Caregiving changes everything — your identity, your time, your relationships, and your heart.
In this powerful episode of the Ladies Who Leap Podcast, Lisa Andria interviews Katie Kristofic, Founder & CEO of the Carefullist, a first-of-its-kind online resource helping caregivers find the tools, products, emotional support, and guidance they need all in one place.
Katie spent 20 years in the pharma/biotech world before her life took a dramatic turn: her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As her mom declined, Katie stepped into the role of a long-distance caregiver while raising two young children, supporting her father, and trying to navigate the emotional weight of anticipatory grief.
The experience revealed a massive problem: caregivers spend an average of 13+ hours every month searching for resources — time they desperately need back for self-care, rest, and reconnecting with the person they love.
So Katie built the Carefullist, a curated, compassionate hub designed to simplify caregiving, save time, reduce stress, and provide REAL, practical support for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS, chronic conditions, stroke, disabilities, or medically complex needs.
💗 In this deeply heartfelt and highly practical conversation, Lisa & Katie explore: • The emotional truth of caregiving that no one talks about • Anticipatory grief — what it is and why caregivers feel it long before loss • How caregiving reshapes identity, purpose, and personal strength • The challenges of raising children while caring for an aging parent • The guilt, frustration, love, and resilience that caregivers experience • Why Katie launched The Carefullist and how it supports millions • The growing crisis of unpaid caregiving in the U.S. (63 million and counting) • Healing after caregiving, finding purpose again, and creating a new life after loss
Katie also shares her career leap, her powerful resilience philosophy, and the George Bernard Shaw quote that shaped her entire life.
👉 Learn more at: Carefullist.com 👉 Listen, Subscribe & Share: Because every caregiver deserves support, compassion, and community. 👉 Ladies Who Leap helps women find courage, purpose, and clarity to leap out of their comfort zone and grow.
Connect with Lisa Andria, Emotional Transformation Coach at www.LadiesWhoLeap.com
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