Boomerang Care with Heather Henderson
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Heather Henderson is what I’m calling a boomerang family caregiver since she has moved in with her mom to be her primary caregiver at various times in her life. Heather initially became a primary caregiver overnight in 2003 when her parents were in a fatal car accident - her dad did not survive, and her mom was seriously injured. She moved home to care for mom until she was fully recovered. Fifteen years later, Heather became her mom’s primary caregiver again and moved back in with her while working two jobs.
In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, we discuss the ‘joint joys’ she and her mom shared, how volunteering and cat videos have helped her heal since caring for her mom has ended, how her clean skincare business got started, and how fitness classes in all the phases of her life have kept her grounded and connected to others.
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| 0:52.9 | I think it's just part of your makeup, this whole caregiving, it's like a gene, you know. |
| 0:57.8 | And I think that once you've been through it, I think you take that energy and you want to keep working with it. |
| 1:07.8 | 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? |
| 1:17.2 | Well, you're in the right place. |
| 1:18.8 | Welcome to the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast, to show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. |
| 1:27.1 | Now here's your host, Family Caregiver and Certified Caregiving Consultant, Elizabeth Miller. |
| 1:35.1 | Hello, everyone. |
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| 1:44.6 | family caregivers integrate self-care and caregiving into their lives. Each of our episodes |
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