A Caregiver's Challenges - Resilience, Self-Care, and Love

Kessler Foundation Podcasts

Welcome to another Kessler Foundation podcast! Read the transcript at https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/a-caregivers-challenges_resilience-self-care-and-love-TRANSCRIPT.pdf In this episode, the Foundation’s Jessica Ganga, Communications & Digital Media Coordinator, and Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer, had the opportunity to speak with Ali Welch. She multitasks as mother, schoolteacher, and caregiver to her husband Pete, who was diagnosed with traumatic brain injury as result of a traumatic event. Learn more about Jessica Ganga, https://kesslerfoundation.org/about-us/foundation-staff/jessica-ganga and Joan Banks-Smith, https://kesslerfoundation.org/aboutus/Joan%20Banks-Smith For information about the Foundation’s caregiver studies, go to kesslerfoundation.org/research/studies/caregiver or our traumatic brain injury research, go to https://kesslerfoundation.org/research/center-traumatic-brain-injury Caregiver Resources: ================================================= LoveYourBrain.com www.loveyourbrain.com/attend-a-virtual-caregiver-retreat www.loveyourbrain.com/yoga/practice www.loveyourbrain.com/mindset Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey www.bianj.org/support/#a3 www.bianj.org/resources/ Websites Care for the Caregiver www.caregiver.com Caregiving - Blog & Forum - Reeve Foundation www.christopherreeve.org/blog/tags/caregiving Books https://www.amazon.com/Over-My-Head-Doctors-Looking/dp/0740705989/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=over+my+head+book&qid=1636634340&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Chicken-Soup-Caregivers-Soul-Community/dp/1623610206/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=chicken+soup+for+the+caregiving+soul&qid=1636634696&sr=8-2 https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Caregiver-Peter-Rosenberger/dp/1683972821/ref=sr_1_23?crid=2G5K54K7WXCW3&keywords=books+for+caregivers&qid=1636635884&refinements=p_72%3A1250221011&rnid=1250219011&s=books&sprefix=books+for+care%2Caps%2C174&sr=1-23 Support Guide https://lapublishing.com/supporting-survivors-caregivers-after-brain-injury https://lapublishing.com/search.php?search_query=caregivers§ion=product ================================================= Tuned into our podcast series lately? Join our listeners in 90 countries who enjoy learning about the work of Kessler Foundation. Be sure to subscribe to our SoundCloud channel “KesslerFoundation” for more research updates. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, or wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was recorded remotely on November 16, 2021, and was edited and produced by Joan Banks-Smith, Creative Producer, for Kessler Foundation.