Episode 2 Care Companion: You Can Love Them And Still Feel Worn Out
About this episode
The episode discusses caregiver grief and the emotional challenges faced when a loved one changes due to illness.
Send us Fan Mail Loving someone who is still alive but no longer feels like the person you knew can mess with your head in ways most people never see. On this midweek unpack of Holding It Together Kinda, I slow things down and revisit one of the most tender topics we have talked about: caregiver grief and ambiguous loss, the quiet, unacknowledged pain that shows up when memory, personality, and family roles change right in front of you. I reflect on my conversation with Dr. Joanne Schaeffer ...
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Host: Michael Mackniak
Guest: Dr. Joanne Schaeffer
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