Caregiving Must Be Designed For, Not Endured: Childhood Caregiving, Long-Term Care, and Real Self-Care with Tim Otis
From Guilt to Good with Jeanette Yates · Apr 14, 2026 · 44:20
From Guilt to Good with Jeanette Yates
From Guilt to Good with Jeanette Yates · Apr 14, 2026 · 44:20
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Caregiving that starts in childhood changes everything. In this episode, Jeanette talks with Empaira founder and “care-led innovator” Tim Otis, who became a caregiver at four and later cared for his dad with Parkinson’s. They unpack long-term caregiving, complicated parent-child dynamics, and why most self-care advice fails caregivers—and what more realistic support can look like.
Resources
Empaira Community
JeanetteYates.com
Tim on TikTok (The Care-Led Innovator)
TikTok we discussed in the episode!
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