Addressing the Taboo Family Topics with Isabel Melgarejo - Caregiver Spotlight
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 July 2023
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
At 20 years old, Isabel Melgarejo became a family caregiver when her dad passed, and her mom fell into depression. For years Isabel has helped her mom in what she needed. As a project manager in her profession, Isabel learned the power of proactive planning. She now applies this practice to all life’s events.
In this episode, Isabel and I chat about why she became curious about her feelings and what action she took to address her needs. We also talked about the awkward long term care conversations with her mom and how she helped organize her immediate family to align the responsibilities to match mom’s needs. And, learn what daily self-care habit Isabel practices to increase her frequency of good days.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Whole Care Network. |
| 0:09.8 | Helping you tell your story one podcast at a time. |
| 0:16.3 | Content presented in the following podcast is for information purposes only. |
| 0:22.7 | Views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and guests |
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| 0:33.1 | Always consult with your physician for any medical advice. |
| 0:36.8 | And always consult with your attorney for any legal advice and always consult with your attorney for |
| 0:38.9 | any legal advice and thank you for listening to the whole care network one of the things that have helped me throughout the years is understanding where everybody is and understanding the personal journey for each one of my siblings. |
| 1:05.8 | When we understand other perspectives, it's easier for us to act accordingly and to ask for the adequate help. |
| 1:15.9 | Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying to |
| 1:20.8 | live your own life, wondering how to find the time for your personal health and happiness? |
| 1:25.3 | Well, you're in the right place. Welcome to the Happy, |
| 1:28.2 | Healthy Caregiver Podcast, to show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy |
| 1:34.1 | while caring for others. Now here's your host, Family Caregiver and Certified Caregiving Consultant, |
| 1:39.9 | Elizabeth Miller. Hello, everyone. |
| 1:48.4 | Thanks for tuning in to the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, which is part of the Whole Care Network. |
| 1:49.5 | If this is your first time listening, welcome. |
| 1:51.5 | This is a show produced biweekly to help family caregivers integrate self-care and |
| 1:56.2 | caregiving into their lives. |
| 1:58.2 | Each episode has an accompanying show notes page. So if you'd like more details |
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