Milieu - where planning meets purpose.
Support for end of life caregivers as they reclaim the time they need and deserve.
My Story
In my mid-20s as I was navigating my career and adulthood, my father survived a near fatal stroke and he was never the same. And despite many demanding and rigorous professional roles since then, navigating his care has been the hardest job of my life.
As a family caregiver, I moonlit as a medical translator, advocate, and care integrator as I witnessed silent atrocities in skilled nursing, hospital, and hospice facilities over the 10.5 years that I supported him through traumatic brain injury. These are imprints that will stay with me forever.
Stepping into this role can and must be easier for the rest of us, which is why I've launched Milieu—to assist family caregivers in dire need of clear and concise information, a listening ear, and a helping hand.
Through coaching appealing directly to both individual family caregivers and employers, clients receive personalized, EAP-style counsel and tactical planning support as they work to establish a new normal for their loved ones, and themselves at any phase in the caregiving lifecycle.
Ready to get started? Schedule your free 30-minute consultation here.
Restoring for Our Lives
Milieu's Signature Community Offering - Women's Respite Retreats
Self- and soul-care is no longer indulgent or optional, it's requisite for all that we're called to do and be.
From the paid leave crisis, to unequal household roles, to the impossible tradeoffs in securing self-care, to the wage gap and appearance pressure that both persist well into older adulthood, our collective well-being is under assault.
And we need experiences together in authentic sistership that help us reflect, regroup, and restore.
Have you ever thought to yourself...
'I sometimes resist doing things that are good for me.'
'It's more comfortable to put the care of others before myself.'
'I've compromised my health, and time with my loved ones because of work.'
'I feel stuck and want to rethink how I'm spending my time, but I'm not sure where to start.'
If any of this resonates, you're not alone. All too often, I hear these kinds of sentiments from incredible women that feel forced to prioritize the urgent over the meaningful, and in doing so—are sacrificing more and more of themselves every day.
Restoring for Our Lives is a life-centered respite experience that provides you with the protected time to recommit to yourself, and reclaim the peace you deserve.
Retreats are offered in half-day, full-day, and weekend packages and can be personalized by theme, affinity, age, and/or industry. Previous participants have included clinical and family caregivers, BILPOC C-Suite Executives, and women's ERGs.
Click here to view a sample full-day schedule and shared community commitments, and you can email me to inquire about bookings.
About Me
Victoria Crispin is a seasoned family caregiver, a bereavement specialist, and an operations expert who has worked to ensure that those in need of care—and those tasked with providing care—are well-positioned to access the requisite resources for a dignified end-of-life transition.
She began her career in the Small Schools of Choice movement in New York City, and has spent over two decades both in schools and nonprofits growing school-based programs and partnership models. Victoria holds a B.A. from Tufts University, as well as certifications in Compassionate Bereavement Care from the MISS Foundation’s Center for Loss and Trauma, Contemplative Care from the NY Zen Center, Advance Care Planning from Respecting Choices, and Mighty Heart Leadership from the Business Plan for Peace.
Ask her about: family caregiving, high school reform, school- and district-based operations, grief and loss, and anything involving bespoke party planning and decorating!
Learn more about Victoria's experience as a family caregiver on Medium and YouTube.
