As consumers we often measure our stratification through the lens of hospitality and service. How many times have you said... "The hospitality was great and the service was even better, I'll definitely go back again." Until today, I've never, EVER heard the word Hospitality and Caregiving intertwined and I must say, these two actions together are a prefect fit.
On this episode of Healing Ties, we visit with Kyle Woody from Jack's Caregiving Coalition. " Jack's Caregiving Coalition mission is "To improve the way men think, feel, and act in their role as a cancer caregiver."
The mission of Jack's Caregiver Coalition is accomplished by hospitality and service.
But there is much more to the story...
Listen in and learn how Kyle Woody and Jack's Caregiving Coalition is taking Hospitality and Service to caregivers in Minneapolis (and beyond) while creating Healing Ties all around us.
Healing Ties
Beyond Caregiving...How do care?
How do we care for our family, friends, and the strangers we meet? How do we care for the community we live in?
How do we heal the physical, social, financial, spiritual aspects of our life and the lives of those around us?
We do this by creating Healing Ties!
By sharing their stories with host Christopher MacLellan, our guests reveal how they are creating Healing Ties in their community by their words, actions, and deeds.
Meet the Team
Affectionately known as “The Bow Tie Guy" in the vast network of family caregivers, Christopher MacLellen is the Author of "What's The Deal with Caregiving" and the host of Healing Ties podcast featured on The Whole Care Network.
The story of Chris and his deceased partner, Richard Schiffer was chronicled in a 2015 Pulitzer Prize nominated story “In Sickness and In Health: A Couple’s Final Journey” about their journey of caregiving. Seen by over 500,000 people world-wide the story told of the challenges that LGBT partners have in dealing with the medical and legal system, but it also told of the love and joy that Richard’s last years had on their relationship.
Chris' masters degree thesis, Caregiving, Stress and its Impact on the Work Place was accepted by the faculty at Gonzaga University in 2016 where he earned a masters degree in Leadership and Communication.
Chris founded the Whole Care Network in 2016, presents regularly on topics that impact family Caregivers and now is Aging Gayfully after caregiving has ended.