The episode on working caregivers, with Christa Haanstra (Episode 141)

We have heard about caregiving, we have heard about eldercare, but how often do you hear about working caregivers? This topic is JUST starting to come to the forefront, yet millions of caregivers have been balancing work and care for years and continue to on a daily basis.  In today’s episode, Christa Haanstra, lead for the working caregiver initiative at the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (an initiative by the Azrieli Foundation), joins Stephanie to talk about the statistics of working care, what we know to be true about caregivers in the workplace and how workplaces can do better to support their caregivers, most who are hidden. Christa also talks about the invaluable skills caregivers bring to their jobs and the reasons why caregivers choose to hide their roles at home.This is an episode you do not want to miss!About Christa Haanstra:Christa has been a public voice in creating awareness of the role offamily caregivers in our society. She is a passionate spokesperson forbetter identifying, recognizing, supporting and ultimately integrating caregivers as true partners with health and social care teams.Christa is the lead for the Working Caregiver initiative at the Canadian Centre for Caregiving (CCCE) – a program of the Azrieli Foundation - and is the past co-chair of CCCE’s lived experience advisory panel: Caregivers CAN. Christa is also the Founder and Managing Director of 4C Strategy group, a company dedicated to advancing meaningful change by working with organizations to ensure lived experiences are at the heart of everything they do.Find Christa: https://www.4cstrategy.ca/our-team https://canadiancaregiving.org/ *The content shared on this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and it does not constitute therapy or counselling. If you are in need of mental health support or professional guidance, please reach out to a qualified healthcare provider or mental health professional. The views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host.*Visit us on our website to see all that we offer for caregiver support:www.compassionincaregiving.comFor more visit our Instagram!http://www.instagram.com/compassionincaregiving