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A caregiving podcast from the Negative Space. Hosted by Allison Breininger and Justin Bajema. Find us online at insickness.care

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How Caregiving Changes As We Age and Gain Experience - in sickness Justin and Allison have each been caregiving for more than a decade. In this episode, they talk about how things have changed for them as they’ve gotten older, learned things about themselves and the ...

New episode today!

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23.09.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CaregiverCON 2025 | CaregiverCON CaregiverCON is a day of expert guidance, support and resources to help you to navigate the challenges of caregiving.

CaregiverCon is happening again this year on November 1st in Minneapolis, MN and we’ll be there!!!

www.caregivercon.com

19.09.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caregiver Recovery After a Crisis - in sickness After a summer full of surgeries and hospitalizations for her husband, Allison reflects on what it felt like in the days and weeks after those crises as she recovered from all they went through. She a...

New episode out today! We talk about coming out of an acute crisis and why it’s hard to recovery as a caregiver when you know another crisis may be right around the corner.

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09.09.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Unsung heroes on the cancer journey Psychologists help caregivers process anxiety, depression, and anticipatory grief.

I don’t know how I would have gotten through the hard years of caregiving without therapy and mental health drugs.

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14.03.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Sickness: 105: Time Toxicity: Studying the Time Burdens of Caregiving with Dr. Arjun Gupta Oncologist Dr. Arjun Gupta’s team has coined the term β€œtime toxicity,”which refers to the significant time investment required for cancer patients and their caregivers to undergo cancer treatment and ...

Today’s episode is a fascinating interview with Dr Arjun Gupta on the Time Toxicity as it relates to the medical system, including the average time it actually takes a patient for a lab draw.

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11.03.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Sickness: 104: Caring for Multiple People Many caregivers end up caring for not just one, but multiple family members, often concurrently. In this episode, Justin and Allison discuss how and why this happens, the impact this can have on careg...

New episode today! #caregiving

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25.02.2025 16:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Loved One Has Cancerβ€”What Does This Mean for Me? This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes the role and challenges of caring for a loved one with cancer.

Allison recently coauthored a page for JAMA with Dr Arjun Gupta, who we’ll be talking to in an upcoming episode about the concept of Time Toxicity. #caregiving

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23.02.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a smaller percentage than I would have expected

20.02.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Sickness: 103: Who Can We Vent To? When going through the challenges of caregiving, it’s common for caregivers to struggle to find a safe place to vent. Caregivers may hesitate to share with their loved one, friends may not get it, and...

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15.02.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Sickness: 102: The Impact of Caregiving on our Nervous Systems Trauma-informed yoga therapist, Jacqueline Vlietstra talks with Justin and Allison about the basics of nervous system regulation, how short and long-term caregiving impacts our nervous systems, and w...

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28.01.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Caregiving is taking a toll on the mental health of millions of Americans Millions of Americans provide unpaid care for their loved ones at home. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with reporter Kat McGowan and social worker Dawn Shedrick about the mental health burden of taking th...

The loneliness and emotional toll of #caregiving for ailing family members. Worth a listen, from @mcgowankat.bsky.social and @npr.org
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27.01.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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