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Compassion in Caregiving is a community for caregivers of all ages. If you are the caregiver of an aging family member or friend this community is for you.

For more information please visit our website: http://www.compassionincaregiving.com Compassion in Caregiving is a supportive community. There will not be any tolerance for hate or bullying. All individuals who express any hate or bullying will be removed and blocked from the group. Self-promotion, spam and irrelevant links are not permitted. If you would like to share your business or other content please message us! Please be kind. This is a safe environment.

10/16/2026

When you speak up for someone you love and still feel unheard... 💬

You raise a concern. You’re told to wait, or dismissed...Or left with no clear next steps. Over time, that can leave you questioning yourself, feeling isolated and worn out.

In this episode, Stephanie talks about how repeated dismissal affects caregivers, the role an overburdened healthcare system can play, and why caregivers deserve real information and support instead of being left to figure it all out alone.

Drawing on her own experience caring for her mother, she shares what it was like to advocate for support she’d been told wasn’t available. Dementia care is the setting for this conversation, but the message is for any caregiver who feels unheard while navigating care for someone they love.

🎧 Listen now. Link in bio.

If this sounds familiar, share it with another caregiver who needs to hear they’re not alone. 💛

10/15/2026

So grateful for an exciting week in Canadian Caregiving.

1) Last week I joined and the National Caregiving Caucus in Ottawa for a parliamentary reception to discuss the upcoming federal budget and national policy solutions needed to improve the lives of caregivers in Canada.

2) Last night we celebrated in Toronto with at the Changemaker Awards ceremony on their win of the Community Changemaker of the Year.

Looking forward to the federal budget and hopeful for policy shifts towards change for caregivers in Canada!

10/14/2026

You may feel super small, but you are moving mountains for multiple people. Without you- so much would fail.

Doesn’t sound small to me… 🫈

10/13/2026

Only 20% of your health outcomes as you age come from healthcare. 🤯

The other 80%? Social determinants of health, and health and social services.

Dr. Raza Mirza breaks it down with Stephanie in Episode 162 and makes the case for stronger community-based supports to improve health outcomes as we age.

🎧 Full episode out now. Link in bio.

10/12/2026

"I've got it" is costing you more than you realize. 🗣️

If asking for help feels impossible, it's probably not because you don't need it. It's because you never learned how to ask in a way that actually works.

Swipe through for 4 scripts you can use the next time you're about to say "never mind" instead of asking for what you actually need.

These aren't magic words. They're just clearer ones. Specific asks get real answers. Vague ones get "let me know how it goes! 😩"

👇 Which script are you saving for later? Tell me in the comments.

💛 Save this so it's ready when you need it.
➡️ Share with a caregiver who always says "I'm fine."
🔔 Follow for more scripts and support for family caregivers.

Educational content, not a substitute for individual therapy or medical care.

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10/09/2026

Aging well is about more than biology. 🏡🤝

In today’s episode of Caregiver’s Compass, Stephanie speaks with Dr. Raza Mirza about how income, social supports, and access to services shape health and quality of life as we age, and what it takes to build communities that support older adults and caregivers.

🎧 Episode 162 is out now. Link in bio.

10/07/2026

If something doesn’t exist… make it. At least that’s what I do (ask my husband 😬).

So grateful for this phenomenal team and the clients we have the privilege to support every single day.

10/06/2026

In this clip from my conversation with Jacquelyn Revere, she shares the moment everything shifted. Caring for both her mother and grandmother, both living with dementia, she had been trying to hold it all together. It took a friend stepping in and offering to pay for therapy for her to realize just how much she'd been carrying, and that she didn't have to carry it by herself.

🎧 Full episode is live now, link in bio.

👇 Has anyone ever offered you help before you realized you needed it? Tell me in the comments.

💛 Save this for the moment you need the reminder.
➡️ Share with a caregiver who's trying to do it all alone.
🔔 Follow for more conversations made for family caregivers.

Educational content, not a substitute for individual therapy or medical care.

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10/05/2026

Caregiver guilt has a script, and it's playing on repeat in your head. 🎭

"If I rest, I'm neglecting them." "I snapped, so I'm a bad person." "Feeling resentful means I don't love them."

None of that is true. It's just guilt talking, and guilt is not a reliable narrator.

Swipe through and see which trap you fall into most. (I'll go first: mine was #4. 🙋)

You can love someone deeply and still need rest, still lose your patience, still feel resentful sometimes. That doesn't make you a bad caregiver. It makes you human.

👇 Which one hits closest to home? Tell me in the comments, I read every one.

💛 Save this for the next time guilt starts talking.
➡️ Share with a caregiver who needs to hear this today.
🔔 Follow for more support made for family caregivers.

Educational content, not a substitute for individual therapy or medical care.

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10/02/2026

"I was the only one making every decision. There was no one to split it with." 🎙️

In this episode, I talk with Jacquelyn Revere () about becoming a caregiver for both her mother and grandmother, who lived with dementia, all while navigating a mother-daughter relationship that wasn't simple to begin with.

We talk about what it's really like to be an only child in the caregiver role, the invisible labour no one sees and the loneliness of carrying every decision alone without a sibling to call and say "what do we do."

Jacquelyn also shares how sharing her story online led her to real connection, and how that eventually inspired 'The Care Den', a community built for caregivers who want community.

If you've ever felt like you're the only one holding it all together, this conversation is for you.

🎧 New episode is live now, link in bio.

👇 Are you the "only one" in your family? Tell me in the comments.

💛 Save this to listen later.
➡️ Share with someone who's carrying this alone.
🔔 Follow for more conversations made for family caregivers.

Thank you to today’s sponsor, . To learn more about AFTD please visit https://www.theaftd.org/

Educational content, not a substitute for individual therapy or medical care.

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