more support. And find promo codes and discounts from Happy Healthy Caregiver partners.