Balancing Life as a Young Carer with Ashley Bendiksen - Caregiver Spotlight
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Ashley Bendiksen cared for her mom who developed early onset Alzheimer’s. She chronicled her 8 year caregiving journey in her memoir The Language of Time which originated from her personal journals. Ashley served as Chairwoman of her local Walk to End Alzheimer's where nearly $500K was raised for Alzheimer's research. She also testified for the successful passage of a law in her home state of Massachusetts. Ashley is also passionate about additional topics. She is a national speaker on domestic and sexual violence prevention, resilience, and mental health.
In this episode we talk about how Ashley balanced caregiving while still living her life as a young person in her twenties, we learn why Ashley is grateful for the time caring for her mom, the respect she gained from invisible labor that moms do, why dating herself and traveling solo recharges her, and how she is using her experiences to help others.
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| 0:38.9 | any legal advice and thank you for listening to the whole care network even though i sacrificed a lot it was a conscious choice that I made that I was very happy with. |
| 0:59.7 | But I think looking back, and this is advice I always give to caregivers, is like give yourself permission to live. |
| 1:08.2 | Caring for aging parents or other loved ones while working, raising children, and trying to live your own life, wondering how to find the time for your personal health and happiness? |
| 1:17.6 | Well, you're in the right place. |
| 1:19.2 | Welcome to the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast, to show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. Now here's your host, |
| 1:29.0 | family caregiver, and certified caregiving consultant, Elizabeth Miller. |
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