Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning a Living

“Now, I wish that the businesses that employ them, the people we elect in Washington, were doing more. But until they do right, we can control only ourselves. So I would say expect that you will be a caregiver if you're not already. And even if you're in the throes of it, whether you're in the middle of the creep or the crisis, there are still things you can do to be organized and to control.” Liz O’Donnell- Author and Founder-Working Daughter Title: Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning a Living Talking Points: 1. Your second book, Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning A Living, just came out in paperback. Can you tell our listeners why you wrote about this topic? 2. Our clients are often struggling to balance work and caring for an aging parent, what is the best advice you can give them? 3. Do you recommend that working women talk to their bosses about the challenges they are facing? 4. How has working from home impacted the caregiver who is still trying to earn a living? 5. What other resources do you offer for working caregivers? Contact Liz WorkingDaughter.com 617-365-7172 / [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz3point0/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/workingdaughter Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LizODonnellAuthor Twitter https://twitter.com/LizODTweets Twitter https://twitter.com/WDTweeting Instagram https://www.instagram.com/workingdaughter/ Bio: Liz O’Donnell is the founder of Working Daughter, a community for women balancing eldercare, career, and more. An award-winning writer, her book, Working Daughter: A Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents While Earning A Living, was named one of the Best Books of the Year by Library Journal. In 2020, she launched National Working Daughters Day which is celebrated annually on the third Tuesday in November. A former family caregiver she is a recognized expert on working while caregiving. The AARP says, “Few understand family caregivers as well as Liz.” She has written on the topic for many outlets including The Atlantic and Harvard Business Review. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah Magazine, and Health. Liz works with companies like Transamerica and Cigna to create programs in support of working caregivers. Her first book, Mogul, Mom & Maid: The Balancing Act of the Modern Woman, which looks at the impact of women’s personal lives on their careers, was an Amazon bestseller. She is also a contributor to Managing Your Career, a Harvard Business Review Press book for working parents. A long-time marketing executive and working mother, she is also active in her community and committed to supporting other women. Liz is a member of her town’s Finance and Warrant Committee and a former Town Meeting Member. She cofounded SheStarts, an organization for women entrepreneurs, and Women In Democracy-Dedham, a non-partisan group that seeks to engage more women in local politics. ____________________________________________________________________ Contact Kim Hegwood- Elder Law Attorney Website: https://yourlegacylegalcare.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourlegacylegalcare/ Facebook –https://www.facebook.com/YourLegacyLegalCare LinkedIn-https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourlegacylegalcare/ YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@yourlegacylegalcare