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May 21st, 2013

Be A Healthy Caregiver

  1. Be A Healthy Caregiver Christopher MacLellan "The Bow Tie Guy" on the Whole Care Network 31:48

On Tuesday May 21st, we welcome  Benjamin Azevedo, M.D.. from New Orleans Bow Ties to our show.  Ben just recently graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans and will be heading to San Diego to start his residency program later this summer.
Ben has always resonated with the idea that there are two sides to the brain; the left being in charge of linear analytical thinking and focuses, ordered, logical execution while the right is more expansive, creative, and boundless.  During his first year in medical school, Ben realized that he was letting his left brain take control of his life and strip it of the art and music and imagination that his Family had fostered throughout his life. He put a conscious effort into letting go of his Stress and thrust himself into the exploration of what his right brain had to offer. 
Ben first began to cook, to draw, to Exercise more and to get out into nature.  Then the idea came of creating beautiful bow ties which has became a conversational piece in his work, while allowing his right brain to explore!
On today’s show, Ben will demonstrate to us the importance of having equal balance in our lives so that we can all ‘Be A Healthy Caregiver’
 
 
 

You Might Know Me As The Bow Tie Guy - "Wearing a bow tie is like wearing two smiles."

When people ask me, "why did you create the Whole Care Network"... I always come back to our caregiving experience and how fortunate I was to find resources that helped me and my partner Richard Schiffer manage our caregiving journey. Every caregiver has a story; through our stories, we find validation, resources, and respite to help manage our caregiving day.

We were fortunate to have our story chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize-nominated 3-part story, “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey,” which told our journey of caregiving. The story told of the challenges LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy my partner Richard's last years had on our relationship.