We're doing something a little bit different! We're taking a shot at making video along with the podcast! You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel, or as always, you can listen in your favorite podcast app.
This episode has two parts. We're first going to feature a short talk Jennifer gave at the Canadian Caregiving Summit in Ottawa a few weeks ago, which was specifically focused on her experiences as an extreme caregiver, trying to earn a living.
After that short recording - which is about 10 minutes - tune in to Jennifer and Emily's conversation about advocacy, policy, and choice.
In this episode:
00:00 What to expect in this episode 01:20 Jennifer's experience as an extreme caregiver 02:20 Right to flourish, caregiving through a bioethics lens 03:34 Caregiving and choice 04:38 Disability is seen as a personal or family tragedy 05:18 Accessing and managing support can be burdensome 06:09 Extreme caregiving has an opportunity cost 06:51 Financial precarity and gender 08:09 What does society prefer to support? 08:50 Caregiving as unpaid labour keeps caregivers in financial dependency 10:01 Policy considerations and conclusion of talk 11:11 Jennifer and Emily have a candid discussion! 15:18 Advocacy vs. organizational agendas 16:59 Caregiving can be fulfilling and also has a cost. Extreme caregiving is rarely a choice 18:47 How do we differentiate between regular parenting/caregiving and 'extreme' caregiving? 27:06 The amount of work that goes into managing and administering everything that goes along with extreme caregiving 29:04 Putting some choice back into challenging circumstances 35:35 Moral arguments for policy makers 36:53 Caregiving policies potentially impact everyone 40:29 Navigating care responsibilities as a family or partnership 44:53 "Performing" for therapists 46:39 Shared decision-making and patient/family priorities 49:18 Jen and Emily reflect on how little they've talked about Jennifer's experiences with Owen 51:14 Jen and Emily acknowledge that caregivers don't all have the same opportunities, experiences, or perceptions
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