Integrating Caregiving into Your Life with Elizabeth Miller

What this episode covers

Whether you are a new listener or one of our regulars, the statistics show that you’ve cared for someone at some point (or will) or have been on the receiving end of the caregiver experience. In our previous episode we spoke with a young Millennial who gave up career ambitions to care for her grandmother. That experience, however, led her to start a company called Carewell, which is now thriving. Elizabeth Miller is our guest today and she describes herself in the sandwich generation of caregivers. One one hand taking care of both ailing parents and the other hand her own children, while also working full time. The challenges of this sandwich experience led her to some dark places. So much time spent on other people, that the neglect of her own health, reached critical levels. Since then she’s dedicated her life to improving the health of people in similar situations through her business and podcast called Happy Healthy Caregivers. In this conversation Elizabeth shares ideas like 100 days of healthy, the realities of the balancing act, and why she felt she regularly left her mom on top of Mt. Everest, and much more. This episode is especially personal to Erik; have a listen and you’ll learn why.