Why Caregivers Need Care Too
Sickboy
CBC
4.8 • 524 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
When your healthcare system runs on love and unpaid overtime, something's gotta give. This week, we're joined by Liv Mendelsohn, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, to unpack a staggering reality: for every hour of professional healthcare, there are three hours of unpaid care happening behind closed doors. From accidental caregivers who don't realize they've joined the club to burnt-out heroes keeping our healthcare system from collapse, Liv breaks down why Canada needs to step up its game in supporting those who support others. Get ready for some real talk about what happens when half of all Canadian women are caregivers, but the system pretends not to see them. Plus, find out why your coworker's constant "doctor's appointments" might be the tip of a much bigger iceberg.
Be sure to check out "Who Cares?" - a new podcast series exploring caregiving stories across Canada, available now wherever you get your podcasts!
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| 0:00.0 | It's becoming pretty clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is ripping up the political |
| 0:05.3 | playbook. |
| 0:05.8 | And when it comes to what it all means for Canada, well, as they say, it's complicated. |
| 0:09.8 | But our podcast, two blocks from the White House, is a way to make sense of it all. |
| 0:13.8 | Join me, Willie Lowry, and senior Washington correspondents, Paul Hunter and Katie Simpson |
| 0:18.6 | every week as we break down the headlines from Capitol Hill with a Canadian spin. |
| 0:24.2 | Find and follow two blocks from the White House on your favorite podcast app, including YouTube. |
| 0:30.3 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:46.4 | What's up, folks? We got a little bonus episode for you all today. It's all about the hidden backbone of health care. We are joined by Liv Mendelson, the executive director of the Canadian |
| 0:53.2 | Center for Caregiving Excellence, also known as |
| 0:56.0 | CCE, to talk about something that affects literally every single Canadian family. Get ready for |
| 1:04.5 | some mind-blowing stats, like how for every hour of professional health care, there's three hours of unpaid care happening behind the scenes |
| 1:14.5 | and find out why half of all Canadian women are carrying a weight |
| 1:19.4 | that most of us don't even see. |
| 1:22.0 | Before we dive in, quick reminder that we could not do this without you. |
| 1:26.0 | Make sure you're following Sickboy on your favorite podcast app. |
| 1:28.9 | Leave a rating and a review while you're there. And hey, if this episode hits home, share it with |
| 1:33.8 | someone who needs to hear it. Oh, and don't forget, go check out the new series that we created |
| 1:40.5 | with CCCE titled Who Cares. You can find that wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:46.4 | All right, without further ado, let's get into it. |
| 1:50.0 | This is our conversation with Liv Mendelsso. |
| 2:03.4 | All right, guys, I've been looking forward to this. |
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