- Millennials: Growing Group Stepping Up to Care Give Rayna Neises 22:04
This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Adrienne Glusman. Adrienne is a professional speaker, ambassador, and advocate on the topic of Millennial Caregiving. She provides support to others through sharing her firsthand experience caring for her mother, Hetty, who passed away in 2020 after a 10-year battle with Parkinson’s/Multiple Systems Atrophy. She shares the following insights:
- There can be social isolation for millennial caregivers as they do not have others their age to turn to for shared experiences.
- As a millennial, it can be difficult to balance caregiving with trying to make it through college, establishing a career, or trying to date.
- The number one growing group of people who are stepping into caregiving roles are millennials. It is important for everyone, including employers, to be aware of this group’s needs in caring for their loved ones.
- Regardless of calling it carer, care partner, or care person, identify with the role, embrace it, seek support, and resources.
- Once embraced, the role shifts your mindset, and you can accept the responsibility with all that it needs to bring to your life to live your own life and have joy and honor the person you are caring for.
- Check out Instagram and Facebook under Millennial Caregiver to find and connect with Adrienne.