Ep 13: The Caregivers Are (Bleeping) Overwhelmed
We’re back with coffee, chaos, and maybe a few choice words, and diving straight into what feels like the collective ...
Ep 12: From Hospital to Home: What They Don’t Tell You (and what we’ve been doing the last six months!)
We’re back and ready to dive into the community complaint department! In this episode, we catch you up on our ...
Ep 11: Tricky Feelings Around Disability Pride and Where Caregivers Fit In
It’s the last day of Disability Pride Month, which is appropriate considering that we at Caffeinated Caregivers have been avoiding ...
Ep 9: Mental Health Vibe Check: The State of Caregiver Mental Health & the Supports That Keep Us Going in 2024
Hey caregiver. How are you doing? No, we mean, how are you *really* doing? Because according to the research (both ...
Ep 8: Facing Uncertainty in Caregiving: IEPs, Social Security, and In-Home Nursing, Oh My!
When it comes to being a caregiver to a medically complex and/or disabled child especially in 2024, life can feel…. ...
Ep 7: The State of Caregivers and Careers & Why That Matters For Our Medically Complex Kids
When it comes to the careers of caregivers… things are complicated. While some caregivers are able to maintain a wide ...
Ep 6: The Caregiver Continuum: This Is Why We’re Always Tired
The Caregiver Continuum. The continuum on which we as caregivers find ourselves looping around and around… and around again. We’ve ...
Ep 5: Surviving Thanksgiving (literally), Holiday Hot Takes, and an Idea-versary
Today’s conversation is a little lighter than usual becaaaaaaaause Erica and Alyssa are both still recovering from the holidays. Alyssa, ...
Ep 4: Did we invent a new term?! (Or why are so few professionals disability-informed?)
Disability-informed… If you’ve been following us, you’ve heard us use this phrase non-stop in the last month. So, you would ...