This is What Rebuilding After Aphasia Really Looks Like
You are frustrated. In all the time you have worked on speech therapy in your recovery journey, you still don't feel like yourself. You hate that you can't express yourself or interact with others the...
1 Touko 1min
The Hardest Question Aphasia Care Givers Face l #195
You don't have an emergency preparedness plan, and that's keeping you trapped. If your mom falls, your sister calls, or you need 72 hours away, you can't leave because nobody else knows his routine li...
30 Huhti 8min
# 193 Feeling Overwhelmed as an Aphasia Caregiver Try This Instead
"Your best mental energy is gone before you finish your coffee and it doesn't have to be that way." Feeling overwhelmed as an aphasia caregiver isn't a personality flaw. Here's what to do about it. ap...
16 Huhti 10min
3 Steps Every Aphasia Care Partner Needs to Walk the Talk
If you've been pushing yourself past empty and telling yourself it's for him, this episode is for you. This week Genevieve shares what happened at 5:30 this morning when she realized she was doing the...
9 Huhti 12min
# 191 Why Aphasia Caregivers Can't Sleep At Night
The dream starts the way it always used to. The two of you walking the land. The lot near the lake. Talking about where the porch would go. You can have a life you want beyond aphasia. It starts by t...
2 Huhti 7min
#190 Why 'Let Me Know What You Need' Doesn't Work for Aphasia Caregivers
#190 Ever feel like online self-care advice is out of touch with reality? We discuss how such advice can actually add to your anxiety and stress, instead of contributing to your mental health and emot...
26 Maalis 9min
#189 Aphasia Care Partner Boundaries — Stop the Energy Drain Before the Door
You let your mother-in-law's call go to voicemail because you had nothing left and you couldn't listen to her criticism about how you care for your husband, her son, who has aphasia. Now she’s standin...
19 Maalis 10min
#188 Aphasia Caregiver Boundaries Start Before You Answer
You already know what your mother-in-law is going to say before you even pick up. You know she's going to ask if he's eating enough. You know she's going to mention the therapy he missed. You know it'...
12 Maalis 9min
