In Sickness
By Allison Breininger and Justin Bajema
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Episodes: 131
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Listen in as Allison Breininger and Justin Bajema, millennial caregivers for their chronically ill spouses, speak honestly about what life is like when there are more days spent in sickness than in health.
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131: Remote Caregiving: A Conversation with Natasha Ray-Heideker and Klaus Unger
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May 05, 2026 |
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130: The Relationship Between Caregiver and Patient Well-Being
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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129: Building and Leaving a Legacy: A conversation with Jill Thompson of Inheritance of Hope
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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128: Finding Humor While Caregiving
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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127: When Emotions are Contagious
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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126: When Your Loved One Has a Rare Disease
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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125: Caring in the Chaos: Caregiving in Uncertain Times - A conversation with Allison about current events in the Twin Cities
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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124: The New Year Hits Differently for Caregivers
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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123: The Benefits of Paid Family Leave for Caregivers: A Conversation with AARP MN State Director Cathy McLeer
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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122: The Split Second Decisions Made in Caregiving
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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121: The Caregiver's Caregiver: An Interview with Allison's mom, Barbara Resch
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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120: Finding Friendship and Support Within the Caregiving Community
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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119: Crossroads Moments in Caregiving
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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118: The Impact on Friendships When Caregiving Paths Diverge
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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117: How Caregiving Changes As We Age and Gain Experience
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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116: Caregiver Recovery After a Crisis
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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115: Chronic Conditions, Caregiving, and Suicidal Ideation
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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114:The Pros and Cons of Having Pets While Caregiving
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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113: Family Dynamics: A Conversation with Jessica Kim - Former Caregiver and Co-Founder of ianacare
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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112: I'm Supposed to be the Strong One
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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111: The Healing Power of Sound with Priscilla Momah
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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110: Would You Choose This Path?
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May 20, 2025 |
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109: When Caregiving Makes Us Feel Unanchored
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May 06, 2025 |
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108: A Conversation with Kelly Lang, Author of "The Miracle Child: Traumatic Brain Injury and Me"
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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107: The Impact of Caregiving on Our Hobbies
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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105: Time Toxicity: Studying the Time Burdens of Caregiving with Dr. Arjun Gupta
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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104: Caring for Multiple People
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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103: Who Can We Vent To?
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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102: The Impact of Caregiving on our Nervous Systems
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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101: Finding Opportunities to Maintain Our Agency
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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100: How Far We've Come: A Celebration of 100 Episodes
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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99: Caregiving Across the Ages
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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98: When Our Closest People Don't Show Up
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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97: Our Needs Matter Too
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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96: The Myth of the "Perfect Caregiver"
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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95: Working For Systemic Change - An Interview with Nicole Jorwic of Caring Across Generations
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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94: When Career and Caregiving Collide - An Interview with Jessica C. Guthrie
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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93: Maintaining the Autonomy of Our Loved Ones
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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92: Grief - An Interview with Aisha Adkins and Eric Schlueter
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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91: All the Ways We Advocate
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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90: The Trauma of Medical Spaces
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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89: The Catch 22 of Caregiver Fatigue
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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88: An Unexpected Surgery
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May 28, 2024 |
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87: Managing Disappointment
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May 14, 2024 |
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86: Boundaries
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May 01, 2024 |
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85: Therapy for Caregivers
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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84: When We Find Ourselves in a Quiet Season
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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83: Do We Play it Safe or Live by "YOLO"?
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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82: When Appointments Don't Go Well
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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81: We Weren't Trained For This
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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80: The Before, During, and After a Hospitalization
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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79: Caregiving in the Media
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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78: The Impact of Illness on the Entire Family - An Interview with Dr. Vaida Kazlauskaite
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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77: The Challenges of the Season
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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76: The Things We Can and Can't Control
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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75: Physical Intimacy: An Interview with Talia Zaider
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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74: The Before, During, and After of Medical Appointments
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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73: The Ring Theory
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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72: Bearing Witness to Our Loved One's Suffering
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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71: Must We Seize the Days Even If They're Numbered?
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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70: Comparison
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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69: How Does the Way We Are Wired Impact Our Caregiving Lives: An Interview with Enneagram Coach Jenna Law
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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68: The Language of Caregiving
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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67: Anticipatory Grief
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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66: Anger
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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65: No Rest for the Caregiver
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May 23, 2023 |
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64: An Interview with Palliative Care Physician, Dr. Drew Rosielle
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May 02, 2023 |
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63: Friendship
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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62: An Interview with End of Life Doula Jane Whitlock
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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61: This is Terrible. Keep Going.
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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60: Meeting the Needs of our Loved Ones without Getting Lost
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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59: How Experiencing her Mother-in-Law's Death Changed Allison as a Caregiver
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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58: Caring for Parents with Special Guest Aisha Adkins
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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57: Claiming the Title of Caregiver
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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56: Acceptance
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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55: Grieving at the Holidays
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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54: What It Means To Feel Seen
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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53: When We're Not Quite Ready to Celebrate
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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52: Life Hacks for Caregivers
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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51: Resentment
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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50: Rest
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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49: The Power of Words
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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48: Navigating Special Occasions
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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47: Date Night - Creative Ways to Connect With Your Loved One
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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46: Understanding Trauma with Special Guest Dr. Megan Voss
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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45: Caregiver Physical Health
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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44: "I'm Fine"
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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43: Caregiver Guilt
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May 31, 2022 |
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42: Allison Reaches A Breaking Point
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May 17, 2022 |
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41: Justin Tries TMS
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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40: Caring for Kids with Special Guest Liz Naylor
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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39: Self Compassion
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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38: Asking for Help
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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37: Loneliness
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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36: Decision Fatigue
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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35: More Than Just A Caregiver
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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34: The Beauty and the Heartache of Friendships in the Chronic Illness Community
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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33: Expect the Unexpected
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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32: Caring for Someone with an Invisible Illness
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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31: Caregiver Burnout
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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30: Fighting the System
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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29: In It For The Long Haul
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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28: Male Caregivers with Special Guest Kyle Woody
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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27: Caregivers on Vacation
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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26: Sick One, Healthy One
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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25: Taking Caregiving on the Road
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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24: Must We Find Meaning?
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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23: The Pressure We Feel
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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22: As We Emerge from the Pandemic
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May 25, 2021 |
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21: Caregiving While Married
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May 04, 2021 |
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20: Hoping For Change
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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19: Caregiver Mental Health
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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18: A Glimmer of Hope
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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17: In Between a Diagnosis and a Plan
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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16: What Happens When the Caregiver Gets Sick
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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15: A Season of Collective Grief
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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14: Little Crises Everywhere
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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13: At Home for the Holidays
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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12: Covid Close to Home
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Nov 24, 2020 |
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Caregiver Gift Box Giveaway
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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11: Toxic Positivity: Don't Bright Side Our Hard Days
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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10: Caregivers as Advocates and Educators
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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09: All the Ways People Showed Up
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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08: Stop Telling Caregivers to Practice Self Care
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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07: Working While Caregiving
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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06: Feeling Under Pressure and Overwhelmed
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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05: On Appointment Days I'm Never Just A Spouse
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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04: Left Behind as the World Moves On
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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03: What Do We Tell the Kids?
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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02: Grieving things we miss, never had, and are afraid to lose
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May 19, 2020 |
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01: Meet Justin and Allison
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Apr 27, 2020 |