A Roadmap for Caregivers with Nancy Treaster
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 19 November 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Nancy Treaster, a retired software industry executive turned Certified Caregiving Consultant, co-founded The Caregiver’s Journey with longtime friend Sue Ryan after both personally faced the challenges of dementia caregiving for multiple family members. Nancy has supported her father through Parkinson’s, her father-in-law through Alzheimer’s, and her husband through Frontotemporal Dementia. Drawing on her professional background and personal experience, Nancy offers a compassionate yet practical approach that empowers family caregivers to face their caregiving journey with confidence, fewer surprises, and more effective solutions.
In this episode, we talk about the difference between palliative care and hospice care—and why both are often underutilized. Nancy also shares insights on the stages of grief (including a unique concept called “drip grief”), her love of travel, the power of podcasting, and how caregivers can access an interactive roadmap filled with practical tools and resources to guide them on their caregiving journey.
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| 0:39.2 | legal advice. And thank you for listening to the Whole Care Network. |
| 0:52.6 | I realized I have got to have more time to be helping and not doing the day-to-day caregiving |
| 0:59.1 | and more time for me to be able to support me. |
| 1:02.9 | And, you know, caregiving for someone with dementia, I'd love to think it's a one-person activity. |
| 1:07.0 | It is not. |
| 1:08.4 | Are you caring for others while working and trying to live your own life? |
| 1:11.9 | Wondering how to find the time for your own health and happiness. |
| 1:15.1 | Well, you're in the right place. |
| 1:16.6 | The Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, which is part of the Whole Care Network, is the show where |
| 1:21.1 | real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. |
| 1:25.6 | Hello and welcome. |
| 1:26.7 | I'm your host, Elizabeth Miller. |
| 1:28.5 | I'm a fellow family caregiver, a care advocate, a professional speaker, author, certified |
| 1:33.9 | caregiving consultant, and certified senior advisor. |
| 1:36.8 | If this is your first time listening, thank you for being here. |
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