Adaptability is the name of the game when you are a parent caregiver to someone living with CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder, especially when you are juggling a professional career.
In this episode we welcome Stephanie, geoscientist, educator, and medical mama to her daughter Isobel. We talk about how caregiving duties and medical needs not only impact employment, but in Stephanie’s case, changed the trajectory of her career.
If you are a working caregiver, you’ll relate to Stephanie’s story for sure. And if you’re not a caregiver, perhaps your eyes will be opened to the challenges your colleagues may be facing behind closed doors.
According to the Family Caregiver Alliance:
69% of working caregivers report having to rearrange their work schedule, decrease their hours, or take unpaid leave in order to meet their caregiving responsibilities.
39% of caregivers leave their job to have more time to care for a loved one.
Thanks for joining us, Steph!
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MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Stephanie’s Research “Creating an Online Community of Support: Mothers of Children with Disabilities Working in the Academy”
Stephanie’s Research “Caregiving, Disability, and Gender in Academia in the Time of COVID-19”
