We only receive one body for a whole lifetime. Physical self-care is essential. Stay active, fuel with good nutrition, and enjoy quality sleep. Check out our emotional self-care page for resources focused on mental health.
Podcast Episodes
Supporting Adult Children of Aging Parents
Frances Hall cared for her mother and is the founder and executive director of ACAP, Adult Children of Aging Parents. 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.
Navigating Caregiving Resources
Alyse Dunn and her sister were young adults when they cared for their parents. Alyse’s caregiving experience prompted her to start a business to help family caregivers. In this episode, we talk about the racial nuances Alyse encountered while caregiving, what she would change in the care space if she had a magic wand, and how caregivers can fast-track to the resources they may not even know they need.
A Nomad Caregiving Life
Anthony Copeland-Parker cares for his partner Catherine, who was diagnosed with Early Onset Alzheimer’s ten years ago. Until recently, they lived as nomads and completed marathons and half marathons while exploring 82 countries across all 7 continents! In this episode, Tony shares the ups and downs of the nomad caregiving life, where they have found support while traveling, why Tony pushed the envelope and insisted that he and Cat live together in independent senior living, and what special requests he makes of the home care professionals so Cat continues to live a life filled with her personal joys. 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.
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Books
Stay Active
- Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown
- The Self-Care Solution: A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter by Jennifer Ashton, M.D.
- Hello New Me: A Daily Food and Exercise Journal by Happy Books
- Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America by Kate Washington
- Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin
Sleep Better
Good Nutrition & Immunity
Other Physical Self-Care & Caregiving Resources
- Digital Course: Six Steps to Infusing Self-Care into Your Caregiving Life
- Visit Meals on Wheels and Feeding America to find meal options in your care recipient’s zip code.
- Medicare Information
- Hospital Stay, Discharge Planning, Rehab, and Home Care Guides & Checklists