In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, I share tips for long-distance caregivers who are supporting family members. Listen to this episode if you are a primary local family caregiver looking for more help or if you are a member of the long-distance care team requesting additional ways to support your loved ones.
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Listen to the show: Long Distance Caregiving
Words of Encouragement
Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar. Create your own container of heath, happiness, and affirmation by downloading the Caregiver Jar inserts.
Links & Resources Mentioned
- Caregiver Statistics shared came from Caregiving in the U.S. 2020 by The National Alliance of Caregiving and AARP.
- Marco Polo app for video chatting
- Gifts for Caregivers including Caregiver Jar PDF of inserts
- Caregiving cards created by Senior Shower Project
- Gifts for Care Recipients: Letters from Paris and Love With Food subscription
Elizabeth’s husband, Jason, featured in a Caregiver Spotlight episode:
- All of the prompts from the show’s lightning round segment are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal.
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