246. The Answer to Caregiving Burnout with Ai-jen Poo

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 42.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Calling all Caregivers! Today is a tribute to the everyday efforts of all caregivers who are holding up the sky for everyone else. Ai-jen Poo is here shining a light on why caregivers are exhausted, unsupported, and overwhelmed – all while doing the work that makes everything else possible. We talk about how to give the people we love the care they deserve without neglecting our own needs, and what can be done to right the systemic failures that leave caregivers fending for themselves. Plus, we hear a heartfelt message from a Pod Squader who represents so many of us in the sandwich (or “panini”) generation. About Ai-jen: Ai-jen Poo is an award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, Senior Advisor to Care in Action, Co-Founder of SuperMajority, and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation. Ai-jen is a nationally recognized expert on caregiving, the future of work, and what’s at stake for women of color. She is the author of the celebrated book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America. TW: @aijenpoo IG: @aijenp

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0:00.0	When people switch their dog's foods to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like
0:11.5	magic.
0:12.5	But there's no magic involved.
0:14.0	It's simply real meat and vegetables with all the nutrients dogs need instead of highly
0:17.8	processed pellets.
0:19.2	No tricks, just smarter, healthier pet food delivered in packs portioned for your dog.
0:23.5	It's amazing what real food can do.
0:25.7	When people switch their dog's foods to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like magic.
0:42.3	But there's no magic involved.
0:44.2	It's simply real meat and vegetables with all the nutrients dogs need instead of highly
0:48.0	processed pellets.
0:49.3	No tricks, just smarter, healthier pet food delivered in packs portioned for your dog.
0:53.7	It's amazing what real food can do.
0:55.8	Get 50% off your first order at thefarmersdog.com slash nomagic50.
1:02.9	I'm not the problem sometimes things fall apart.
1:12.1	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things Pod Squad.
1:16.0	Here's what today is going to be.
1:18.2	Today is going to be a time where we figure out that the reason we're exhausted and upset
1:26.6	and we feel like we can't keep it all together is not our fault.
1:33.8	It's the fault of the system that we live in and there are ways that we can perhaps make
1:43.1	it better even just by understanding how the caretakers in our country became so undervalued
1:53.8	and overtaxed.
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