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Carefullist, The Podcast
by Katie Kristofic
Caring for a family member is the ultimate act of love. We know, we've been there. It can also be challenging and lonely. We've been there, too. Hosted by Katie Kristofic, founder of The Carefullist, our guests are current and former caregivers who share their stories- the good, the bad, and everything in between. Join us for genuine conversations as we discuss all things caregiving. Visit www.carefullist.com for resources and additional information.
Episodes
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Care, Service, and Representation
Ethan Wechtaluk is no stranger to caregiving. His dad had Parkinson's. His grandfather was in a car accident and needed help afterward. He worked across Medicare, the FDA, the Health Insurance Marketplace, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, helping untangle broken systems and make public...
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Connecting Care for Facilities and Families
Wynter Johnson watched her mom carry the weight of caring for her grandmother. Appointments were missed, communication was scattered, and when her grandmother was hospitalized, the family didn't know for a week. When you're in the throes of caregiving, conversations often get stuck on day-to-day...
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Leading the Future of Aging Care
Nina Herndon (MA, CMC, CLPF) founded Sage Eldercare Solutions in 2001 as a solo practitioner dedicated to improving the quality of care of older adults. This came on the heels of her own caregiving experiences; first in her 20s while caring for her mom, who had cancer, and then again later in…
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No Siblings, No Backup
Jennifer Levin was in her late 20's and living her dream in LA as a screenwriter working on multiple shows across major networks. Back home in New York, things were changing. Her dad was initially misdiagnosed and then correctly diagnosed later. The only child of divorced parents, she bore the...
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The Caregiving Crunch: Sandwich Generation
Paul Wynn is a nationally recognized patient advocacy leader, healthcare communicator, author, and award-winning medical journalist. He is particularly passionate about telling stories about patients and caregivers, frequently drawing from his own experience as a sandwich-generation caregiver...
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Big News From AlzAuthors!
Lance A. Slatton runs a home care business, the All Home Care Matters podcast, and authored "The All Home Care Matters Official Family Caregivers Guide". Now, he's here to talk about his newest adventure- becoming President of the famed AlzAuthors organization. Join us in this special edition...
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Caregivers: Who Is Supporting You?
Kathleen Korpela worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies in the Pacific Northwest while caregiving for her dad and raising a family. Because of this experience, she founded Living Goldenwell and is building the first-of-its-kind global community and network for professional women supporting…
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Surviving the Healthcare System
A medical crisis strikes, and you don't know what to do. Kimberlie Williams-Feth has been there before, helping patients as a social worker and then navigating the system on behalf of her husband. This episode is choc-full of helpful tidbits for dealing with insurance, finding affordable physical...
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Holding The Line: Caregiving Through PTSD
Michele Arnoldy was an emergency department nurse. Her husband, Chris, worked in finance. Following service to Afghanistan and some career upheaval at home, Chris was not the same. He and Michele navigated his PTSD together. Unfortunately, he did not overcome his diagnosis. Michele shares their...
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Dance Therapy for Dementia
Natasha Goldstein-Levitas, MA, BC-DMT is an Aging, Dementia, Care Partner, and Community Wellness Specialist, and Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with nearly twenty- five years of clinical experience, in multiple healthcare and community-based settings, and in various capacities. She is...
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My Two Elaines: A Love Story
"If there's one thing worse than Alzheimer's, it's ignorance of the disease," says Martin Schreiber, former governor of Wisconsin. He joined us to share the story of his two Elaines- his wife before her Alzheimer's diagnosis and after. Marty was her primary caregiver and has since made it his...
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Mid-Life and the Caregiving Marathon
There are commonalities in caregiving, regardless of duration. With that said, long-term caregiving is a marathon, not a sprint. Beth Meek knows this all too well. She cared for her mother, who had Parkinson's and dementia, by flying back and forth from Western NY to Western Canada. She tells her...
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A Voice for Rare Disease Caregivers
Brian Bradshaw was, like many, an accidental caregiver. His mom developed a rare disease called Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), which is like having MS and Parkinson's at the same time. It is fast-moving and requires a lot of support. While his dad was the primary caregiver, Brian lived nearby and...
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Baarley Bridging The Caregiving Gaps
Kelly Baarley is a military wife who has lived all over the United States. As a result, she's held multiple jobs in healthcare and gained a broad perspective of the system- where it works and where we need to bridge the gaps. After her grandparents required care before and through the covid...
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The AARP Caregiver Answer Book
Barry Jacobs and Julie Mayer are clinical psychologists, caregiving experts, and authors of multiple titles, most recently "The AARP Caregiver Answer Book". In this episode, we discuss their personal caregiving journeys and their professional perspectives on caregiving, including how to…
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Grief is Universal, That Doesn't Make it Easy
Erin Whalen's older sister, Gina, had severe cerebral palsy. Erin knew, in her bones, that she would outlive her. Gina died at the age of 45, exactly two weeks after Erin turned 40. That's forty years of anticipatory grief. Erin has spent almost 20 years as a facilitator, trainer, and actor,...
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Elder Law Attorneys Wish More People Knew This
Patrick Cawley served as Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Pennsylvania, meeting regularly with experts on the legal and financial threats facing older Middle-Class Pennsylvanians. Now, he owns Keystone Elder Law and works with clients to establish essential planning tools, such as the...
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From Public Health to The Millennial Caregiver
Dr. Rachael Piltch-Loeb's day job is as a public health professor. She is an expert in public health emergency preparedness and response and risk communication. She is the recent author of The Millennial Caregiver- a book inspired by her experience caring for her dad, who had early-onset...
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The Healing Path: A Story About Grief
Life would lead Lisa McFarland on a journey shaped by profound loss and unexpected turns. The pain of experiencing the loss of her daughter Alexis, and later, the passing of her second son Emmanuel, along with the challenges of raising Zach, who was born with special needs, altered the course of...
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When We Care: An Animated Film
Deanna Gerstel-Harris is a writer, director, and producer. Her latest project, When We Care- an animated short film, shines a spotlight on the caregiving and climate crises. Her caregiving story began with chronic conditions in both of her children, and then she developed one herself. Monica Lund...
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Chef Maria's Recipe for Caregiver Advocacy
Employee caregiver stress doesn't stay at home. It follows employees to work: driving burnout, absenteeism, quiet quitting, and turnover. Yet 87% of companies exclude caregivers from their DEI strategy. Following her mother's stroke, Chef Maria closed her bakery in Normal, Illinois and became a...
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Bridging Silence: Caregiving Across Languages
Catherine Reynolds' interest in taking care of the body started when she was a kid, attending and interpreting doctors' appointments for her Deaf mother. This episode begins with an educational component about the Deaf experience in healthcare and ADA rights. We then move to what Cat has…
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Communication in Caregiving
Dr. Cheri Hampton-Farmer is the CEO of Communicating Matters and a former professor of communication at multiple universities. She was a caregiver for her mom while raising her own family and living in another state. Coordinating care amongst her sisters was a key factor in their family's...
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Needles, Numbers & New Normals: Parenting Through T1D
Kelly Ellis became a caregiver overnight when her son was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of six. She shares their story openly to lend support to other families and educate the general population about this disease. Kelly's background in education helped to prepare her to navigate some...
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From Child Caregiver to Disability Attorney
Laura Anthony is a neuroinclusive leader, speaker, attorney, consultant, and caregiver. As an attorney and consultant, she works with employers and schools to prevent and resolve conflict, especially around civil rights and disability-related matters. She also serves as a mediator, investigator,...
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Gone From My Sight: Barbara Karnes
Barbara Karnes is a Registered Nurse and author who noticed, after her experience at the bedside of hundreds of people before they died, that each death she witnessed was following an almost identical script. Each person was going through the same thing. And most families had the same questions.…
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From Doctor to Daughter: A Caregiving Story
Dr. Jennifer Wagner started as a top D1 soccer athlete and went on to excel at Stanford University School of Medicine as a Resident and Faculty member. She was an Operating Room Doctor for Shriners Children's. She later led human performance efforts as Chief Medical Officer and Director of...
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Financial and Long-Term Planning for Millennials
Justin Lee Pierce from Everstead Capital remembers when his mom had caregiving responsibilities for his grandma. In fact, that inspired him to move into healthcare before landing on financial planning about ten years ago. This conversation covers a wide range of topics from long-term care…
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Finding Connection Through the Fog of Dementia
When she couldn't find safe, dignified, and engaging tools for her mom, Angela Fairhurst made them herself. Geri-Gadgets® are designed to spark curiosity, calm, and connection, helping those with cognitive issues or dementia. It wasn't an easy road to a diagnosis. Angela shares her caregiving…
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Be Present Past Your Lifetime with Amori
Su Park was in her mid-20s and living in Canada when her mom was diagnosed with cancer back home in Korea. After she passed away, Su reflected on how much they missed out on together. By creating Amori, she's offering people the opportunity her mom didn't have: to reflect on life and mortality,...
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The OG: Christina Keys from Keys for Caregiving
Christina Keys' mother had a life-changing stroke and was given a 1% chance to live. She instantly went from career woman to caregiver. Within 4 years of caregiving for her mother, she was financially, emotionally, mentally and physically bankrupt. The doctors told her she would be lucky to live…
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Death and Dying in the Digital Age
Live Fully. Die Ready. Niki Weiss is transforming how we approach death, dying, and end-of-life planning—because let's face it, avoiding these conversations won't stop death from happening. Her mission is simple: normalize conversations around death and dying in the digital age by providing tools...
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The Cost of Long-Term Care: Planning Ahead
One of the biggest blind spots in financial planning is the potential for a long-term care event. Yet such a small percentage of the U.S. population has a plan in place, and misconceptions abound. Suzanne Scheer is a former caregiver and attorney. Now, she loves teaching people about long-term…
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The Living Planner
After a global aviation career, Lynn Lambrecht saw a gap. Businesses and individuals resist contingency planning. Business and Life intersect. How we consider the impact upon employees and businesses led her to create The Living Planner. Client discussions center around the practical and...
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The Caregiver Warrior
Susanne White believes caregivers are warriors. Fearless, courageous, and passionate about protecting those they care for. She shares strategies, actions, and attitudes that worked for her and can work for you. Listen to this episode for your chance to win a free autographed copy of her book!...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Myra Katz
Do you understand your diagnosis? Myra Katz spent most of her career as a physician assistant in oncology/hematology. Now, she utilizes her knowledge of the healthcare system as a board-certified patient advocate. In this episode, we talk about the importance of having goals for your doctor…
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Lisa Tschudi
Lisa Tschudi is a caregiver for her young adult daughter with cerebral palsy and epilepsy. She also hosts the podcast Love Doesn't Pay the Bills. We discuss ways to make life a little easier when caregiving, such as picking up fresh, premade meals. We also discussed the more complicated things…
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Nancy Meyers
Nancy Meyers is a practicing attorney and the founder and CEO of Advocord, a life-management platform for advocates — guardians, conservators, and anyone with an adult dependent — to securely record and manage the details of their dependents' lives. #caregiving #caregivers #caregiversupport...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Dr. Ashley Blackington
Dr. Ashley Blackington is a mom of four, lab lover, and occupational therapist. In all of her free time, she owns and runs Dovetail designs, hosts her podcast AND/BOTH, and is set to launch her Dovetail app in April 2025. We discuss all of this and more, including what occupational therapy is and...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Jenn Fredericks
You can't self-care your way out of burnout. Jenn Fredericks is a chronic kidney disease patient and 2x kidney transplant recipient. She is also the mother and caregiver to a daughter with a slow-growth brain tumor. Throughout her life's journey, Jenn has combined these experiences to coach folks...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Brian Howard
Brian Howard is taking a self-directed sabbatical after stepping down from his role as Editor-In-Chief of Philadelphia Magazine. He is currently a freelance journalist while caregiving for his mom, who has Parkinson's, and his two school-age daughters. We talk about sandwich generation…
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Lynn Abate-Johnson
Lynn Abate-Johnson is an international best-selling author and community builder. She was a caregiver for her mom through ovarian cancer. Lynn found that by writing updates for her family, not only did she keep a good record of their journey, but it helped her to process what was happening. Learn...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Kunal Parikh
Kunal Parikh is an aging and health advocate, digital health strategist, and physician. We discuss his personal caregiving story, how you know you're a caregiver (this will surprise some of you!), and the LGBTQIA+ community of caregivers. Look for his TEDx talk about how to know if you're a...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Lisa Pahl
On this National Caregiver's Day, we're thrilled to launch Season 2 of Carefullist, The Podcast. Kicking things off is Lisa Pahl, LCSW, APHSW-C, community educator, hospice social worker, and founder of The Death Deck. We talk about hospice, having tough conversations, and finding joy in…
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Carefullist, The Podcast: June Marcangeli
June Marcangeli cared for her mom who had dementia. As often happens with caregivers, getting to her own appointments got harder. She missed a mammogram for the first time, and when she was finally able to go, they found breast cancer. June talks with us about navigating the healthcare system and...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Crystal Gallo
Crystal Gallo was a caregiver for her grandmother and uncle. One had dementia, the other had cancer- two very different experiences. The common theme between them was the challenge of coordinating, tracking, and organizing care. A veteran of startups and tech, Crystal set out to create what she...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Kate Granigan
How do you know when you need a caregiver? Where do you go to find one? We talked with Kate Granigan, CEO of LifeCare Advocates, an Aging Life Care management company based in Newton, Massachusetts to find out. Kate serves as President of the Board of Directors at the Aging Life Care Association®...
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Esther Greenhouse
Silver to Gold's CEO, Esther Greenhouse, is a Longevity Strategist on a mission to help people reduce their long-term care needs & expenses and the caregiving burden. Esther brings her expertise as an environmental gerontologist–an expert in the impact of the built environment on the well-being…
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Lance A. Slatton
In 2020, Enriched Life Home Care Services (ELHCS) in Livonia, Michigan launched All Home Care Matters, a podcast hosted by Lance A. Slatton, CSCM. He is a case manager of ELHCS who has become an innovator in helping others deal with the issues and challenges of senior living and long-term care....
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Carefullist, The Podcast: Christine Davies
Christine Davies started her career in social work. She quickly realized that she needed to change her path if she wanted to spend most of her time talking with and comforting people. Now, she is the Director of Spiritual Care at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey. We discuss…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Caring for a family member is the ultimate act of love. We know, we've been there. It can also be challenging and lonely. We've been there, too. Hosted by Katie Kristofic, founder of The Carefullist, our guests are current and former caregivers who share their stories- the good, the bad, and everything in between. Join us for genuine conversations as we discuss all things caregiving. Visit www.carefullist.com for resources and additional information.
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Caring for a family member is the ultimate act of love. We know, we've been there. It can also be challenging and lonely. We've been there, too. Hosted by Katie Kristofic, founder of The Carefullist, our guests are current and former caregivers who share their stories- the good, the bad, and...
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