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Happy Healthy Caregiver

Helping overwhelmed family caregivers infuse self-care into their daily lives. Certified Caregiving Need help and support integrating caregiving with your life?

Through personal experience caring for my aging parents and brother with developmental disability, I have had to learn how to juggle work, raising children, caring for others, and my own health and happiness. I help overwhelmed family caregivers create infuse self-care into their daily lives to avoid (or recover from) caregiver burnout. See also our public Self-Care Strategies for Caregivers FB group page where we have daily themes of tips!

11/04/2026

Allyson Schrier cared for her husband Evan through frontotemporal dementia until his passing in 2019. She turned that profound experience into a mission, she founded a streaming service that delivers science-backed content curated for people living with dementia, and she became a seasoned dementia educator for both family and professional caregivers.

In our conversation, Allyson opens up about the long and frustrating road to getting a correct FTD diagnosis and the intentional choices she made to keep caregiving sustainable — including the difficult decision for her and her children to live separately from her husband. She also bravely shares a deeply personal topic she has never spoken about publicly before.

We also explore the backstory of how her Zinnia TV streaming service came to life, the powerful difference between reacting and responding as a caregiver, and what she learned about protecting her own well-being without guilt.

And on the self-care front, Allyson makes a compelling case for why a cortado at your local coffee shop might be a small but meaningful act of self-care worth adding to your routine.

Listen or watch episode 240 wherever you enjoy your podcasts. Search 'Happy Healthy Caregiver' on your favorite podcast platform.

Or, find the links from our show notes page: https://bit.ly/HHCPod240

Thank you, Crazy Compression for sponsoring this episode.

11/03/2026

✨ I’m excited to share that Happy Healthy Caregiver is welcoming a new partner, TapSure.

TapSure created TapSure Care to help you stay connected to the person you care for. It sends automated text check-ins for medications, meals, appointments and more. The person you care for replies by text, so they don’t need to download an app. If you don’t receive a response, you and the family members you choose are notified.

Support from partners who share Happy Healthy Caregiver, LLC's mission helps me create valuable content, resources, and encouragement for family caregivers worldwide.

👉 Learn more about TapSure and explore all of the trusted partners on the HHC Partner Spotlight page.

https://bit.ly/HHCPartner

11/03/2026

Nine years ago I almost talked myself out of it. 🎙️

I was terrified of failing, and how would I carve out the time to produce a podcast while being a working sandwich-generation family caregiver?!

My friend and colleague Chris MacLellan of Whole Care Network gave me the nudge I needed. “Just give it a try,” he said.

I’ve always been a storyteller. Podcasting let me dust off my broadcast journalism degree from Penn State and put it to work in the most meaningful way imaginable — connecting with family caregivers all over the world and amplifying stories that desperately need to be heard.

Nine years later, the Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcast has:
🎙️ Over 3 million downloads worldwide
🏆 Been recognized as an award-winning top caregiving podcast
🌍 Connected with caregivers across the globe
💛 Featured real family caregivers, and ONLY real family caregivers — sharing their stories, strategies, and how they’ve navigated caregiver burnout

That last part is what makes this show truly unique. I believe family caregivers are the experts in family caregiving.

To every guest who has trusted me with their story, thank you. 🙏
To every sponsor who has believed in this mission, thank you.
To every listener who has tuned in, shared an episode, or sent a message saying “this one got me”, thank you most of all. 💛

If you haven’t found the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast yet, we’re on all major podcast platforms and on YouTube with video episodes. A new show drops every other Wednesday!

We’ll be taking our seasonal break from mid-November through mid-January, but that’s the perfect time to catch up on any episodes you may have missed or revisit a personal favorite. 🎧

Here’s to nine years, and to every caregiver story still waiting to be told. 🥂🌻

11/02/2026

Welcome to NOvember. 🍂

The month when we give ourselves full permission to say NO without guilt, over-explaining, or apologizing.

You do not have to say yes to everything life invites you to do, attend, organize, host, or help with this holiday season.

Something has to give. And it cannot be your health and your happiness. 💛

This NOvember, before you automatically say yes, pause and ask yourself:

Do I want to do this?
Do I have the energy for this?
What will this cost me?

What is one thing you are saying NO to this November? 👇

11/01/2026

Happy National Family Caregivers Month!

November is National Family Caregivers Month, and we couldn’t be happier to see family caregivers getting the TLC they so richly deserve. Employers, media outlets, policymakers, and organizations everywhere are recognizing the love, time, and energy you pour into caring for the people who matter most. Here at Happy Healthy Caregiver, we celebrate you year-round, because you deserve the spotlight every single month. So this November, soak up the appreciation. You’ve earned every bit of it!

Happy Healthy Caregiver was founded by a family caregiver - just like you. I understand the overwhelm and frustration, and I am here to help.

HHC provides education, support, and resources for family caregivers with a caregiver-focused podcast, weekly newsletters, professional event programs, coaching, and more. I'm grateful to be part of this community and to learn from all of you!

10/31/2026

“I think when empathetic humans build technology and AI, that essence, that empathy, is kind of transferred over into the technology. Being able to be on that forefront of developing this technology and being an empath myself, I truly believe that is one of the solutions to this problem.”

- Michael Bankowski

Listen or watch the show wherever you enjoy your podcasts, or from our show notes page: https://bit.ly/HHCPod239

10/30/2026

Happy Halloween, and in case no one has told you lately... You are a faboolous human. 👻

10/29/2026

If you could wave your magic wand and change one thing about caregiving in the United States, or your own caregiving situation specifically, what would it be? 🪄

More affordable care options? Better workplace policies for working caregivers?

A sibling who actually showed up? 😅

Respite care that was actually accessible?

A diagnosis that came sooner?

There are no wrong answers here. This is a safe space, and every response matters.

Drop yours in the comments. 💛👇

10/28/2026

Michael Bankowski discusses the physical and emotional support involved in daily family caregiving and how robotics can help.

Listen or watch the show wherever you enjoy your podcasts, or from our show notes page: https://bit.ly/HHCPod239

10/27/2026

🎃 Caregiving can feel pretty scary, any time of year, honestly.

But here's the thing about fear: it shrinks when you have the right people around you. 💛

Building your caregiver support system could start with just ONE of these items Happy Healthy Caregiver offers:

🎙️ Podcast — Hear from real caregivers who have found strategies that work

📩 Free Newsletter — Weekly support delivered right to your inbox

📞 Free Coaching Call — One conversation can fast-track you to help or offer a listening ear

🤝 Daughterhood Circle — Monthly community for caregivers ()

💻 Facebook Group — Join our Self-Care for Caregivers community for daily support and connection

🌟 ACAP — Atlanta area friends, come find your people

You were never meant to do this alone. 🌿

Which resource speaks to where you are right now?

Drop a comment or send me a message. I want to be a part of your care team. 💛

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