In this episode, we are shining the caregiver spotlight on Kate Washington. Kate Washington earned her Ph.D. in Victorian literature and is the author of Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout In America. She writes and speaks eloquently about the systemic challenges facing family caregivers. She knows the struggle well as she helps care for her husband Brad. Kate and Brad along with their two daughters live in Sacramento, California. In this episode, we talk about the negative emotions caregivers have, how caregiving is undervalued, what the US can do to help caregivers, how Kate’s daughters have been impacted by caregiving, and what inspires Kate’s writing.
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- The Circle Of app for family caregivers.
- Kate’s article on Avidly – Leslie’s House of Nightmares
- Kate’s book – Already Toast: Caregiving and Burnout in America
- Kate’s Already Toast Spotify Playlist
- Women in Caregiving
- Recent article about paid federal leave for Caregivers
- Create your own care blog – Caringbridge
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- Who inspires Kate: Anne Helen Petersen
- Gretchen Rubin’s podcast Happier
- Blog Post: Caregiver, it’s time to create your own bucket list
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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.
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