Aging In Place
Traveling With Someone With a Disability: A Caregiver’s Planning Guide
lan safer trips with someone who has a disability, including medications, mobility, restrooms, lodging, emergencies and caregiver needs.
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Is It Really Aging? Brain Fog, Joint Pain, and Bloating: Causes and Natural Solutions with Stacey Roberts - Episode 245
In the latest episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo, RN, sits down with physical therapist, functional medicine nurse, and author Stacey Roberts to break down why common symptoms like joint pain and bloating aren't inevitable—and how caregivers can start addressing the root causes naturally!
Caregiver Stories
"I Am 84 and Spent My Entire Life Caregiving": One Woman’s Devastating Account of Systemic Burnout
She began caregiving at age 10 and never truly stopped. Now 84 and caring full-time for her husband with advanced Alzheimer’s disease, she reveals the physical, emotional, and financial toll of a lifetime spent caring for others—and why America’s family caregiver crisis demands urgent action.
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Caregiver Burnout Relief: How 5 Minutes of Silence Can Help When You’re Overwhelmed with Mark Blacknell - Episode 244
In this episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo, RN sits down with Mark Blacknell—a former Marine, PTSD advocate, and author of Just Stare at the Damn Wall. Mark brings a refreshingly honest, no-nonsense, and incredibly simple approach to mental health and meditation that requires no
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Caregiver Costs and Burnout: New Survey Reveals the Hidden Crisis of Unpaid Family Care with Mica Phillips - Episode 243
In this episode of The Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo, RN, sits down with Mica Phillips, Vice President of Aeroflow Urology, to dissect a eye-opening new survey revealing the true physical, emotional, and financial costs absorbing unpaid family care. Listen HereView All EpisodesWatch On YouTube From hidden over-
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Therapeutic Massage for Seniors: Natural Relief for Pain, Stress, and Brain Fog with Phyllis Nunn - Episode 242
In this episode, host Diane Carbo, RN, sits down with Phyllis Nunn—a licensed massage therapist, certified craniosacral therapist, and manual lymphatic drainage practitioner—to explore how gentle, science-backed therapies can transform chronic pain management for aging adults and their caregivers. Listen HereView All EpisodesWatch On YouTube 🎙️ Episode Highlights
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Special Needs Caregiver Burnout: Caring for a Child With IDD Across a Lifetime with Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer - Episode 241
In this episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo sits down with Dr. Katrina Ostmeyer (licensed psychologist, BCBA, and founder of Beyond the Individual) to dive into the heavy realities of special needs caregiver burnout, complex behavior, system failures, and how to build truly sustainable family support. Listen
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Medical Cannabis for Seniors: What Caregivers Need to Know About Pain, Sleep, Anxiety, and Safe Use with Honey Smith Walls - Episode 240
Honey Smith Walls, host of the Cannabis Truth Podcast and author of Healing Beyond High, explains how cannabis education can help caregivers ask better questions about pain, sleep, anxiety, safety, and quality of life.
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Navigating Dementia, Without the Burnout: How understanding why behaviors happen helps you respond effectively with Amy House - Episode 239
In this deeply insightful episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, Diane sits down with Amy House—Certified Dementia Practitioner, Licensed Assisted Living Director, and host of the Think Dementia podcast. Together, they break down the physical changes in the brain, why "problem behaviors" are actually involuntary reactions, and
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Aging in Place Help: How Tuktu Connects Families With Trusted Local Caregiver Support with Rustam Sengupta - Episode 238
Rustam Sengupta, founder of Tuktu, shares how his family dementia caregiving journey inspired a community-powered care platform that helps families find trusted local support for aging parents, companionship, errands, transportation, and aging in place.
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Dementia Activities That Actually Work: How Creative Engagement Reduces Caregiver Stress with Meredith Eden - Episode 237
In this heartwarming and deeply practical episode of the Caregiver Relief Podcast, host Diane Carbo, RN sits down with Meredith Eden, Manager of Hummingbird Project Services! 🌸✨ Listen HereView All EpisodesWatch On YouTube Together, they break down why traditional "busywork" fails and reveal how personalized, flexible engagement can drastically
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Does Medicare Cover an OB/GYN Wellness Visit? Why Women May Get Surprise Bills with Helen Jonsen - Episode 236
A woman’s routine OB/GYN visit turned into a surprise bill. Helen Jonsen joins Diane Carbo, RN, to discuss Medicare wellness visit confusion, women’s health advocacy, and what to ask before care.