Emotional Self-Care Tools with Hope Cross
Happy Healthy Caregiver
Elizabeth Miller Featured on The Whole Care Network
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Imagine stepping into a marriage knowing you're immediately going to become a full-time caregiver. That was Hope Cross's reality when her husband, Steve, was diagnosed with ALS while they were dating. For nine years, she cared for him up until his passing, and it was a journey filled with love, challenges, and deep emotions. Hope has openly shared the raw and unfiltered sides of caregiving, offering a rare glimpse into the realities many face, but sometimes don't discuss.
In this episode, Hope shares how she navigated life after loss, rediscovering herself and ultimately launching a therapy practice focusing on family caregiving, trauma, PTSD, grief and anxiety. We also explore the powerful role of art, nature, friendships, writing, and even our own noses in the healing process.
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| 0:39.2 | legal advice and thank you for listening to the whole care network you know you go into it and you're like it's going're like, it's going to be fine. |
| 0:55.6 | Everything's going to be fine. |
| 0:56.6 | And it was the hardest thing I've ever done. |
| 0:58.7 | ALS is brutal. |
| 0:59.9 | And so, yeah, there's a lot of the stress of caregiving and then the emotional part of watching your person just sort of wither away because ALS is cruel like that. |
| 1:09.7 | Are you caring for others while working and trying to live your own life? |
| 1:13.2 | Wondering how to find the time for your own health and happiness. |
| 1:16.4 | Well, you're in the right place. |
| 1:17.8 | The Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, which is part of the Whole Care Network, |
| 1:21.5 | is the show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while |
| 1:25.9 | caring for others. |
| 1:26.7 | Hello and welcome. I'm your |
| 1:28.5 | host, Elizabeth Miller. I'm a fellow family caregiver, a care advocate, a professional speaker, |
| 1:34.2 | author, certified caregiving consultant, and certified senior advisor. If this is your first time |
| 1:39.1 | listening, thank you for being here. This is a show produced biweekly to help family caregivers integrate self-care and caregiving into their lives. |
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