{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Freflections-c67d47bc.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fcaregivers-a-very-personal-journey-FmBQgD6n","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Caregivers: A very personal journey","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c1f7074b-1a77-4fd0-b874-36e07b5a5765/588f8dbc-576e-4f68-9ef4-ae866ac9ed84/reflections-1400x1400.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/861ccdff-97b6-4e8a-9ece-5e3d8eb3790c\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Caregivers: A very personal journey\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Caregiving is a subject that touches all of us at one time or another, but we don't often focus in on the realities of it, so let's open up a frank conversation around caregiving, with Kelly MacDonald and his guests.\n\nAmy Coupal, CEO of the Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO), gives us the concerning statistic’s around lack of supports for caregivers, and where to find helpful resources.\n\nSusan Palijan and Carla Velastegui, two individuals with their own caregiving journeys, offer us vulnerable perspectives into their experiences and what they've learned along the way.\n\nWhether it's children looking after aging parents, neighbours checking in on the elderly in their community, or hired support for people with disabilities, life brings us together through caregiving, and here's a chance to hear the stories of the people taking care of us."}