Charlotte Bayala is a spousal caregiver determined to love her caregiving life and help others along the way. Charlotte’s life changed forever when her husband was diagnosed with an incurable form of thyroid cancer in 2013. She uses her experience as a caregiver and her training as a Yoga and Meditation teacher to help caregivers find easy ways to care for themselves.
In this episode, we talk about Chicago life, protecting the spousal relationship, addressing worries, themed digital photo albums to help you through rough patches, and how self-care can look different for each of us every day.
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- Previous Episodes Referenced:
- Learn about Elizabeth’s speaking options, and watch Worry Warts presentation from HFC CareCon 2022
- Helping family caregivers self-identify, and connect them to support and resources
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- All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal. The journal is also now available as a digital download.
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