Happy Healthy Caregiver

Sandwich Generation Lessons Learned with Christy Byrne Yates

Christy Byrne Yates is a sandwich generation caregiver, author, and retired school psychologist who worked with young adults with disabilities. In this conversation, Chr

Finding Your True Self While Caregiving with Susanna Peace Lovell

Susanna Peace Lovell is a single mother, advocate, and certified professional life coach who has spent over 20 years raising her daughter Arizona, who lives with autism s

Uncovering Your Roots with Tamara Adams

Tamara Buzyna Adams knows the sandwich generation experience. She spent years caregiving for her father through dementia while continuing to support her aging mother — al

Do It Now: Living Fully While Caregiving with Heather Butchen

Heather Butchen is a care partner for her husband Jeff, who was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease at 51 years old. Over the past decade-plus, Heather has nav

Living with Uncertainty with Marisa Renee Lee

She started caregiving at 13, lost her mother at 26, went on to serve in the White House, and built a life that refuses to be defined by loss alone. In this episode of t

Solo Caregiving Resources with Nancy Treaster and Sue Ryan

Solo caregiving is tough, and we want to help by sharing four key resource areas for solo caregivers. This episode is extra special Happy Healthy Caregiver episode becaus

Staying Steady in the Caregiving Storm with Glenn Shimkus

Sandwich generation caregiving, burnout, and family coordination—Glenn Shimkus is living it all while caring for five parents, supporting adult children, and running a mi

Strengthening 1M Caregiving Men with Kyle Woody

What does it really look like when men step into the caregiving role — and why are they so often invisible in the conversation? Kyle Woody knows firsthand. He cared for

Calm the Chaos with Dori Martin

Dori Martin knows firsthand what true burnout and midlife mayhem feel like. At the busiest time of her life, she was a divorced single mom while caregiving for a parent t

From a Reluctant to Joyful Dementia Caregiver with Marilyn Raichle

Marilyn Raichle grew up surrounded by Alzheimer’s disease, watching many relatives on both sides of her family develop dementia. Her career in the performing arts took an

Caregiver Reset with Tim Otis

Tim Otis is a two-time family caregiver whose journey began in childhood when he helped care for his paralyzed mother and later became the primary caregiver for his fathe

Let Yourself Be Helped with Rosanne Corcoran

After spending more than a decade as the primary caregiver for her mother, living with vascular dementia, Rosanne Corcoran dedicates her work to supporting and empowering

Beyond Caregiving Survival with Betsy Hicks-Russ

Betsy Hicks-Russ, Director of the nonprofit Autism Odyssey, shares what it takes to navigate caregiving when your child has high support needs. Drawing on her over three

Creative Therapy with Brendan Kelso

Meet sandwich generation caregiver Brendan Kelso, who shares his journey caring for his mom with Alzheimer’s while also supporting his son with ASD. Brendan discusses emb

Autism Advocacy and Brain Donation with Kathy Stein

Kathy Stein spent decades as the legal guardian and devoted advocate for her younger autistic brother, Ed. After Ed’s passing in 2024, Kathy and her siblings chose to don

Building Your New Normal with Dr. Maggie Kang

As the navigator for her daughter’s rare disease and a Yale-trained physician, Dr. Maggie Kang, uses her personal and professional training to guide other parents through

Guilt, Grief, and Goodness with Jeanette Yates

Jeanette Yates spent decades caring for her mother — an experience that inspired her to write a book and host a podcast helping adult children caring for aging parents fe

Healthy Aging and Caregiving with Eric Levitan

When Eric Levitan saw his parents’ health decline from afar, he set out to better understand how to impact healthy aging for his family and others. He founded Vivo, a com

A Roadmap for Caregivers with Nancy Treaster

Nancy Treaster, a retired software industry executive turned Certified Caregiving Consultant, co-founded The Caregiver’s Journey with longtime friend Sue Ryan after both

Claiming the Care Role with Dan Contreras

Dan Contreras is a U.S. Army veteran, proud husband, and devoted caregiver to his wife, Teresa. After years of service and leadership with DAV (Disabled American Veterans