Episodes
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Caregiver Balance
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
Tuesday Jun 20, 2023
CGS is back with the first of our once-per-month summer episodes! In this show, Jennifer and Steve talk about a lesson given to Gen X by Mr. Miyagi from the movie The Karate Kid -- that it's important to achieve balance. In this case, we're talking about balancing your caregiving life with the rest of your life.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Summer Preview, Bloopers, and Outtakes
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Due to an illness we don't have a full episode this week, but we took the time to preview what we're doing this summer plus we gave our listeners the gift of bloopers and outtakes!
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Caregiving Guilt
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Guilt is a sign that you care, because if you didn't give a hoot then you wouldn't bother feeling guilty. Caregiver guilt is no exception to this, and it's something all of us who care for our parents deal with at some point or another. In this new episode, Jennifer and Steve go on a guilt trip.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Caregiving Quick Hits
Tuesday May 02, 2023
Tuesday May 02, 2023
In this episode, Jennifer and Steve tackle three shorter topics: problems with secondary caregivers, caregiving versus caretaking, and toxic positivity.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Caregiving Helpers
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Tuesday Apr 18, 2023
Caregiving is hard. No one who has ever taken care of another human being will disagree with that statement. In this new episode, Jennifer and Steve talk about the people who can be your caregiving helpers.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Control Issues
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
Tuesday Apr 04, 2023
The elderly parents we GenXers care for are all so very different, but one of the nearly universal things they deal with is loss of control. In this episode, Jennifer and Steve tackle the problem and provide some advice on how to mitigate it.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Technology Struggles
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
When tech devices and older folks collide, frustration can begin. We wanted to call this episode, "Technology is a double-edged sword, and sometimes you want to jab it into your head" but that seemed too long. Listen as Jennifer and Steve discuss some of the frustrations that technology has bought to their caregiving lives, and what they've done about it.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Caregiving Advocacy
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
In this episode, Jennifer and Steve tackle the difficult subject of what to do when you feel like your elderly parent has been wronged. They give examples of a situation when they lost the battle, when they won the battle, and when advocacy just made things awkward.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Nightmare of Cleaning Out, Part 2
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
In this second part of our two-part series on cleaning out your elderly loved one's home to move them elsewhere, we talk with our guest, Meredith McNamee from Legacy Estate Sales. We laugh, we cry (well, Jennifer does) and we learn more about what it takes to completely empty a home.
Legacy Estate Sales: https://www.estatesales.net/companies/VA/Richmond/23235/127430
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Nightmare of Cleaning Out, Part 1
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Alternately called "The Day of the 47 Pairs of Pants," this is the first of a two-part episode on the nightmare that is cleaning out your loved one's home in order to move them to a facility or to your home. In this first part, we talk about how to sort through all of their stuff in order to determine what will come with your loved one, and how to find a way to make it fit in her new smaller surroundings. Also, Jennifer's Tea Pot PTSD gets triggered again.
To contact us: Email: caregivinggenxstyle@gmail.com Voicemail/text: 804-723-1221 Twitter: https://twitter.com/genxcaregiving Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caregivinggenxstyle/
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