Ready to Radically Care for yourself and others? Avis Adele Hitchcock is a Caregiver, Small Business Owner and Creative Entrepreneur gifted in the art of listening and connecting with people and animals. Through their work in Photography and creating safe containers for communities. Radical Care was born in 2020 as Avis was personally seeking balance, boundaries, support, creative expression and connection as a full-time caregiver during a global pandemic. Like so many others who are selflessly giving their time and energy to help others. Avis realized that they were not alone and created the Radical Care Podcast as a space to share joy, wisdom, and experience with and for the caregiving community. In this mix you will hear personal stories from a range of people who are and were Caregivers. Inspiring stories of people who are Radically Caring for themselves. Insight and tips to work on Burnout and Stress. Relationship dynamics between a Caregiver and the loved one(s) they are caring for, and so much more.
Send us a Text Message.In this episode I speak into the relationship changes that have shown up durning my Caregiving journey. The way my relationship has changed with myself, with those I care give for and friends and family outside of the household.I share about the pain, and sadness I felt when people started leaving without saying a word. I speak into why I think friend and even sometimes family members started to distance themselves once my caregiving journey changed from secondary to one to full time for two.
In this episode I speak about how I recognized how I was honoring me time in unsupportive ways and how I recommitted and reconnected to importance of what honoring myself and my time in everything in impactful, supportive and authentic ways.Diving deep into asking myself real, important, question, staying present and being real, raw about losing my way, making all the choices and recommitting to how I choose to do things and where I come from when I choose to do them.I speak to how honoring myself is all about awareness, holding myself accountable and calling myself out. As well as loving myself through it all flaws, mistakes and all.
In this episode I have a very candid and open conversation with my Nana Adele about aging, her life, her experiences. At the ripe age of 97 she shares about joyous moments in life, as well as talking about the experiences of war and how she continues to see history repeat itself over and over again. Expressing about the importance of loving people for who they are and getting out of own way of being righteous, proud and afraid of others differences.She really expresses conversations and her thoughts of getting older and what it has been like to depend and receive support in ways as she has gotten older. A deep dive in to the personal experiences and the mind of someone who has lived a long life and how we as human beings and a society can do better to honor, respect and care for the older generations but also love, honor and respect all human beings on this earth. Adele Tullo mother of six, grandmother of twelve, great grandmother of 13. Has lived through the great depression, World War two, The Korean War, the Civil Rights Movement, and Vietnam just to name a few. Enjoys playing the piano, doing code-word puzzles, putting puzzles together, reading clive cussler novels and going to church. A woman who is loved by all that know her, a great storyteller, someone who shares from the heart and loves people for who they are completely. A one of a kind, passionate, spirited, warm hearted human being who I am luck enough to call my Nana.
Keisha Greaves shares about her journey getting diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy and how it helped full her passion with fashion to make accessible clothing and swimwear. Also starting a scholarship fund to help students in the fashion world who also are inspiring to make more accessible clothing lines.She dives deep in to how humanity as a whole can do better to include everyone to support all humans to live their best lives through accessibility in wide ranges of ways. Through loving themselves and bringing about confidence of self.Awareness is so important and this episode Keisha covers how we can learn, grow and support this community of people. It's on all of us to make this country, this world a more accessible place for all. A place where everyone can thrive.
Victoria speaks about the importance of connecting to your full and true self through it all. Building awareness and diving deep to the importance of Authentic Affirmations. Sharing tips and tools to support people in shifting their mindset. Allowing them to be their biggest supporter. Diving deep in how each individual can break through the barriers they put up themselves and breaking them down.Links to Website and ProductsWebsite - https://yu2shine.com/Our special gift of daily affirmations - mygiftoffer.com Quantum Freedom group - https://yu2shine.com/quantum-freedom/iHappy Me App - https://yu2shine.com/ihappy-me/iHappy Daily app - https://yu2shine.com/ihappy-daily/3 Minute Meditations (Mini-Meds) https://yu2shine.com/product-category/audio-programs/audio-mini-meds/Social Media LinksPodcast - aatvpodcast.comFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Yu2shineMy Tree of Life group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/mytreeoflifeInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/vica_rader/YouTube - https://free2b1.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaraderTwitter - https://twitter.com/vicarader?lang=en
Kathryn Martin shares about her journey becoming a caregiver in new ways to her son who was diagnosed with a Rare Cancer in June 2021 and passed away in October 2021. She talks about the inspiration her son Johnathan has left in the world and how his life was the inspiration for her and her husband to create Melanated Melon a Non-Profit Organization that brings awareness to end childhood cancer and support those efforts in many different ways.
Dr. Kevin Payne shares about the mystery illness he lived for for 20 years before he was finally diagnosed with Multiple sclerosis, being a caregiver to his wife who was diagnosed with Cancer and how his life and everything he loved was being pulled away from him. His marriage, his passions and his zest and love for life.In 2019 he decided to revisit an old childhood dream of his and get re certified to become a Professional Sky Diver. He had to relearn and really pay attention to his body in new ways to support him in safely jumping out of plans and landing every single time. Connecting with the fact this his Illness is a part of him however it is not the end all be all of his identity. In this episode he shares about the journey to finally getting the diagnosis, being a caregiver to his former wife, hitting a dark spot after his marriage ended and connecting back to his passion for life and his love for Sky Diving. He does not let his illness define him, instead he used his body and connected with in new ways to support him to use his body to do the thing he loves the most. It just happens to be jumping out of planes.
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Elizabeth Miller founder of the Happy Healthy Caregiver a space for caregivers to receive support and build tools to care for themselves while being a Caregiver. Implementing Self Care into their lives. A certified Caregiving Consultant and Podcast Host among many other things. You can find Elizabeth herehttps://happyhealthycaregiver.comhttps://www.instagram.com/happyhealthycaregiver/Happy Healthy Caregiver Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/1Lr06RFH6EpFgh2KQLtm4v?si=bef0cf279de2434fhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-healthy-caregiver/id1314522588You can Find Avis Herehttps://www.instagram.com/radicalcarepodcast/https://www.inthisuniversebeyondphotography.com
In this episode Shannon shares about her journey being pregnant with her son and how through making a decision to document the process through photography it helped support her caring for herself and connecting with the beauty and the realness of all that was going on.How caring for her self and her son and documenting the process of the stages of life and how Capturing Photographs really allowed her to express herself and see beyond the surface level. She shares about the work she does with family who care for loved ones and creates visual photo boards as well as the capturing end stage life moments for pets and for humans You can find Shannon at https://www.slobberedlens.comYou can find Avis athttps://www.instagram.com/radicalcarepodcast/
In this Episode I share about the last 18 months of journey as a Caregiver to both of my parents, what I have learned, gained. Share about experiences, lessons and some messes and hard times as well.Share about how caregiving has giving me the courage and continues to give to me to be a F%@k yes to myself. IG: https://www.instagram.com/radicalcarepodcastEmail: radicalcarepodcast@gmail.com Form to be a guest on the podcast: https://forms.gle/inYNHBKRwHQoFWmy5
Jainabah is a holistic health counselor, passionate bookbinder & biomedical service tech. When she isn't traveling around the southeast ensuring that the nations biomedical equipment is operating properly, you can find her binding artistic books & journals. JourneyMade Natural is an online health community that makes it easy for people on a budget to incorporate a healthy lifestyle.
Lisa Davis, Married for 27 years, of which I've spent 20 years as a Caregiver. I work full time in corporate America. My husband and I do not have any children or pets, however, I am the owner of 3 small but growing plants. I love music, movies, photography as well as paper crafts and lately adult coloring books. I am an avid Philadelphia Eagles football fan. I created a support group on Facebook “A Caregiver's Wine Down” and will soon be releasing a podcast of the same name.She comes on shares about her 20+ years of being a Caregiver to her husband.
Stephanie Lora Bearce comes on to discuss Anxiety Awareness, how to honor yourself, move through it, support yourself and support others while they are having panic attacks. We both share are personally experiences with anxiety and dive in to a natural flowing conversation about the importance of speaking about anxiety, putting a voice and words to it as well.Stephanie Lora Bearce is an Anxiety & Empowerment Coach, Reiki Master & Energy Healer who is here to help you break out of the cage of the "Good Girl" & embody your inner unapologetic BAD BITCH!Connect with/Follow Stephanie Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/uplevelingunapologeticallyWebsite: https://uplevelingunapologetically.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephanielorabearce/
Holly Berube joins me to discuss how she started her journey with being a Relationship Coach and the importance of open and transparent communication in all types of relationships. She shares about her passion for supporting people in their relationship dynamics and connecting with other human beings on a soul level. Website: https://holly-berube.mykajabi.comFacebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/936818866373021
Lily Cano comes on and joins me to discuss Overall Health Support. She shares about what inspired her to get certified in Western Herbalism and also go for Chinese Diagnostics along with moving forward with Nursing degrees as well.She shares about how support human beings with options, what they want and what supports them the best is her overall goal. Whether that be a mix of traditional and modern or just one of the other. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lunarisapotheca/Email: lunarisapotheca@gmail.com
Dez Patterson was Born & raised in SoCal by my single Mama. I didn't have a strong relationship with my family and often looked to friends and mentors to support me during my crazy rollercoaster of a life. In my teenage years, I observed firsthand my Mama taking care of her own Mom. As my Grandmother's Alzheimer's progressed, I recall thinking to myself -- at some point, I might be caring for my Mama in the same way. Years later after becoming a wife and mom myself, I assumed I had so much more time before Mama's health would decline. I was wrong. Life got flipped upside down. I became my mama's caregiver with no preparation for her diagnosis. It was overwhelming, grappling to understand the world of Parkinson's and my Mama's new needs. Ever since her diagnosis, I have been learning, researching, crying and laughing through this new chapter. I am beyond grateful for the family and friends (old and new) that have listened, given advice, shared wisdom and loved on us. Through Hope Tree Village, I hope to create a space for others that are in the midst of their caregiving journey. Website: https://hopetreevillage.com
In this Episode El Chenier comes on and talks about what Non-Binary is. They discuss the importance of honoring people by using they correct pro-nouns and breaking through the barriers of gender norms and loving human beings for who they are.A beautiful, important and heartfelt conversation that dives into compassion, respect and loving ourselves and others .
This is the story of a girl and her rainbow tulle skirt. Magical and invisible to all but the girl, the skirt is a source of joy, wonder, and strength. As the girl grows and changes, so does her magical skirt! On her dark days, the girl's rainbow tulle skirt is a bright reminder to celebrate her inner sparkle. Tears & Tulle is a book for all ages that was inspired by The Tears & Tulle Movement, a women's empowerment project started by Gina Bell. Gina's rainbow tulle skirt is a wonderful reminder of the magic and color that exists in all of us. We can access this inner magic even when life doesn't go the way we hope! Rainbow Wishes! Gina Bellhttps://www.ginabell.co/thetearsandtullemovement
In this episode Philip Anthony Mangan comes on to discuss the importance of taking time for self each day. He shares what he has done and how to build clarity and awareness in order to really strive for doing little supportive things for yourself.How taking time for yourself each and every single day can support you and have you live, go for the life you want for yourself and how it supports you in shifting your mindset. Philip Anthony Mangan, a.k.a. Your Wellness Wingman, helps overwhelmed women lose weight & regain control through daily personalized support. Philip is a model, blogger, an environmental activist, and a NASM Certified Personal Trainer & Fitness Nutrition Specialist. He is the founder of a holistic health and wellness coaching business that focuses on providing people with the clarity, confidence and control they need to make lasting changes in their lives. His 3 step method emphasizes that building simple and consistent self-care habits are the key to success by encompassing the practices of; slowing down, quieting the noise, and opening your mind. IG: @philipanthonymangan Website: https://philipanthonymangan.com