Episode 123: The Davidson Hang Podcast w/Dr. Barbara E. Milton Jr. (Heeding the Caregiver Call)
We had a deep conversation about Heeding the Caregiver Call: The Story of Barbara Ella Milton, Sr. and Alzheimer’s Disease Check out this episode if you want a heartfelt, warm, and if you want to be intentional about family planning.
Barbara is a terrific partner with her wife Kay and she shares vulnerably about her relationship with her mother and herself. In the fall of 2015, Barbara Sr. called her only child to ask for her help. Unbeknownst to her family, Barbara Sr. was already in the grips of Alzheimer’s. This book tells the story of Barbara Jr.’s journey as her mother’s caregiver and shares insights into the physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual impacts of caregiving while fighting her own cancer. It also provides practical information to others who assume caregiving roles for their loved ones.
Follow this mother and daughter’s journey through resentments and regrets, forgiveness and faith, laughter and love. Barbara Jr. promised her mother on her deathbed that she would tell her story.
Here it is. Dr. Barbara E. Milton, Jr. is a disabled, retired clinical social worker who for 40 years worked on behalf of at-risk children and families. She is living with bladder cancer and other chronic illnesses one day at a time. She continues to have a voice through her YouTube channel and other social media platforms. She uses her breath and her life in the service of her health, her healing, and putting love and hope into the world. She believes love can conquer hate. She believes in equality and justice for all matters. She lives in New Jersey with her wife, Kay, where she is busy writing several books about her life, her beloved mother, her social work career, and her research examining the content of the Slave Narratives. Together, they enjoy a rich life filled with family and friends. You can purchase the book below for a good cause.
www.Heedingthecaregivercall.com
https://thewomensalzheimersmovement.org/dr-barbara-milton-a-qa-about-caregiving-and-her-book/
https://www.actnowfoundation.org/
books Gratitude Mindfulness Purpose Well Being Barbara E. Milton Jr. books Green Heart Living Press Heeding the Caretaker's call
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Purpose: I create an empowering context for curious and hungry people looking for fulfillment, experiences, and creativity. We do this by developing their growth mindset, introducing self-love, and powerful group experiences. It results in people with strong boundaries, resilient mental health, and practical life skills
People leave with the ability to land their dream job, have autonomy and flexibility with their lifestyle, travel the world, and create from their heart and soul.
Why:
Davidson was once broke, insecure, low-confidence, and frustrated by doing all the wrong activities. Addicted to drugs, validation, and wallowing in self-pity. No relationship to family, and at the mercy of other people’s suggestions and opinions.
It was hell.
After spending $100k hiring different coaches, traveling the world doing workshops around the world, reading>1000 books, and through curiosity, have created the most effective system to remove people from that situation. My life’s work is to bring joy and abundance to people who as on a similar path as I was and bring back the joy and abundance of their life.
Through shared experiences and storytelling, I inspire and model behaviors that lead to a richer, more fulfilled life full of joy, experiences, passion, and ecstasy from the richness of relationships and being able to experience the depths of the human experience.