Juggling Roles: Finding Balance When Caring for a Parent

About this episode

Roma Palmer discusses the challenges and strategies of balancing caregiving for aging parents with personal wellness.

How do you navigate the transition from child to caregiver of a parent while supporting both their dignity and your own wellness? Caring for an aging or ill parent comes with countless responsibilities, from prepping meals and scheduling medication to attending appointments and much more. While this shift to caregiver is, in some ways, a natural progression, it also requires you to navigate into a new relationship with your parent. As such, you need to learn how to balance respect and consent for their desires with your own health and happiness. Roma Palmer is a registered clinical counsellor who not only helps parental caregivers but also fills this role herself, first with her mother years ago and now with her father. Today, she shares what she's discovered through her work and firsthand experience juggling family, career, and caregiving. Learn from Roma's thoughtful and proactive approach that keeps respect and love in focus throughout this shifting relationship: The importance of involving your parent and family members in the caregiving decision process Tools for fending off isolation and scheduling breaks to take care of yourself How to ensure the division of caregiving…

People in this episode

Guest: Roma Palmer

Topics covered

• caregiving
• parenting
• mental health
• family dynamics

Keywords

• balance
• dignity
• wellness
• caregiving decisions
• family support

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Building Your Personal Resilience flipbook

Books & works: Building Your Personal Resilience"

Places: Victoria, BC

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