Today’s conversation is a little lighter than usual becaaaaaaaause Erica and Alyssa are both still recovering from the holidays. Alyssa, because she always travels on holidays, and Erica, because she was literally sick the whole week.

But don’t worry, this conversation is still packed full of holiday thoughts for you. Erica and Alyssa both share glimpses of what their holidays often look like (and let’s just say, their holidays look very different.)

They also share their favorite holiday survival suggestions from this community (some are so thoughtful, and some are hilarious but also very accurate).

Plus, they officially celebrate one year since Caffeinated Caregivers was formed as an idea, and some updates to this platform and community that they’ve been working on for the past month.

If you’re looking for a chill caregiver conversation to help you recover from the holiday madness, this is the episode for you!

In this episode:

[00:00] Alyssa eats soup too fast

[01:00] Erica shares how she very literally survived the flu over Thanksgiving

[05:41] Alyssa explains how she manages traveling with a disabled child every holiday

[10:02] Erica learns the proper way to drink English breakfast tea and Alyssa’s coffee is festive

[13:07] Alyssa and Erica celebrate their idea-versary for Caffeinated Caregivers

[17:01] The recent updates you need to know about Caffeinated Caregivers (and how we aspire to be Buzzfeed, but for caregivers)

[21:33] Erica and Alyssa share responses from the caregiver community on how to survive the holidays (including one response that’s both a little alarming, but very accurate)

[26:46] Alyssa’s ideas for how to handle uncomfortable and rude commentary during the holidays

[31:25] Erica shares how her expectations for the holidays have changed over the years

[35:44] Why it’s okay to just survive and not thrive as a caregiver in this season

[37:29] Alyssa shares how she balances the holidays with both disabled and non-disabled kids

[41:53] Alyssa and Erica share their holiday survival HOT TAKES

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