In this caregiver spotlight episode, meet Ryan McEniff who quit his job and moved states away to help his parents after his mom was diagnosed with cancer. His experiences with caregiving led to a career change – he now owns a home health care business. In this show, Ryan and host Elizabeth discuss coping with grief, podcasting, and finding the positives in a negative situation.

Listen to the show: Caregiver Spotlight – Ryan McEniff

 

Words of Encouragement

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Links & Resources Mentioned

• Ryan was first introduced to home care when his mom was sick. Now he has his own home care business called Minute Women Home Care in Massachusetts.
• We spoke about how Caringbridge.org helped keep family members in the loop. Elizabeth expanded on how this worked in this podcast episode.
• The different types of senior housing are explained in this article.
• Medicare is something that both Ryan and Elizabeth agree they can always learn more about.
• Checkout Goodreads to track what you read and what you want to read.
• Ryan enjoys cross fit as a form of self-care. Learn the basics of cross fit in this video.
• One of Ryan’s favorite apps is The Wall Street Journal.
• Elizabeth had the privilege of being a guest on Ryan’s podcast The Caregiver’s Toolbox.

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

I took the pros and cons of home care we received for mom and applied them to how I want to help people.#RyanMcEniff

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