What you’ll discover from this episode about when your aging parents live in a rural community with Renee Schulte:
- What life is like when you’re caring for aging parents who live in a rural or frontier community.
- What health care access looks like in a rural or frontier community
- The importance of thinking about what a crisis plan is when your aging parents live in a rural community.
- What other related issues might be caring for parents with mental health difficulties.
- What it’s like when your aging parents prioritize independence and comfort and your priorities for them are health and safety.
- Why laughter can be incredibly helpful and useful when you’re caring for your aging parents.
- Why the seemingly simple task of transporting your aging parents to their annual doctor’s appointments can be more difficult than you imagine when they live in a rural community.
- Why being aware of your own self-care in a stressful family situation is paramount.
- What it’s like to feel stuck in the middle when you’re caring for aging parents, especially when they don’t prioritize asking for help.
Welcome to Another Episode of the Women in the Middle Podcast
Caring for aging parents who live in a rural or frontier community has unique challenges. Today’s guest is Renee Schulte, a woman in the middle of being an entrepreneur and prioritizing both her parents’ care and her own self-care.
Renee Schulte has over 20 years of leadership experience in the mental health field at the national, state, and provider levels. Because of her work in both the public and private sectors, she has a distinct understanding of the complexities in delivering quality healthcare to all – especially rural and remote communities.
Renee is nationally recognized for her expertise in behavioral health policy, system design, policy and financial analysis, and strategic consulting. As a licensed mental health therapist, Renee has spent time working in many levels of care, including psychiatric hospital, child welfare, and therapeutic foster care.
As a legislator, she spearheaded the passage of mental health redesign in Iowa. Merging these two perspectives, she began Schulte Consulting, LLC, in 2012 and Rural Policy Partners in 2022.
In this episode, Renee shares a personal part of her life about working and supporting her own aging parents who live in a rural area.
Renee is definitely a “woman in the middle” entrepreneur who’s juggling a lot alongside leading difficult conversations to destigmatize behavioral and mental health.
I can’t imagine a more perfect person to talk about the reality of caring for aging parents who live in a rural remotely like this.
Please enjoy this episode.
Contact Renee Schulte
New Partnership business: https://ruralpolicypartners.com/
Personal consulting site: https://reneeschulte.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneeschulte/
Personal Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RenSchulte
Facebook community https://www.facebook.com/groups/makinghealthierpolicies
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