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Run Walk Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations

By: Sarahbeth Persiani
Narrated by: Sarahbeth Persiani
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Run, Walk, Crawl: A Caregiver Caught Between Generations is a raw account of burnout and burned bridges. This highly relevant memoir has been named:

  • Winner (Caregiving) Independent Press Award 2023
  • Winner (Women’s Issues) NYC Big Book Award 2022
  • Winner (Caregiving) National Indie Excellence® Award (NIEA) 2021
  • Winner (Christian) Next Generation Indie Book Award (NGIBA) 2021
  • Silver (Cover Design, Non-Fiction) Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) 2021
  • Finalist (Cover Design, Non-Fiction) National Indie Excellence® Award (NIEA) 2021
  • Finalist (Inspirational and Women’s Issues) American Book Fest’s Best Book Award 2020
  • Bronze (Audio Book Narration Non-Fiction) Reader’s Favorite Award 2021
  • Honorable Mention (Inspirational) 30th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards

All working women juggle multiple priorities, but some carry a heavier load and lead a caregiver’s double life.

Initially in stride and ultimately brought to her knees, Sarahbeth Persiani provides a deeply personal glimpse into modern-day issues such as elder hoarding, opioid addiction, dementia, chronic fatigue, sibling tension, navigating a complex health-care system, and today's multigenerational workforce. By no means prescriptive, but with honesty, humility, and a smattering of 1970s throwback references, this story offers relatable insights into one woman's transformation with lessons for us all.

©2020 Sarahbeth Persiani (P)2020 Sarahbeth Persiani
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Caregiving is hard regardless of the type

I never considered myself a caregiver to my dad after my mom passed 3 years ago because he has been fully capable of working and being independent. This memoir covered some of the thoughts and feelings that I have been battling with during those 3 years. Having to take on the responsibility of paying the bills for his personal and business and doing all things electronically that he does not do is a part time job on top of working full time and raising my own family. You doing ask or choose these things to happen, you are just thrown into this and there is no preparation time for it.

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Having a career and being a caregiver is hard

This memoir struck home for me. I completely understood Sarahbeth's point of view. We both are the youngest in the family, had young children while navigating caregiving for a elderly parent who over time developed dementia, and the decisions that come with it. Her description of the workplace and her need to put a career face on when entering the office is true for most working mothers. Her personal stories brought laughter and tears to my eyes. Sarahbeth is from Worcester, MA and her Central Mass accent is there. If you are from other parts of the U.S. you'll get the flavor of the region.

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