Growing up in a Penn State family, I returned to the north to fulfill that dream. It took me a few years to feel like I belonged. I wore the wrong clothes and struggled to find my group of friends. Like I would later feel during my caregiving season, I felt like a fish out of water. When I was 13, my dad accepted a job in Atlanta, Georgia. Family caregiving has always been a part of my life. My dad used to tell us, ‘no one will love you like your family.’ One of my three older brothers was born with a developmental disability. In a family of six kids, I am the middle daughter. My town had one blinking traffic light, and my little sister and I would be out and about all day long until my mom rang the dinner bell. I spent my childhood in Western Pennsylvania primarily playing at the public park and with my neighborhood buddies. Thank you so much for joining us in this interview series! Our readers would love to “get to know you” better. in Journalism from Penn State University. Happy Healthy Caregiver was founded in 2015. When she didn’t find one, she created one. She searched for a community of people that could provide resources and support.

She also has an adult brother with a developmental disability. For years, Elizabeth’s juggled her corporate career while raising two active children and caring for family members with chronic and terminal illnesses. She is the host of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast on the Whole Care Network, author of Just for You: A Daily Self-Care Journal and facilitates a support group for family caregivers called the NW Atlanta Daughterhood Circle (featured in Washington Post). Her story has also been featured in Woman’s Day and the Marietta Daily Journal. Elizabeth is a Certified Caregiving Consultant who helps family caregivers through her speaking, consulting, writing, and online community, She has presented at 2016 -2019 National Caregiving Conferences. She believes you can be an amazing family caregiver and have a happy and healthy life. She became a full-time entrepreneur in the spring of 2021 to focus on her passion - helping family caregivers infuse self-care and caregiving into their lives. As a part of my series about women in wellness, I had the pleasure of interviewing Elizabeth Miller.Įlizabeth Miller is the founder of Happy Healthy Caregiver, a top 10 caregiving blog and podcast.

A Pink Lady by Elizabeth A. Miller