A Mile at a Time: It's All Good Training with Travis and Mark Macy
08/22/22 • 50 min
This is a special episode with two participants, father and son, of the Amazon Original World's Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji. Mark and Travis Macy have life-long experience training and participating in Eco-Challenges all over the world and are intimately familiar with uncertainty and resiliency.
You will appreciate hearing their perspective on Mark's Alzheimer's diagnosis and how their family is moving through this together. Mark talks openly about the importance of not hiding his diagnosis and the value in talking and sharing about it.
The cross-over of skills needed to master surviving challenging environments while pushing ones body/mind/spirit to its limits and navigating life with Alzheimer's are not to be lost on their journey. Some advice:
- Make it a team thing
- Stay engaged
- Go as fast as we can and as slow as we must
Travis and Mark are co-authors of the upcoming book: A Mile at a Time, which is about the experience of the Eco-Challenge race and of the bond Mark and Travis share. The book releases on March 14, 2023 and is available for pre-order now wherever books are sold:
You can learn more and follow Travis here:
Facebook: @travis.macy.7
Twitter: @TravisMacy
Insta: @travismacy
Follow Mark here:
Instagram: @mmacy146
Facebook: @mark.macy.5283
And check out Imagine Publishing:
Twitter: @Imagine_CB
Insta: @Imagine_cb
Facebook: @ImaginePublishing
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I host a weekly podcast where I interview dementia specialists and other professionals to help caregivers feel educated, supported, and empowered.
We talk about a variety of topics including how to live your best life as a caregiver, how to work with challenges that may arise, and how to gain knowledge so you can be your own best advocate.
You can also find it by searching “Life on Repeat” on any podcast app (eg: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc) or simply saying "Alexa, listen to Life on Repeat Podcast” on your Apple device.
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This is a special episode with two participants, father and son, of the Amazon Original World's Toughest Race: Eco Challenge Fiji. Mark and Travis Macy have life-long experience training and participating in Eco-Challenges all over the world and are intimately familiar with uncertainty and resiliency.
You will appreciate hearing their perspective on Mark's Alzheimer's diagnosis and how their family is moving through this together. Mark talks openly about the importance of not hiding his diagnosis and the value in talking and sharing about it.
The cross-over of skills needed to master surviving challenging environments while pushing ones body/mind/spirit to its limits and navigating life with Alzheimer's are not to be lost on their journey. Some advice:
- Make it a team thing
- Stay engaged
- Go as fast as we can and as slow as we must
Travis and Mark are co-authors of the upcoming book: A Mile at a Time, which is about the experience of the Eco-Challenge race and of the bond Mark and Travis share. The book releases on March 14, 2023 and is available for pre-order now wherever books are sold:
You can learn more and follow Travis here:
Facebook: @travis.macy.7
Twitter: @TravisMacy
Insta: @travismacy
Follow Mark here:
Instagram: @mmacy146
Facebook: @mark.macy.5283
And check out Imagine Publishing:
Twitter: @Imagine_CB
Insta: @Imagine_cb
Facebook: @ImaginePublishing
FOLLOW LIFE ON REPEAT PODCAST ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
Instagram: @lifeonrepeat.podcast
Facebook: facebook.com/Lifeonrepeatpodcast
Podcast Website: lifeonrepeatpodcast.com
Podcast Email: [email protected]
Professional Service Website: eldercarecounselor.com
SUBSCRIBE TO THE LIFE ON REPEAT PODCAST:
I host a weekly podcast where I interview dementia specialists and other professionals to help caregivers feel educated, supported, and empowered.
We talk about a variety of topics including how to live your best life as a caregiver, how to work with challenges that may arise, and how to gain knowledge so you can be your own best advocate.
You can also find it by searching “Life on Repeat” on any podcast app (eg: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc) or simply saying "Alexa, listen to Life on Repeat Podcast” on your Apple device.
Or simply go to the link below for ease =).
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Loving Your Caregiving Life with Charlotte Bayala
Is it possible to love your life as a caregiver? Many caregivers do not have a choice in their role as a caregiver and can sometimes feel as if they are failing no matter how hard they try to control, fix things, or prevent a crisis. Charlotte Bayala shares that in crisis, we have an opportunity to tap into the deep parts of ourselves that can teach us self-love and how to listen to our inner-knowing.
We discuss:
- Why it is so hard to make yourself a priority
- Easy, accessible and actionable ways to focus on your own care each day
- That you can find ways to enjoy your life in spite of caregiving
Charlotte Bayala is the creator of the Love Your Caregiving Podcast and the Caregiving Confidential Magazine. She is a Youga and Meditation teacher, Caregiver Coach and is a caregiver for her husband since 2013.
You can find out more about Charlotte on her website where you can download a free issue of Caregiving Confessions and find her podcast episodes: LoveYourCaregivingLife.com
Charlotte can also be found on social media: @loveyourcaregivinglife
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I host a weekly podcast where I interview dementia specialists and other professionals to help caregivers feel educated, supported, and empowered.
We talk about a variety of topics including how to live your best life as a caregiver, how to work with challenges that may arise, and how to gain knowledge so you can be your own best advocate.
You can also find it by searching “Life on Repeat” on any podcast app (eg: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc) or simply saying "Alexa, listen to Life on Repeat Podcast” on your Apple device.
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Learn to Love Your Sleep with Dr Kim Dwyer
What do humans beings spend more time doing than anything else?
Sleep!
Dr. Kim was so kind to share about all things sleep with us in this episode. Caregivers often struggle with sleep whether it is due to increased stress, worry or needing to be awake and alert to care for loved ones.
Did you know that what you do in the morning has a direct impact on the quality of your sleep that night? Or that being up for 19 hours will impair you at the equivalency of being intoxicated?
We learn about:
- The ramifications of not getting good sleep
- Why total sleep is not the same as quality of sleep
- What good sleep hygiene looks like
- New science about sleep
- Why we are poor historians of our sleep
- Sleep aids and sleep supplements
- Creative ways of addressing insomnia
Dr. Kimberley Dwyer is a clinical psychologist, author and business coach. She has over two decades of experience working with adults, teens and children, and excels at the treatment of anxiety, stress and managing transitional times. Her most recent book release fore adults, Mindful Mondays: Transforming the Everyday to Claim Calm and Reduce Stress, supports people with everyday strategies for mindfulness during daily living.
Learn more about Dr. Kim Dwyer at www.drkimdwyer.com.
Dr. Kim wrote a great article about sleep here: A Good Night's Sleep
Dr. Kim also recommends checking out:
- Why we Sleep, a book by Matthew Walker
- National Sleep Foundation.org and their Sleep Diary
- CBT-I, Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia
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I host a weekly podcast where I interview dementia specialists and other professionals to help caregivers feel educated, supported, and empowered.
We talk about a variety of topics including how to live your best life as a caregiver, how to work with challenges that may arise, and how to gain knowledge so you can be your own best advocate.
You can also find it by searching “Life on Repeat” on any podcast app (eg: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc) or simply saying "Alexa, listen to Life on Repeat Podcast” on your Apple device.
Or simply go to the link below for ease =).
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