Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Episode eight: Essential life lessons from family caregivers

Welcome to the Cup of Care podcast! In this final episode, co-hosts Katie and Sibtain consider how the project intersects with their personal and professional lives. During this conversation, they discuss three important take-home messages from those who participated in this podcast series. These messages connect to the themes of autonomy, commitment, and diversity.

Episode seven: Everyone has their own perspective

Welcome to the Cup of Care podcast! In this episode, you’ll meet Suzanne, a retired teacher. Suzanne, along with several siblings, provides care to her mother. As co-hosts Katie and Sibtain ask questions about the experience of sharing the caregiving responsibilities within a large family, Suzanne reflects on how everyone – including her mother – has their own perspective!

Episode six: Some friends become family

Welcome to the Cup of Care podcast! In this episode, Rina shares wisdom from decades of experience supporting a close friend whose physical and cognitive function is changing. She keeps things grounded as she narrates the specific and creative ways she has contributed to her friend’s quality of life. Rina’s story is about treating others as we’d like to be treated, and about prioritizing the seemingly small yet very important things that mean so much to quality of life.

Episode five: Caregiving is just what I do

Welcome to the Cup of Care podcast! In this episode, Sheila, a Nehiyaw woman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan explains how she supports an adult son living with an acquired brain injury and a genetic syndrome. As Sheila describes how her son navigates his health conditions and how she supports him, you’ll find yourself reflecting the terms caregiver and disability in a new way.

Episode four: When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Welcome to the Cup of Care podcast! In this episode, Darrel looks back on pivotal moments in his caregiving journey, including the moment he first realized his mother’s cognitive health was changing, and the moment he realized how hard it was for his father to be his mother’s sole caregiver. He shares what inspired him to step into a role as their primary family caregiver, and how this shaped his own experience as a parent.