Tena Scallan cared for her parents and her uncle through hospitalizations and end of life events. She was introduced as a family caregiver very young when her mom was diagnosed with liver cancer. Later, Tena worked in healthcare where she developed her passion for supporting family caregivers and sharing her secrets. In this episode, Tena and I reveal secrets around squeezing in time for yourself, helping your care recipients bust boredom and grumpiness, staying organized, and finding the resources you need to be the ultimate caregiver.
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- WCN University – a digital course library for family caregivers
- Schedule your complimentary coaching session for family caregivers
- What I’m Currently Reading:
- Elizabeth’s Goodreads profile
- Libby App to listen to audiobooks
- My Favorite Thing:
- Tena’s recent Instagram post about adjusting to life after caregiving
- The Ultimate Secrets to Caregiving – Tena’s online caregiving course
- Trello to keep everything in one place
- Tailwind for social platform help
- Flavcity and Bobby Approved App
- Wolf sanctuary in Florida
- Tena’s Books:
- Elizabeth’s mom’s book – The Waddodles of Hollow Lake
- Mason Jar Salads
- 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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