The Care Advocates with Lance A. Slatton & Sharon's Son, George "Caregiver Confessions"
All Home Care Matters
Enriched Life Home Care Services
5.0 • 88 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
The Care Advocates is brought to you by the All Home Care Matters Media team and focuses on providing family caregivers and their loved ones with support, resources, and discussion on the issues facing them in the matrix of long-term care.
The Care Advocates is hosted by Lance A. Slatton & Dr. George Ackerman, also known as Sharon's son George.
The Care Advocates are honored to welcome the sisters from "Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver" J.J. Elliott Hill & Natalie Elliott Handy as guests to the show.
About J.J. Elliott Hill, MBA:
J.J. is a finance executive turned entrepreneur, caregiver advocate, and podcast co-host. With over 17 years in commercial banking, she advised small to mid-sized businesses on strategic growth, asset management, and navigating regulatory and merger transitions. But in 2013, a corporate downsizing shifted her trajectory—leading her to co-found three startups spanning retail, manufacturing, and real estate.
In 2023, J.J. co-founded the Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver podcast to raise awareness for the 53 million Americans caring for loved ones—just like she has done since 2019 for her mother, a 22-year Parkinson's patient. What began as a personal story has grown into a global caregiving platform, with over 300,000 monthly downloads and listeners in 54 countries. Today, Confessions is more than a podcast—it's a movement, offering training, keynote speaking, and advocacy that centers and elevates the caregiver voice.
In 2024, J.J. brought that same strategic mindset to the caregiving space as co-founder and CFO of CareForward, a public benefit company dedicated to supporting caregivers and the communities around them through technology-driven solutions and volunteer networks.
She holds a B.A. in Economics from Hollins College and an MBA in Executive Management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. J.J. is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) and is completing her certification as a Caregiving Consultant, Educator, and Facilitator through The Caregiving Years Academy.
About Natalie Elliott Handy, MSW:
Natalie is a seasoned healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience in health and human services. She is the CEO of CareForward, a technology-driven platform that connects individuals in crisis with volunteers and partner organizations to meet urgent, short-term needs and improve long-term outcomes. Natalie is also the CEO of Handy Innovative Solutions, a consulting firm focused on trauma-informed, evidence-based strategies for child welfare and behavioral health systems, specializing in transitioning high-acuity youth from congregate care into stable, family-based placements.
Natalie co-hosts the global podcast Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver with her sister, JJ Elliott-Hill. The show, ranked in the top 5% of podcasts globally and streamed in over 54 countries with 300K+ monthly downloads and streams, brings authenticity, humor, and hope to caregiving conversations. Through storytelling, education, and advocacy, the podcast provides a supportive space for caregivers worldwide.
A passionate advocate, Natalie has served in leadership roles across mental health, foster care, and healthcare systems, including CEO of multiple psychiatric treatment facilities and VP of Government Affairs at Health Connect America. She speaks nationally on caregiving, crisis response, and community solutions.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm I'm Welcome to the care advocates. We are honored to join two remarkable guests and good friends of the show, Natalie Elliott Handy and J.J. Elliott Hill, both co-founders of the podcast, Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver. Welcome, ladies. How are you? |
| 0:48.7 | Hey. |
| 0:51.5 | All right. So I wanted to kind of start off a little bit, kind of talking about your background and your, you know, story because neither one of you were in the health care space per se. Like a lot of people in the space now, they got drawn into it because of a family experience caring for a spouse, a mother, a father, |
| 1:11.5 | a loved one. And it really left an impactful, you know, meaningful imprint on their lives. |
| 1:17.4 | And so they stuck around even sometimes after the caregiving ends. So, Nat, I want to start with |
| 1:22.7 | you and have you share a little bit about the podcast and why you created confessions of a reluctant |
| 1:27.6 | caregiver sure sure so um so i i have i actually work in the health care field but not |
| 1:34.7 | caregiving specifically a traditional care kind of uh somebody coined it the care economy |
| 1:40.9 | is what i'll put it to that way way care care caregiving related field as much. |
| 1:46.9 | I've, my background is 25 years in working in mental health and working with children and |
| 1:52.2 | families. But we, you know, I'll say this and I think this is so important. We've, I've always |
| 1:59.0 | been a provider. I've been a provider of services. I've led people who have done |
| 2:02.9 | direct care mental health services. And that's really what my jam is and helping children get |
| 2:06.9 | into foster homes. But it wasn't until my husband was diagnosed with head and neck cancer |
| 2:12.6 | three years ago that it put me into the role of true unpaid family caregiver. |
| 2:20.6 | And that was a very different role, a very uncomfortable role, because I'm always used to be |
| 2:26.2 | on the other side as the person who is giving the advice and being the expert in the field |
| 2:32.9 | and let me help you. |
| 2:35.3 | And being in a caregiving role initially felt a little, it felt very disorienting and |
| 2:42.9 | uncomfortable. |
| 2:44.3 | And I had to find my voice in a different way than I ever found it, used it in the past. |
| 2:50.4 | And so I would tell folks that if you, if you're a caregiver and you feel a little |
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