In this caregiver spotlight episode, meet Virginia Sampson who is currently helping her aging parents and cared for her husband who had ALS. Virginia is passionate about compassion – both for yourself and for others. Learn more about her caregiving journey and how reaching around and giving yourself a hug can scientifically improve your health and happiness.
Listen to the show: Caregiver Spotlight – Virginia Sampson
Words of Encouragement
Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar.
Links & Resources Mentioned
- Virginia learn more about the ALS disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) aka Lou Gehrig‘s disease.
- Elizabeth’s husband Jason’s grandfather also suffered from ALS.
- What is hospice and palliative care? Elizabeth shared how her family celebrated her dad’s life in a hospice facility in this podcast episode.
- Putting together a plan for end of life. Virginia says you can start to put these together at age 18 but definitely don’t wait if you have parents in their seventies, earlier if your care recipient shows signs of dementia.
- Virginia’s compassion book for adults:
- Virginia’s compassion book for children is the first in a series who is a compassionate superhero:
- Self-compassion break and practices are available here.
- Both Elizabeth and Virginia are presenters at the 2018 National Caregiving Conference. Virginia’s topic is ‘Prevent and Alleviate Burnout‘ and Elizabeth’s topic is ‘Sharing the Care: How One Family Has Approached Caregiving‘. You can register to attend the conference in person or virtually.
- Contact Elizabeth to pre-order the self-care question a day journal. Virginia answered several questions at the end of the show.
- Visit Virginia’s website to connect and find out more about the products and services she offers.
Some of the links on this page are Amazon affiliate links. When you click on a product and choose to purchase it, I receive a small thank you from Amazon which helps reimburse me for my blogging, podcast, & site expenses. There is no additional cost to you.
Favorite moments & quotes from the episode
Stay in touch
- Instagram: HappyHealthyCaregiver
- Join the Happy Healthy Caregiver Facebook Group and our Facebook Page
- Twitter: @HHCaregiver
- Subscribe to the Happy Healthy Caregiver newsletter to stay up to date on the latest posts & events.
- Email me with questions or comments about the show or to request information about sponsoring the show.
