No Perfect Balance: Thriving at Work and in Caregiving

Are you juggling a career with giving care? Join WXW for an interactive workshop that offers space for self-compassion and strategies for navigating the challenges.

This interactive session is designed for professional women who find themselves juggling demanding careers and caregiving responsibilities—whether for aging parents, children, or others.

Drawing from the book Caregiving Reimagined: A Practical and Spiritual Guide for Family Caregivers and Dr. Bennett’s personal journey as both an occupational therapist and a family caregiver, this workshop will explore how to recognize the emotional and physical weight of caregiving. It will also offer guidance on creating intentional boundaries and accessing tools to help reframe caregiving as a meaningful, manageable part of life. At the same time, we will honor the reality that caregiving is often hard—acknowledging the difficult feelings that can come with it. By naming and validating these challenges, we open space for growth, self-compassion, and practical strategies to navigate both work and caregiving with clarity and strength.

Meet Your Presenter:
Claudia Cassidy Bennett, Ph.D., OT
President, Caregiving Consultant, Author, Occupational Therapist

Claudia Cassidy Bennett, Ph.D., OT has been an occupational therapist for more than forty years. She holds specialty certifications in Neuro-developmental Treatment and Sensory Integration and Praxis Testing. She founded Children’s Developmental Therapy in Ann Arbor, Michigan and taught in the occupational therapy program at Eastern Michigan University. She earned her
doctorate from Michigan State University. Dr Bennett is the author of Caregiving Reimagined: A Practical and Spiritual Guide for Family Caregivers. For more than a decade, she balanced full-time work with caring for her mother, who suffered with Alzheimer’s. Dr. Bennett is passionate about helping caregivers find resilience, purpose, and grace through every stage of the caregiving journey.