Susie Singer Carter cared for her mom Norma for 16 years until she passed away last July from Alzheimer’s disease. Susie is a multi-award-winning filmmaker, actor, and caregiver advocate. You can see all of these skills intertwine in her 2018 Oscar Qualified short film, “My Mom And The Girl” starring Valerie Harper in her final performance.
Susie also produces and hosts the Love Conquers Alz podcast and is the co-creator of the outrageous horror/comedy narrative podcast “I Love Lucifer”. She is currently producing a documentary, “No Country For Old People”, which centers on long term care neglect and the systemic healthcare crisis responsible for it. In this episode we dive deep into Susie’s current documentary project and the stories surrounding it. Susie also reflects on some of the toughest years of her life and the essential (and totally accessible) self-care tools which have helped make her 16 year caregiving season sustainable.
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Links & Resources Mentioned
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- Susie’s story inspired her short film – My Mom and the Girl
- Donate to Susie’s documentary project, “No Country for Old People,” through The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- Previous Episodes Mentioned:
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- Episode 20: Choosing the Right Assisted Living Community
- Gray Panthers – American organization promoting rights for older Adults
- Elizabeth as a guest on Susie’s Love Conquers Alz podcast
- Patrick Berglund “The Singing Nurse from Sweden,” Love Conquers Alz podcast episode
- Dopesick – Hulu original starring and executively produced by Michael Keeton, examples how one company triggered the opoid epedemic in America
- Contact Us page – ask for Elizabeth’s list of questions when looking at long term care
- Connect with Susie Singer Carter:
- 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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