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Our special guest today is Eileen Corbett.
She uses her hair stylist skills to take care of her mother who has dementia.
Eileen used to be the manager of a hair salon in JC Penny.
Today we will have a lot to learn from Eileen Corbett.
In this podcast with Eileen Corbett:
01:30 – Eileen talks about herself
05:00 – How did Eileen become her mother’s caregiver?
18:00 – What are Eileen’s major struggles now?
21:00 – Eileen and Dr. Mike talk about learning something new
25:00 – Why is being positive important?
33:00 – How does Eileen handle burnout?
35:00 – Eileen talks about allowing her mom to do what she can do
38:00 – What is the one thing that Eileen wished that she knew before this happened?
40:00 – Eileen and Dr. Mike talk about being prepared and taking action
46:00 – Eileen gives us her last pieces of advice
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