Season three of Love. Transform. Evolve. starts May 7th!
Love Transform Evolve
Season one was all about love. Season two was about transformation. Welcome to season three of Love. Transform. Evolve. It's time for your evolution! Join host Cynthia Iorio for the third season of this immensely popular podcast. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting May 7th.
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S2E8: Transformation
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Caring for someone else in their time of need is a tremendously transformative experience. Whether your caregiving journey lasts a few weeks, a few months, a few years, or even a lifetime, the person that you are on the other side of it is different from the person who became a caregiver. Like a modest caterpillar transforming into a beautiful butterfly, the process can be scary, painful, and uncomfortable, but ultimately, beautiful. Joining us to discuss transformation on the season finale of Love. Transform. Evolve. Is Anna Czarnecki, who you heard from in a previous episode, as she...
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S2E7: When the Caregiving Stops
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Transitioning from caregiver back into your old life can feel uneasy and unsettling. Whether your caregiving experience was prolonged or brief, slipping back into your old life can feel like slipping into a pair of shoes that don’t fit quite right anymore. So, how do you ease through the transition from caregiver to “regular” person? Brian Sutherland, who you heard from in previous episodes this season, is a product manager who was a caregiver for both his parents, and spoke about what that transition was like for him, after his mother passed away. If your caregiving journey has...
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S2E6: Tech Talk
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Caregivers are often thrust into the caregiving role with zero advance warning, leaving little time to prepare or adjust to their new reality. Thankfully, there are many technological advancements that are making things just a little bit easier for caregivers and for the people they’re caring for. On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Cindy Sim, the CEO and co-founder of Team CarePal, an app that transforms the caregiving experience through partnerships with care associations across the country and by increasing family collaboration, curating resources, and supporting...
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S2E5: Burnt Out Heroes
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Are you able to recognize the warning signs of burnout? Whether you’re caring for a loved one, recently finished your caregiving journey, or are even just going through a busy season in your life, burnout is a very real issue threatening the overall well-being of the adult population. Understanding what burnout looks like for YOU, and taking action before the situation escalates, is paramount. On this week’s episode of Love. Transform. Evolve. we’re joined by Cindy Jordan, the founder and CEO of , which combines easy-to-use technology, timely human connection, and science-based...
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S2E4: Systems Managing Systems
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Whether you’re a caregiver or the person receiving care, it can feel like the healthcare system is managing you, as opposed to the other way around. Navigating the various specialists, subsidies, care protocols and systems can be extremely overwhelming for anyone, but especially for regular people who aren’t well-versed in the healthcare network’s existing infrastructure. This week, we’re joined by three incredible people to discuss navigating and managing these systems: Claire Webster is the founder of the , and in addition to being a caregiver for her own mother, has also had to...
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S2E3: Mind Blown
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Being a caregiver can be a tremendously isolating and lonely experience. Whether you’re caring for a loved one struggling with mental illness, or taking care of an aging parent, loneliness has a way of creeping up and forcing its way in, no matter how organized or self-aware you may be. On this week’s episode of Love. Transform. Evolve. We’re joined by Anna Czarnecki, who is a caregiver to her husband, who suffers from mental illness. Anna’s husband has always been upfront with her about his mental health, which has in turn enabled her to be more introspective about her own....
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S2E2: Tight Rope Walking
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Do you ever feel like you’re walking on a tightrope, trying to balance everything, worrying that one single misstep could cause you to fall? This isn’t an uncommon feeling for caregivers, who are tasked with overseeing and managing the care of a loved one. In this week’s episode of Love. Transform. Evolve. we explore the challenges that come with the caregiving balancing act. To help us on this journey of self-discovery, we welcome back Grant Bruno, an Indigenous PhD candidate in pediatric medical sciences at the University of Alberta, and a father of four. Two of his children are on the...
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S2E1: Transforming the Face of Caregiving
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We’re back! Season two of Love. Transform. Evolve. aims to shift the conversation about caregiving to highlight the transformative experience that so many caregivers have after caring for a loved one. In this first episode, we speak with two incredible men who are changing the face of caregiving, and breaking the stigma that so often comes with this unique yet challenging role. Brian Sutherland is a product manager who was a caregiver for both his parents, and speaks about what it was like being a male caregiver, in what has traditionally been considered a female role. I’m also...
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S1E8: Finding Myself
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When you spend so much time caring for a loved one, it’s inevitable that your entire personality becomes tied up in being a caregiver. Sliding back into your old life can feel excruciatingly uncomfortable, and there’s very little support for those of us making that transition. On this final episode of season one of Lead With Love, we examine what happens when our caregiving journey comes to an end. To help with this, we’re joined once again by Anita Mehta, the Director of Education and Knowledge Exchange at the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care, and Katrina Prescott, a caregiver and...
info_outlineBeing thrust into the role of caregiver can be all consuming. There is no self any longer, you’re fully committed to this new way of life. Sometimes you’ve quit your job, moved back home, and have little time for outside commitments that aren’t directly related to caring for your loved one. The absolute greatest lesson we can learn as we’re caring for someone else is to remember to fill our own cups.
This week, we’re joined by Anita Mehta, a registered nurse and licensed family therapist, who is also the Director of Education and Knowledge Exchange at the Montreal Institute for Palliative Care, a branch of the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence, as well as Jessica Baldwin, Cynthia’s close friend. You’ll also hear from Katrina Prescott, a caregiver and advocate whom we heard from in previous episodes.
For more information on the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence, you can visit their website: https://residencesoinspalliatifs.ca/en/