11 minutes | Saturday, June 17, 2023
If you're caring for a senior loved one, you might feel alone, with the weight of her care being on your shoulders. A lot of us caring for loved ones get burned out and overwhelmed, laying awake at night worrying if we made the right choices that day. Sometimes we just want instant answers. Alzheimer's Speaks podcast host Lori La Bey has partnered with Answers for Elders and joins Suzanne this hour to address the caregiver's journey, part of the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana focusing this month on Emotional Wellness. In this segment, Lori joins Suzanne to talk about co-authoring her new book ''Betty the Bald Chicken: Lessons in How to Care." Betty was inspired by Lori’s journey caring for her mother, who lived thirty years with Alzheimer’s disease, but Betty’s story applies to most every human situation, from illness, bullying, addictions, divorce, and death, to everyday struggles of not feeling like we fit in or we are not understood. Lori La Bey has partnered with Answers for Elders and joins Suzanne this hour to address the caregiver's journey. Lori's podcast has been recognized by the National Institute for Dementia Education 2020, Oprah as “Health Hero” for 2018, Recognized by AARP MN as a 2018 “Disruptor and an Inspiring & Accomplished Leader,” by Maria Shriver as an “Architect of Change” in 2016 and by Dr. Oz and Sharecare as the “#1 Influencer Online for Alzheimer’s” in 2012. Learn more about Lori La Bey, Alzheimer's Speaks, hear Alzheimer's Speaks podcasts, and hear more AFE podcasts with Lori La Bey. Get "Betty the Bald Chicken: Lessons in How to Care" on Amazon. Learn more about the overall Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana and listen to more episodes about Physical Wellness and Emotional Wellness. Learn more about Answers for Elders, the North Star in Navigating Senior Care.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.