Bruce McIntyre and Heather Zoccali join Denise to discuss the workshops they’ll present at The Caring Conference: Our Treasured Transformations, which will take place on March 25. To learn more, please visit CaringOurWay.com.

About the Workshops
The Brutally Beautiful presentation focuses on Heather's life story and work in advocating for family caregivers, people living with disabilities, and the power of sharing our messy hard moments. She will help us celebrate the small victories that help us turn our power into pain.

Based on poignant and hilarious moments, Bruce shares 7 crucial snapshots that sparked his own work of transformation as a caregiver. You will identify with the raw emotion. You will appreciate the challenge of making repeated paradigm shifts. And you will emerge from this powerful presentation with inspiration and courage for your own transformation.

About Bruce McIntyre, Your Presenter
Bruce McIntyre is the author of Thrive Anyway, Parkinson Positive, Graceful Transitions, Resilient Life and the soon to be released, Receiving Peace. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Parkinson Foundation of Oklahoma. Bruce shares his expert guidance and warm humor with thousands of people each year. He has cared for his wife since 2004, so Bruce understands what it means to worry about losing the love of your life, struggling to pay an onslaught of medical bills and attempting to lead a normal life while you manage the ramifications of a chronic illness. After 15 years working as an ordained minister & 11 years of nonprofit leadership with caregivers and patients, Bruce knows that the peace that transcends your circumstances is within your reach. You can learn more about him at BruceMcIntyre.com.

About Heather Lynn Zoccali, Your Presenter
Heather Zoccali is the current founder and director of No Barriers caregiver program, whose mission is to encourage and provide tools for critical and often-forgotten self-care, and individual empowerment in order to live a No Barriers life. Heather is co-host for The Brutally Beautiful podcast, which will launch later this spring. The podcast will help stories rise, specifically stories that shed light on the strength and beauty that culminate from the brutal moments.

About Denise
Denise develops and leads training and leadership opportunities to help individuals transform a personal caregiving experience into a volunteer opportunity, a small business or a career change. More than 300 individuals from seven countries have enrolled in Denise’s training programs. Denise began supporting family caregivers in 1990, launching one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996. She sold the community in March 2020 to Ohio’s Hospice. She convened a National Caregiving Conference for four years (2016-2019), hosted a 36-hour Christmas chat for six years and celebrated creative side of family caregivers with an online Caregiving Art Show. Her research shined a light on family caregiver stress, the needs of working family caregivers and the daily challenges faced by family caregivers. She was a 2017 Influencer in Aging. Denise is the author of several books including "Healing Words: Soothing Strategies for Your Caregiving Fatigues," "The Caregiving Years, Navigating the Six Caregiving Stages and the Take Comfort series." Denise also helps her parents, who are 90 and 87. Learn more at https://www.careyearsacademy.com.