Caregiver's Compass
This is Caregiver's Compass. An inspirational podcast talking about all things caregiving. Therapist and caregiver Stephanie Muskat takes you through real-life caregiving stories from her own therapeutic experience and gives you the raw and personal on her own caregiving experiences as a young caregiver. Plus hear from tons of incredible experts and caregivers who are living through their day-to-day journeys. It's all here at Caregiver's Compass.
Caregiver's Compass
Latest Episodes
Why Dementia Care Must Include Care Partners, with Dr. Ginny Wesson (Episode 157)
In today’s episode, Stephanie speaks with Dr. Ginny Wesson, a staff psychiatrist at Sinai Health System and a longtime leader in caregiver support at the Reitman Center. They discuss why it is imperative for dementia care to include both the...
A Lifetime of Caregiving: Brenda Blais on Love, Loss, and the Fight for Better Policy (Episode 156)
In today’s episode, Stephanie speaks to Brenda Blais about a lifetime shaped by caregiving. Brenda shares how caring for family across generations, and especially raising her daughter Nikki through profound medical complexity, changed how she s...
Lost in Translation: How Texting Deepens Caregiver Isolation (Episode 155)
Caregiving can already feel isolating, and the way we communicate might be making it worse. In this short episode, Stephanie Muskat breaks down why texting can quietly deepen that isolation. A delayed reply, a one-word answer, or silence can ea...
Confronting Systemic Inequity in Dementia Care with Ngozi Iroanyah (Episode 154)
When Ngozi Iroanyah's family began navigating a dementia diagnosis, she quickly saw how much of the caregiving journey is shaped not just by the disease, but by the systems around it. In this episode of Caregiver's Compass, Ngozi shares her per...
What a Death Doula Wants Caregivers to Know (Episode 153)
Death is one of the hardest things caregivers face - and one of the least talked about. In this episode of Caregiver's Compass, we sit down with Christa Ovenell, a community educator, funeral director, and end-of-life doula, to talk openly abou...