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Caregiver Wellness: Protecting Your Brain and Heart While Caring for Others
Briony Catlow, Barbara Kreisman, Paula Enrietto, and host Kari Cardinale

Neuroscientist Dr. Briony Catlow and aging and caregiving advocate Dr. Barbara Kreisman join us live to talk about what caregiving actually asks of us, and what it quietly takes when we’re not paying attention.

You’ll hear the fascinating neuroscience behind what happens to your brain when you’re chronically sleep-deprived and stress-flooded, and why that fog you’re feeling isn’t a personal failing. Barbara will talk about the emotional complexity caregivers rarely name out loud: the grief while someone’s still alive, the guilt about feeling resentful, the slow disappearing act of your own identity.

They’ll share practical, evidence-based strategies to protect your cognitive health in the midst of it all, and why boundaries aren’t selfish – they’re how you stay whole and well enough to keep showing up.