Caregiver Reset with Tim Otis
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Tim Otis is a two-time family caregiver whose journey began in childhood when he helped care for his paralyzed mother and later became the primary caregiver for his father, living with Parkinson’s disease. Through these deeply personal experiences, Tim saw how long-term caregiving—though rooted in love—can quietly impact a caregiver’s health, identity, relationships, and career.
In this episode, we discuss the emotional toll of supporting a loved one through serious illness, the ripple effects caregiving has on family dynamics and employment, and why caregivers must be seen as whole people—not just helpers. Tim also shares his desire to create systemic change in how we support caregivers, reflects on his mother’s end-of-life experience, and guides us through a short, restorative reset you can practice anytime.
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| 0:52.6 | Just trying to get my emotional state and check has been everything to me because I want to be here for my kids. I want to be here for my wife. I want to be here. You know, because burnout leads to poor mental health and that manifests itself into physical health conditions. So this was all things that I wanted to get ahead of and really understand how to stabilize |
| 1:13.5 | myself. |
| 1:14.6 | So that's really what Ampera is all about. |
| 1:16.6 | Are you caring for others while working and trying to live your own life? |
| 1:20.3 | Wondering how to find the time for your own health and happiness? |
| 1:23.4 | Well, you're in the right place. |
| 1:24.6 | The Happy Healthy caregiver podcast, which is part of the Whole Care Network, is the show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others. |
| 1:34.0 | Hello and welcome. |
| 1:35.0 | I'm your host, Elizabeth Miller. |
| 1:36.6 | I'm a fellow family caregiver, a care advocate, a professional speaker, author, certified caregiving consultant, and certified senior advisor. |
| 1:45.2 | If this is your first time listening, thank you for being here. |
| 1:48.1 | This is a show produced biweekly to help family caregivers integrate self-care and caregiving into their lives. |
| 1:54.7 | Each episode has an accompanying show notes page. |
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