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How to Be the Best Caregiver You Can Be Without Being Perfect

How to Be the Best Caregiver You Can Be Without Being Perfect

Update: 2025-07-08
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Drs. Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer join the podcast for a great conversation about bringing your best to caregiving, reminding us that caregivers don’t have to be perfect.  As authors and clinical psychologists, Barry and Julia support family caregivers, guiding them through the messiness of caring for a loved one. As a married couple, they’ve had lived experience with caring for their parents and in-laws with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Dealing with caregiving issues in their personal lives taught them invaluable lessons, which they now share with clients and readers of their books.  



Barry and Julia’s newest book is the “AARP Caregiver Answer Book” - Purchase your copy at caregiveranswerbook.com



Find the AARP Caregiver Answer Book on the AARP website



Connect with Dr. Barry Jacobs and Dr. Julia Mayer on their website: loveandmeaning.com



Read Barry’s latest blog post “My Care Receiver’s Doctors Don’t Respect My Boundaries” here



Find Dr. Barry Jacobs on social media: Facebook Twitter (XLinkedIn



Find Dr. Julia Mayer on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter (X) LinkedIn Bluesky 



You can find the Approaching Death Support Kit by End of Life Educator Barbara Karnes at bkbooks.com.



Find all of Barbara Karnes’ products and resources at bkbooks.com.



Read Barbara’s blog at bkbooks.com.



Connect with Barbara Karnes on Facebook IG LinkedIn Twitter (X)  YouTube



Hospice Navigation Services understands that you need unbiased, expert support to have the best end of life experience possible.  If you have questions about hospice care for yourself or someone you care about, Hospice Navigation Services can help. Whether you want to connect by phone or video, you can book a FREE 30-Minute Hospice Navigation Session, or a more in-depth 60-Minute Navigation Session for $95. If you need to troubleshoot the care you’re already receiving, we’re here to answer your questions. A 60-Minute Navigation Session by video call allows up to 3 family members to get the same expert information at the same time. We believe you deserve to have good hospice care. Book your session with an expert Hospice Navigator at theheartofhospice.com.  



Connect with The Heart of Hospice Podcast and host Helen Bauer



Website: theheartofhospice.com



Social media: Facebook  Twitter  Instagram LinkedIn




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How to Be the Best Caregiver You Can Be Without Being Perfect

How to Be the Best Caregiver You Can Be Without Being Perfect

Helen Bauer RN BSN CHPN