There are currently over 4 million active podcasts, which is a testament to their popularity. Podcasts cover a wide range of topics from cooking, the arts, and politics to book reviews, health, and family caregiving.
Whether you are new to the family caregiver journey or finding your stride, podcasts can offer a beneficial listening experience that’s accessible and available at your convenience. Podcasts can offer encouragement, smart insights, and useful ideas.
Why listen to a podcast?
Practical Advice. Caregiving tips. Self-care ideas to encourage your own well-being. Real-world resources. The value of new tools, service, supports, insights, or information can make the journey more manageable, enjoyable, and less lonely.
Education. Knowledge can be a caregiver’s superpower. Caring for ourselves or someone else as we age usually comes with more questions than answers. Knowledge about aging, health, changes as we grow older, dementia and other conditions, as well as tried-and-true caregiving techniques can help you provide better care. Health information on medical treatments, therapies, and caregiving best practices can be crucial.
Emotional Support. Caregiving can be stressful and isolating. Listening to a podcast where others share their experiences, discoveries, and insights can help you feel validated and a little less isolated. You’re not alone!Engaging with content that acknowledges and addresses the emotional challenges of caregiving can help with coping strategies, as well as reduce stress and anxiety.
Convenience. Podcasts can be listened to at any time and in various settings, making them an accessible form of support. You can choose topics that are most relevant to your current needs and concerns.
Encouragement. Don’t underestimate the positive power of regular doses of positive reinforcement and encouragement. It can be motivating. Hearing success stories and positive outcomes can inspire.
Check out these podcasts to get started:
- Daughterhood The Podcast This monthly podcast aims to provide insight into navigating the healthcare system, resources, support and community to those caring for their loved ones.
- Twenty-Four Seven: A podcast about caregiving Through audio diaries and conversations with friends and experts, Twenty-Four Seven explores how we help our loved ones live—and die—and what they mean to us.
- Happy Healthy Caregiver The show where real family caregivers share how to be happy and healthy while caring for others.
- In Sickness: Men and the Culture of Caregiving A monthly 25–30-minute podcast featuring the powerful narratives of committed and compassionate male caregivers. This podcast chronicles the stories of the increasing numbers of men accepting and flourishing in the role of family caregiver.
- GeriPal PodCast A geriatrics and palliative care podcast for every healthcare professional, but in our humble opinion, families will value these conversations too. Hosts Eric Widera and Alex Smith invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care to talk about the topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night. You’ll laugh, learn and maybe sing along.
- Wisdom Wednesday Aging Wisdom’s short, bite-size podcast offering weekly wisdom and insights for living well, caring well, and aging well.
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