Our Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast guest in our 100th episode is used to the Hollywood spotlight. You probably know Leeza Gibbons from Entertainment Tonight, her talk show Leeza, Dancing With the Stars, co-host of the Rose Parade and as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice. You may not know that Leeza is a family caregiver. She cared for her mom and her grandma who had Alzheimer’s and is caring for her dad who has heart disease. Leeza’s passion is pouring her resources and energy into her non-profit, Leeza’s Care Connection, which helps family caregivers. In this episode we talk about boundaries, optimism, self-care, big dreams and the importance of sharing your story.
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Links & Resources Mentioned
- Leeza’s inspiration for her non-profit was her mom
- Leeza is the author of several books, including:
- Elizabeth and Leeza talk about the organization show on Netflix called Get Organized with The Home Edit that has prompted Elizabeth to do a pantry purge because cleaning out the pantry makes sense and makes us feel like we have some control.
- FCTA = Former Caregiver Turned Advocate
- Elizabeth has been a student in Leeza’s Journaling sessions via Zoom, offered through Leeza’s Care Connection. The free-form journaling teachings from Leeza helped Elizabeth shape what she wanted to say in mom’s ‘Zoom Memorial‘.
- Elizabeth’s free resources to help you become a ‘master delegater’ include: Family Responsibilities and Caregiving Responsibilities
- Checkout Leeza and her partner Tony performing the Tango on Dancing with the Stars Season 4 and hear what Donald Trump says to Leeza when she won Season 7 of Celebrity Apprentice! All her winnings went toward helping family caregivers!
- Leeza’s non-profit, Leeza’s Care Connection offers online and in-person resources and programming in their three buckets: education, empowerment, and energy.
- Elizabeth is the facilitator of the NW Atlanta Daughterhood Circle which offers support for caregivers in Atlanta. Check the directory to see if there is a Daughterhood Circle near you.
- Elizabeth shared with Leeza that they both had a passion for scrapbooking. Elizabeth was a Creative Memories Consultant for 10 years.
- 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.
- Leeza and her family have a holiday tradition of doing ‘Gratitude Hikes’ on Thanksgiving. Each member writes letters for what they are grateful for. They hike to the top of Runyon Canyon and read their letters to each other.
- Elizabeth and her family create an annual list (20 for 2020 list) of things they’d like to try or do in each year.
- For more information about Leeza’s non-profit for family caregivers, visit Leeza’s Care Connection.
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