Balancing Acts: Ways to Still thriving in your career while caring for aging parents.

It is possible to do without driving yourself to the edge!

In this empowering episode of Eldercare Success, we delve into the deeply personal and challenging journey of balancing a fulfilling career, or business, with the demands of caring for aging parents.

Many of us face the tough choice between professional aspirations and family obligations, a choice that can leave you feeling torn and overwhelmed. This episode is Nancy May, your host, shares a few ways to navigate this turbulent time with grace, resilience, and practical wisdom.

Remember, you can do this, and we're here to help.

Join us next week for more insights and support on Eldercare Success. Stay well, and keep moving forward — both in your career and in caregiving.

🎁 Quick Takeaway: Please know you're not alone in this journey. With the right strategies, open communication, some basic planning, and a bit of self-compassion, it's possible to thrive in your career while ensuring your aging parents receive the love and care they deserve. You can do this.

If you need help or support, please reach out to me directly through a voice message on EldercareSuccess.Live. There's a tab on the right side of the screen where you can choose to send Nancy a voice message.

🔑 Resources:

✨ Key Highlights:

• Understanding the Challenge: We open up about the emotional and financial burdens that caregiving can impose on individuals, as shared through heart-wrenching personal anecdotes from our listeners.
• Navigating Company Policies: Insights into how to communicate with employers and leverage FMLA benefits while minimizing career disruption.
• Practical Strategies: From open communication with family and employers to legal and financial planning, we share actionable tips to manage dual roles effectively.
• Technology as a Caregiver: Explore how innovations like medical alert systems and remote monitoring can ease the caregiving burden.
• The Pillar of Self-Care: To many caregivers end up with with life-threatening health issues resulting from the stress of careing for a parent and keeping their own life and career in balance. Finding even a 5 minutes to yourself can help.
• Empowerment through Organization: Staying organized is crucial, both in caregiving tasks and in maintaining career progression.

🔑 Eldercare Success Episode Links & Resources:

• Recommended Fall Detection tools: Fall Call, Emergency Door Open Locks.
• In-home Video Cameras: Wayze, Arlo, TP-Link
• Podcast: Eldercare Success (please share with those you care about)
• Book: How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, and After
• Eldercare Success on YouTube
• Eldercare Success, link to ask Nancy a question: There's a small blue tab on the right side of the page that says "Send a Voice Mail Message to Nancy." Click on that and follow the directions on the pop-up. Then send me your comments and questions so that I can answer them on the show.

Host: Nancy A. May has managed caregiving from both the Boardroom to the Emergency Room while supporting the wellbeing of her aging parents. Today she teaches and advises business owners, corporations, and individual families how to navigate and improve the quality of eldercare with more strength and confidence. Nancy is the five-star author of How to Survive 911 Medical Emergencies, Step-by-Step Before, During, After!  and an award-winning expert in managing the complexities of caring for an aging parent or family member, even from over 1200 miles away, or more. For a Free File-of-Life to www.howtosurvive911.com. Nancy is also the Co-Founder of CareManity LLC, and the private FaceBook group, Eldercare Success.

Disclaimer: The views, perspectives, and opinions expressed in this show are those of the show guests and not directly those of the companies they serve or that of the host or the producer CareManity, LLC. The information discussed should not be taken as medical, legal, or financial advice. Please seek advice from your own personal medical, legal, or financial advisors as each person’s situation is different. (c) Copyright 2024 CareManity, LLC all rights reserved. CareManity is a trademark of CareManity, LLC.