When Systems Fail, Caregivers Lead with Jessica C. Guthrie, M.Ed, Founder, Career & Caregiving Collide™, Caregiver Advocate and Educator
About this episode
Jessica C. Guthrie discusses her journey as a caregiver and advocate, focusing on the intersection of career and caregiving.
At 26, Jessica C. Guthrie, M.Ed became a full-time caregiver for her mom living with early-onset Alzheimer's. Now a leading advocate and educator, Jessica is reshaping how we understand the intersection of career and caregiving. In this conversation, she and host Nicole Will explore love, equity, and representation in care, what it means to be seen, to lead with compassion, and to build a world where every caregiver's story belongs. To learn more, visit: https://www.jessicacguthrie.com/ To connect with Jessica, visit: @CareerCaregivingCollide LinkedIn: Jessica C. Guthrie, M.Ed Thank you to our Sponsor Zinnia TV is a therapeutic dementia care platform that supports caregivers. Creating engaging, dementia-friendly video content to reduce anxiety, spark memories, and provide meaningful moments of connection for individuals living with cognitive challenges and their caregivers. We invite you to use the code GATHER20 for 20% off an annual subscription HERE . We are not medical professionals and are not providing any medical advice. If you have any medical questions, we recommend that you talk with a medical professional of your choice. willGather has taken care in selecting its…
People in this episode
Host: Nicole Will
Guest: Jessica C. Guthrie, M.Ed
Topics covered
- caregiving
- advocacy
- Alzheimer's
- compassion
- equity
- representation
Keywords
- caregiver
- Alzheimer's
- advocacy
- education
- compassion
- equity
- representation
Sponsors
Zinnia TV
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Career & Caregiving Collide™, willGather
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