Caregiver Mental Wellness

11/11/2025

At Caregiver Mental Wellness, Inc. "a nonprofit organization" we believe that caring for, and prioritizing your self-care is the foundation of caring for others. Through the support of CCME Foundation grant funding, we’re proud to highlight our new self-care education program and eLearning videos series, called “Caregiver Focused Well-Being Program,” created to provide accessible, compassionate guidance for caregivers of all kinds including parents, spouses, adult children, youth and grandparents.

Each program is designed to help prevent burnout, manage stress, and sustain the emotional and physical energy needed for the caregiving journey:

👉 ParentSELF-CARE

👉 GrandparentSELF-CARE

👉 SeniorSELF-CARE

👉 CaregiverLIFE-LINE

👉 SPEAK UP for Teens!

These programs are built to educate, inspire, and remind parents and other caregivers that they are not alone — their wellness matters just as much as the loved ones they care for to foster resilience on their caregiving journey.

🎥 Learn More here: https://caregivermentalwellness.com/wbp/

With gratitude to the team who helped bring these to life:
Carolyn Dowdy
PWErhardt Media, LLC
Kristie Opiola, PhD, LCMHC
Catherine Gibson, MA LPC
Stephen Kent
Ross Feldman

11/07/2025

Her life changed in an instant.

Before founding Caregiver Mental Wellness, Carolyn Dowdy and her husband were running a successful alpaca farm—until the day everything shifted. After her husband suffered a stroke, Carolyn became his full-time caregiver.

That experience opened her eyes to the deep mental, emotional, and physical toll caregiving can take. It also revealed a calling: to ensure no parent or other caregiver feels alone, unseen, or unsupported in families, communities, and the workplace.

Today, Caregiver Mental Wellness, Inc., team helps prevent caregiver burnout through education, awareness, advocacy, and holistic self-care practice videos.
This National Family Caregivers Month, we honor the 63+ million caregivers across the U.S. who give so much of themselves for others. Your love is life-changing—and your wellness matters, too.

11/07/2025

Never forget our "unseen" youth caregivers!

11/07/2025

We’re thrilled to announce our new collaboration with The Community Free Clinic in Cabarrus County!

Their mission of “Making Cabarrus County Healthier” aligns perfectly with Caregiver Mental Wellness’s commitment to providing self-care resources that help prevent stress and burnout among parents and other caregivers.

This week, Carolyn Dowdy led the staff orientation about the new self-care videos and explained the process that will help patients learn about and personally access these valuable resources.

We’re deeply grateful to The Community Free Clinic for recognizing the importance of caregiver and parent self-care, and for embracing the value these free videos bring to patients and families.

Special thanks to:
• Penny Aronson, Executive Director, whose leadership and vision made this partnership possible. Penny immediately saw how this program could enhance the Clinic’s mission, and her commitment to caregiver wellness truly set the collaboration in motion.
• Nelson Santiago, Bilingual Patient Navigator, for graciously coordinating the orientation and managing the ongoing process within the clinic.
•We thank the CCME Foundation for their generous grant funding that allowed us to produce these self-care videos and bring together an amazing creative team.
• Tom SchnuppTom Schnupp, our VP and Outreach Coordinator in Cabarrus County, for tirelessly promoting our mission.
• Katrina Carney of Anchor Real Estate Advisors, for connecting us with the clinic team—this collaboration wouldn’t have happened without you!

Together, our organizations are helping caregivers—whether they’re parents, sisters, spouses, grandparents, or children—find support and strength in their caregiving journey.

At Caregiver Mental Wellness, we’re dedicated to raising awareness of these free self-care video resources and ensuring every caregiver in our community knows they are seen, supported, and never alone.
We’re truly honored to collaborate with Penny Aronson and the incredible Community Free Clinic team as we work together to continue “Making Cabarrus County Healthier.”

11/07/2025

We’re thrilled to announce our new collaboration with The Community Free Clinic in Cabarrus County!

Their mission of “Making Cabarrus County Healthier” aligns perfectly with Caregiver Mental Wellness’s commitment to providing self-care resources that help prevent stress and burnout among parents and other caregivers.

This week, Carolyn Dowdy led the staff orientation about the new self-care videos our nonprofit produced and explained the process that will help patients learn about and personally access these valuable resources.

We’re deeply grateful to The Community Free Clinic for recognizing the importance of caregiver and parent self-care, and for embracing the value these videos bring to patients and families.

Special thanks to:
• Penny Aronson, Executive Director, whose leadership and vision made this partnership possible. Penny immediately saw how this program could enhance the Clinic’s mission, and her commitment to caregiver wellness truly set the collaboration in motion.
• Nelson Santiago, Bilingual Patient Navigator, for graciously coordinating the orientation and managing the ongoing process within the clinic.
• The CCME Foundation, for their generous grant funding that allowed us to produce these self-care videos and bring together an amazing creative team.
• Tom Schnupp, our VP and Outreach Coordinator in Cabarrus County, for tirelessly promoting our mission.
• Katrina Carney of Anchor Real Estate Advisors, for connecting us with the clinic team—this collaboration wouldn’t have happened without you!

Together, our organizations are helping caregivers—whether they’re parents, sisters, spouses, grandparents, or children—find support and strength in their caregiving journey.

At Caregiver Mental Wellness, we’re dedicated to raising awareness of these free self-care video resources and ensuring every caregiver in our community knows they are seen, supported, and never alone.
We’re truly honored to collaborate with Penny Aronson and the incredible Community Free Clinic team as we work together to continue “Making Cabarrus County Healthier.”

11/05/2025

Join us in Hickory for a special caregiving event!

We’re proud to share that Carolyn Dowdy, President & Founder of Caregiver Mental Wellness, will serve as one of the expert panelists at “The Art of Caregiving” — a free community event happening November 13 in Hickory, NC, hosted by Carolina Caring a nonprofit organization offering hospice, palliative care, and caregiver support.

During the event, Carolyn will speak on caregiver wellness and burnout, offering insight, encouragement, and hope.

Each panelist will bring a unique perspective shaped by both professional expertise and personal experience, inspired by themes from the PBS documentary Caregiving.

🎬 About the Documentary

From Executive Producer Bradley Cooper, Caregiving provides a deeply human look at the stories behind America’s care crisis. Narrated by Uzo Aduba (The Residence, Orange is the New Black) and directed by Chris Durrance, the film shares intimate stories from both paid and unpaid caregivers, revealing the untold history of caregiving in the U.S.

🕒 Event Schedule
3:00–5:00 PM — Caregiver Resource Fair
5:00 PM — Documentary Screening
7:00 PM — Speaker Panel with Local Caregiving Experts (including Carolyn Dowdy)

Admission is free, but reservations are required.
🎟️ Reserve your tickets: https://www.carolinacaring.org/art-of-caregiving/

Can’t attend in person? Contact foundation@carolinacaring.org to learn how you can stream the film and discussion live from home.

11/02/2025

Our founder, Carolyn Dowdy, with 16 years as a VP of HR, hundreds of hours of research, 18 years as a caregiver, and as the author of the “Caregiver Advocate Business Program,” she helps leaders understand how today’s social crisis is impacting the workforce.

Our modern workforce are our parents, and other caregivers. We can no longer afford to ignore our "unseen" caregivers because 70% of our caregivers are in our workforce. They are impacting businesses' costs, retention, recruitment, retraining cost, and productivity—and businesses must take notice to continue to compete in our global economy. Companies who implement "caring work environments," will be able to retain their top talent because our workforce are struggling with work-life harmony.

On Nov 20 in Hickory, NC, I’ll be speaking to business leaders about practical strategies for building caring, high-performing workplaces.

We’re booking speaking engagements into 2026! If you’d like us to speak at your conference, service organization, or business event, let’s start the conversation and shine a light on our heroes in your businesses, in your family and in my family! Contact Carolyn Dowdy at info@caregivermentalwellness.com, or www.caregivermentalwellness.com/contact/

10/28/2025

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10/25/2025

10/25/2025

Have You Checked on the Parent or Caregiver in Your Life?
October is Emotional Wellness Month — a reminder that parents and other caregivers need care, too.
Our Self-Care Videos share practical ways to reduce stress, ease worry, and build resilience. They’re designed for anyone supporting others — parents, grandparents, youth/siblings, friends, co-workers, or family members.
Tell the parent raising a child with special needs.
Tell the person caring for an aging loved one.(full-time or part-time from a distance)
Help us spread awareness of these self-care resources.
Start your self-care today — you owe it to yourself and those you love. Start one-step at a time!

Email info@caregivermentalwellness.com if you would like a flyer to help us bring awareness in your family, group, organization, or community.
Self-care videos: Visit https://caregivermentalwellness.com/wbp/

10/24/2025

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