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The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 23 - My Husband's Arms - Beauty in the Midst of CaregivingSend us a textIn this episode of the Caregivers CarePort, Dr. Corabell Arps discusses the vital role of beauty in the lives of caregivers. She emphasizes that beauty is not just about aesthetics but is essential for mental and emotional health. The conversation explores how caregiving can limit exposure to beauty and offers practical ways to incorporate beauty into daily routines, even amidst the challenges of caregiving. Dr. Arps encourages caregivers to recognize the beauty in their environment and relationships, and to prioritize self-care through the appreciation of beauty.2024-09-2016 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 22 - Steps for Navigating Caregiving DecisionsSend us a textMaking decisions as a caregiver can be emotionally challenging, but it is important to navigate them with clarity and compassion. Understanding the situation, including who has the legal authority to make decisions, is crucial. Involving family members and the care recipient in the decision-making process can help create a supportive team. Evaluating the needs of the loved one, understanding their health status, and researching available resources are essential steps. Balancing safety and independence, considering different types of care options, and weighing the pros and cons are important factors in decision-making. It is also...2024-09-0627 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 21 - Transforming NegativitySend us a textPodcast 21 explores the tendency to have negative thoughts and be self-critical, especially in challenging situations like caregiving. It discusses how these negative thoughts are often based on distorted thinking patterns and offers strategies to reframe them. The key themes include the impact of past experiences on our thoughts, the cycle of negative thinking, and the importance of examining and challenging our thoughts. 2024-08-2327 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 20: How to lessen caregiver stressSend us a textThis episode explores the significant stressors that caregivers experience, including personal grief and loss, dealing with challenging behaviors, feelings of guilt and self-blame, navigating family dynamics, financial consequences, and decision-making. The host emphasizes the importance of compassionate self-awareness and offers strategies for caregivers to improve their well-being, such as taking inventory of different areas of their lives, setting goals, and taking small steps towards positive change. Seeking support from health coaches or mental health providers is also encouraged.2024-08-0934 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 19 - Burnout and Compassion FatigueSend us a textBurnout and compassion fatigue are common among caregivers. Burnout is characterized by overwhelming exhaustion, cynicism, and a sense of ineffectiveness. Compassion fatigue is the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others, leading to a diminished ability to empathize. Caregivers can help themselves by being mindful, practicing self-compassion, and prioritizing self-care. Seeking professional help, reaching out to friends and family, and participating in support groups are also important. Focusing on compassion satisfaction and gratitude can prevent or heal burnout and compassion fatigue.2024-07-2622 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 18 - Organizing and Managing MedicationsSend us a textCreating a medication schedule, tracking medication intake, and effective communication are key to managing medications effectively. Tools and resources such as medication apps and pill organizers can simplify the process. It's important to find a format that works for you and involve healthcare providers and loved ones in the process. 2024-07-2212 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 18: Organizing and Managing MedicationsSend us a Text Message.Creating a medication schedule, tracking medication intake, and effective communication are key to managing medications effectively. Tools and resources such as medication apps and pill organizers can simplify the process. It's important to find a format that works for you and involve healthcare providers and loved ones in the process. 2024-07-1311 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 17: Love, Care, and Compassion for You!Send us a textCare and compassion. Those are two hallmarks of the love that family caregivers bestow on their loved one. Who doesn't want to be thought of as loving, caring, and compassionate? And what caregiver doesn't strive for it? Caring for a loved one can be one of the most rewarding yet challenging roles we ever take on. Who shows you love and compassion? Whether or not you have loving, supportive, and compassionate family or friends who care for you and who love you, you can guarantee that you experience kindness and love for yourself...2024-07-0328 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 16 Ten Myths and Truths About CaregivingSend us a textIn this episode, we explore 10 myths and 10 truths about caregiving.2024-06-2631 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 15 - Managing AnxietySend us a textIn this Caregivers' Care Port episode, we'll learn about anxiety's emotional and physical symptoms and how they can affect you and the person you care for. We'll explore what puts you at risk, how you can protect yourself and your loved one, and what you can do to get relief if you experience symptoms of anxiety.2024-05-3134 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 14 - Depression DecodedSend us a textDepression is more than just a bout of the blues. It isn’t a weakness or a character flaw. And you can’t simply snap out of it. Depression can happen to anyone.Do you ever notice that the stress and work of caregiving and the changes it brings to your life are affecting your mood and outlook? Do you ever suspect that you are experiencing depression?In this episode we’ll take an informative look at:· signs and symptoms of depression· the risk factors and caus...2024-05-1820 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 13 - Supports For Your Mental HealthSend us a textIn this episode of the Caregiver's CarePort, we'll discuss how you can break through the stigma of asking for help, activate supports and self-care for yourself, and how to significantly improve your quality of life as a caregiver.2024-05-1024 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 12 - The Genius ZoneSend us a textDo you love what you're doing? Do you feel like you are just naturally good at it or not? Does it energize you or does it feel like a real chore? Or maybe you're really good at it because you've worked at it and practiced it over enough time that you learned the skills it takes but it wears you out. Is it something you're doing out of love or maybe necessity, but you don't really enjoy the job? Are you missing doing the things that you have a real talent for, the...2024-04-2416 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 11 - Navigating the Healthcare SystemSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Corabell Arps speaks about the intricacies of navigating your way through the healthcare systems that you encounter and use. Dealing with the systems that impact your loved one's health care needs can be really stressful. But knowledge and preparation can greatly ease the confusion and uncertainty, reduce your stress, which is good for your health, and help you ensure the best possible care for your loved one.2024-04-1917 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 10 - It's About More Than Having a Good DaySend us a textHow do you make any day a good day? Is it when everything goes like we want it to or we get what we want? Is it a day in which we receive praise or we're told, I love you? Was the weather perfect or was it just that nothing bad happened? And do we consider it to be a good day when we feel more pleasure than pain?2024-04-0213 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 9 - LonelinessSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Corabell Arps discusses loneliness and how to deal with it. What is loneliness? Is it just a thought or an emotion? Does it have a purpose? And why is it sometimes so loud and persistent inside of us? Well, loneliness isn't just a fleeting emotion. It cuts deep into the human psyche.2024-03-2523 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 8 - How to Get the Most Out of Your Doctor's AppointmentSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Arps gives tips and discusses how to get the most out of your doctor visits with your loved one. 2024-03-2021 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 7 - Recognizing and Combating BurnoutSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Arps speaks with Dr. Tomi Mitchell, a Board Certified physician and Wellness & Performance Coach, about one of the subjects that has been in the news a lot lately: burnout! We talk about what it is, how to recognize it, and what to do about it. 2024-03-0826 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 6 - A Journey in ProgressSend us a textIn this episode, our guest is Helen Sullivan, a wife and mother of three adult daughters and grandmother to many teens and young adult grandchildren. Helen and her husband, Bobby, in addition to being partners in marriage and raising a family, were partners in many business ventures and enjoyed taking risks together and tackling challenges as successful entrepreneurs. Those challenges changed, however, when Bobby developed Alzheimer's disease. Helen is now their decision maker and leader of his care team.2024-03-0138 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 5 - GratitudeSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Corabell Arps dives deeper into the mindset of gratitude and how gratitude impacts our health and quality of life. What is gratitude? Gratitude is acknowledging the goodness in your life and recognizing that that goodness has a source, and at least some of that source lies outside of yourself.2024-02-2316 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 4 - MindsetSend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Corabell Arps discusses the importance of a proper mindset when facing challenges. She gives as an example her experience walking the Camino de Santiago through Spain.2024-02-1626 min
The Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 3 - Care Consultant and Family Support with guest Bill Cohen, Certified Senior AdvisorSend us a textIn this episode, we have as a guest Bill Cohen. Bill is a caregiving support consultant, a certified senior advisor, and a trained elder mediator. And he owns Cohen Caregiving Support Consultants, LLC. Bill was the caregiver for his mother who had Alzheimer's, and he's now a tireless champion for caregivers.He came out of retirement and has dedicated his encore career to helping caregivers gather needed supports, services, and care plans. And he also helps caregivers and their families resolve disputes about care so that they can enjoy a more...2024-02-0833 min
#survivingalzheimers with Dayna SteeleCorabel Arps - Care for the CaregiverCorabell Arps helps family caregivers thrive, experience joy, and succeed at managing personal, family, business, and care challenges.
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corabell.arps2024-02-0327 minThe Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 1 - IntroductionSend us a textWelcome to the Caregiver’s CarePort! Dr. Corabell Arps is a Board certified health and wellness coach specializing in working with caregivers. In her career as a psychiatrist, she has heard from many devoted caregivers that they used to believe that their responsibilities were too great for them to focus on their own self-care. They felt that if they took time of ot meet their own needs for refreshment, social engagement, or medical needs, they were being selfish. But self care is not a selfish luxury. It is a necessity! In thi...2024-02-0206 minThe Caregiver's CarePortPodcast 2 - The Power of Sharing and CommunitySend us a textIn this episode, Dr. Corabell Arps speaks with caregiver Dayna Steele who navigated her way through the challenges of caring for her mother by using her grit and her strengths of communication and connection. Since her mother's passing, she's using her voice to educate, support, and encourage others who care for loved ones with Alzheimer's. So settle in and hear from a caregiver who made it through and now shares her experiences to reach out and help others. Dana Steele is a strong and energetic voice for Alzheimer's caregivers. She's the a...2024-01-2937 min