Caregiving with BJ Miller
BJ Miller, Mettle Health founder, palliative care and hospice physician and author, leads a conversation on caregiving and what it entails to be a caregiver. This is part of an ongoing series of discussions for caregivers.
Show Notes:
0:00 Introduction
3:13 What does it mean to take on the role of caregiver?
4:00 Practical and physical aspects of caregiving - Activities of Daily Living
6:00 How to access and use a physical therapist when caring for someone
6:26 Things that go into caregiver that aren’t practical
6:50 Importance of “bearing witness” and seeing someone without judgement
8:22 Stuff to do vs. accompaniment, just being with another person
8:56 Various roles of caregiving: being an advocate
10:34 What is a “proxy”? The official designation
11:28 Informal vs. formal caregivers
12:34 Informal Caregivers - Definition
12:47 Formal Caregivers - Definition
14:16 Being a reluctant caregiver - not everyone wants to be a caregiver
15:41 Being a working caregiver
16:43 The importance of self-care, being there for someone else requires care for yourself
19:30 Actions being taken to fund informal caregivers?
21:37 What to do when you’re caring for someone and don’t see the same reality in a situation?
33:10 Is it expected to just accept suffering due to a patient’s frustration since their situation is more “serious” than the caregivers?
38:31 Considerations for caring for a child that’s approaching teenage years with an ongoing disability
48:37 Caregiver support group - on Facebook
50:17 Burnout years after providing care for someone
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