How to Advocate Like a Pro for Loved Ones: Caregiving Strategies You NEED to Know artwork
Unlearning Stress with Mischelle

How to Advocate Like a Pro for Loved Ones: Caregiving Strategies You NEED to Know

  • E94
  • 1:02:07
  • March 10th 2025

Join Mischelle and special guest Erin Galyean, author of Badass Advocate, for a powerful conversation on caregiving, advocacy, and navigating the healthcare system. Erin shares her personal story of advocating for her sister during a critical illness and reveals eight essential strategies every caregiver needs to know.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

How to ask the right questions to get the best care for your loved one

How to build a strong care team so you don’t carry the burden alone

How to balance self-care with patient care without guilt

Whether you’re already deep in the caregiving role or preparing for the unexpected, this conversation is packed with practical tools and heartfelt insights to help you advocate with confidence and protect your own well-being.

Tune in now and take the stress out of caregiving!

Unlearning Stress with Mischelle

You’re exhausted but can’t slow down. You’re doing all the right things, but you’re still running on empty. What if the way you’ve been taught to manage stress is actually making it worse?

Welcome the Unlearning Stress with Mischelle O’Neal, Me? Hi there, I'm Mischelle O’Neal, your Emotional Wellness Coach, and I’m here to help you rethink stress, reclaim your energy, and create a life that finally works for YOU.

This podcast is about unlearning the habits, beliefs, and pressures that keep you in a cycle of exhaustion—and finding real, doable ways to take back your time, energy, and peace of mind.

Expect straight talk, practical strategies, and deep insights—along with occasional expert guests—to help you stop carrying the weight of the world and start building a life that feels fulfilling, free, and fully yours.

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