A Contemporary Approach to Palliative and Hospice Care for Family Caregivers and Their Recipients

About this episode

Aaron Yukich discusses a contemporary approach to palliative and hospice care, focusing on the well-being of both caregivers and their recipients.

How can you build a healthier relationship with death and dying that will benefit both caregiver and recipient? Aaron Yukich is an end-of-life doula, mindfulness practitioner, and hospice care worker. In his work with the Family Caregivers of BC Caregiver Support Line, Aaron incorporates meaning-making and self-reflection into his sessions with caregivers, helping them uncover new ways to provide support to their care recipients without overlooking their own well-being. The end-of-life process has many varied aspects. Aaron helps caregivers navigate this intricate spiritual and emotional experience with grace, through activities and mindsets that can offer comfort and even joy. He also guides them in practical considerations, such as establishing often-overlooked financial and personal mental health support structures. Aaron shares his holistic perspective on providing end-of-life care: Moving through the transition from palliative to hospice care Resources for addressing the impacts of caring for a care recipient Imbuing the time your loved one has left with more meaning Considering death and dying through a lens of celebration and reflection as well as grief Resources: United…

People in this episode

Guest: Aaron Yukich

Topics covered

• palliative care
• hospice care
• caregiving
• end-of-life
• mindfulness

Keywords

• death
• dying
• support
• mental health
• celebration

Mentioned in this episode

Products: United Way Better at Home, Island Health Dementia Video Series

Books & works: Navigating the End of Life, Finding Peace at the End of Life, A Death Doula's Guide for Families and Caregivers, Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death by Henry Fersko-Weiss

Places: BC, Canada, Victoria

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