Being a Mom is Hard - Lisa Tschudi: Being a mom and family caregiver

Lisa Tschudi: Being a mom and family caregiver

04/19/23 • 35 min

In this episode, you’ll meet Lisa Tschudi, a mom of two adult daughters and the podcaster behind Love Doesn’t Pay the Bills, a podcast that explores the role of family caregivers in the United States.

Here are a few topics we touch on:

Her experience becoming a first-time mom in the same summer she graduated from college, got married and moved
How caring for a child with significant disabilities has impacted her family’s finances, her marriage and her motherhood journey
How she dealt with many moves across states as well as a wildfire that burned down her home

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! You can find Lisa’s podcast here and the link to the podcast’s Facebook page here.

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Here are a few topics we touch on:

Her experience becoming a first-time mom in the same summer she graduated from college, got married and moved
How caring for a child with significant disabilities has impacted her family’s finances, her marriage and her motherhood journey
How she dealt with many moves across states as well as a wildfire that burned down her home

Being a Mom is Hard and there are all kinds of hard! You can find Lisa’s podcast here and the link to the podcast’s Facebook page here.

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TW/CW: Postpartum Depression & Anxiety, Pregnancy Loss/Miscarriage

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