Elaine will facilitate the first session of the CaregiverHelp Support Group Program for members of US Foods  Parents and Caregivers Employee Resource Group. This interactive meeting will be hosted on Zoom so employees from around the country can participate.

Elaine will present a live, one-hour virtual keynote titled, “Finding Hope, Humor, and Heart in Caregiving.” Following the keynote, she will facilitate a 30-minute question and answer session.

Participants will come away with strategies that help them manage their Caregiver Anger and the Three F’s of Flipping Out, which are Fear, Frustration, and Fatigue. They will also gain insights into the difference between earned guilt and unearned guilt and how they can stop feeling guilty when they haven’t done anything wrong.

Elaine will play her pre-recorded keynote, “Managing Caregiver Anger and the Three Fs of Flipping Out: Fear, Frustration, and Fatigue” for a live audience. Afterward, she will facilitate a question and answer with conference attendees.

Elaine will present a live, 60-minute virtual keynote, “Managing Caregiver Anger and the Three Fs of Flipping Out: Fear, Frustration, and Fatigue.” Attendees will become familiar with the three steps to developing an attitude of “Creative Indifference” toward the people, situations, and events that cause them the greatest amount of stress. Following the presentation, Elaine will facilitate a 30-minute Question and Answer session.

Elaine will present a one-hour, live virtual keynote titled, “Finding Hope, Humor, and Heart in Caregiving.” She will introduce the three steps of Creative Indifference, which can help attendees manage their caregiver anger, fear, frustration, and fatigue. She will also discuss the difference between earned guilt and unearned guilt, and how it is possible to stop feeling guilty when a person doesn’t do anything wrong.

On November 14, Elaine will facilitate an interactive program for members of Verizon’s Parent and Caregivers Employee Resource group, titled, “Dementia: A Different Reality.” She will help attendees understand how stress and triggers contribute to Sundowning behaviors in the late afternoon. She will also talk about the “Three Don’ts of Dementia” and the benefits of practicing Compassionate Deception.