Advocating for the Invisible Family Caregiver with Lucinda Koza, CEO of I-Ally

<p>After Lucinda received her father's dementia diagnosis so many questions came- Who can I call? What's next? Who will support me?</p> <p> </p> <p>There are millions of unpaid family caregivers and millennials make up roughly 1/3 of multi-generational family caregivers.</p> <p> </p> <p>As a young family caregiver, there is a deep to feel heard and supported. Lucinda Koza is the founder and CEO of I-Ally.  Out of her frustration came creation, Lucinda found that there is a lack of support and resources and that fueled her to create I-Ally, which is a community-driven app that "saves millennial family caregivers time, reduces stress, and enables informed decision-making by providing services that fulfill their unique needs." Lucinda Koza is the founder and CEO of I-Ally.</p> <p> </p> <p>I have always enjoyed each and every interview that I have done- but this one was so impactful for me as Lucinda and I had a real, raw, and vulnerable conversation around millennial caregiving. She is brave and honest and I believe, is making a huge difference in making change for unpaid family caregivers.</p> <p> </p> <p>Lucinda shares about:</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>How did you move from trauma into creation?</li> <li>What are those different levels of grief and loss- we talk about all of those varied and conflicting emotions that exist in caregiving.</li> <li>What support systems are in place and what do family caregivers need?</li> <li>Are we are moving into a place of public recognition of caregiving? Or do we have a long ways to go?</li> <li>Do we have more millennials caregivers today? Or are we just more aware of it as we are connected to issues via technology? Why is that?</li> <li>That there is power in vulnerability- the power in not forgetting, documenting our journeys and sharing with others.</li> <li>What do young caregivers need? How can others show up and support them?</li> <li>Some favorite resources for millennial caregivers.</li> <li>What challenges do millennial caregivers face that other caregivers do not?</li> <l