Episodes
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
"You Can't Have A Zoom Class With Special Needs Kids"
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
I invited my cousin, Meredith, to call the show and share her family's struggle and journey with their special needs daughter and the inability to attend school.
"We see the chaos of the world, but more than anything ...we just see the four walls of our home. There's a lot of guilt. You feel guilty if you send them ...or you feel guilty if you keep them home. There's a lot of guilt as a caregiver."
As you will discover, however, Meredith is not only insightful and experienced as a caregiver, but she is extremely funny and a brilliant woman who designed a piece of adaptive equipment for her daughter's wheelchair to help in the COVID-19 world.
After listening to this interview ...please share it with EVERY special needs family you know. They will laugh, learn, and more importantly realize that their are NOT alone!
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. Heard weekly on 200+ stations, Peter draws upon his 34 years as a caregiver to help strengthen fellow caregivers.
Hope for the Caregiver is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
What is "normal?"
As caregivers, we discover that we have to make our own normal ...and trust that we can have meaningful moments and even joy in that "normal of our own making,."
This caller and I discussed this in this clip from the show.
In addition, as she struggled with figuring out how to care for her aging father, I pointed her to this service that Gracie and I use. We can often use technology offload some (not all!) of the monitoring components of our caregiving responsibilites.
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. Heard weekly on 200 stations, Peter draws upon his 34 years as a caregiver to help strengthen fellow caregivers.
Hope for the Caregiver is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope.
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Sunday Aug 09, 2020
"Suffering and the Heart of God" - A Conversation With Dr.Diane Langberg
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
If you or someone you love has experienced trauma, this show will connect in a powerful way. After listening to this, my wife, Gracie wept and stated, "This was your best show, ever!"
My guest for the entire show is Dr. Diane Langberg. We discussed her book: "Suffering and the Heart of God ...How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores."
A counselor for nearly 50 years, she has works extensively with trauma and abuse victims.
www.dianelangberg.com
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER .
The nation's #1 broadcast and podcast show for family caregivers, Peter draws upon his 34+ year journey as a caregiver for his wife, Gracie, through a medical nightmare that includes 80+ surgeries, multiple amputations, and treatment by 100+ physicians.
Learn more at www.HopefortheCaregiver.com
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Monday Jul 13, 2020
"Friendly Fire." As a caregiver, do you feel attacked by your own team?
Monday Jul 13, 2020
Monday Jul 13, 2020
In the physical therapy room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Gracie and I encountered wounded soldiers dealing with various forms of "friendly fire." One soldier in particular lost a leg due to being hit by his own team ...and other soldiers dealt with crumbling marriages and families as they struggled to recover from devastating wounds.
How many of us deal with deep wounds caused by those “on our own team?”
How many of us have caused damage to the ones we love and swore to protect?
Sometimes “friendly fire” wounds are compounded with the shame of the wound itself. We feel like our wounds come with dishonor, and our fists clench with a rage —and we want to strike the one(s) who hurt us. One only needs to watch five minutes of the news each day to see the fury erupting in our country over the feelings of mistreatment. The protests on our street reflect that being wounded by those on the same team can leave scars that take can take generations to heal.
In moments of clarity, we can also realize with horror how poorly we treated those counting on us—and the guilt and shame fill us with despair. In our pain, we might even lash out at people who are simply trying to encourage us.
In a quiet corner of a military hospital, a teachable moment for our nation’s current challenges occurred. When gripped with resentment over wounds that should not have happened, we discover the path to recovery is flanked by those walking in their own healing. Their successes help inspire our own.
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. The nation's #1 broadcast and podcast show for family caregivers, Peter draws upon his 34+ year journey as a caregiver for his wife, Gracie, through a medical nightmare that includes 80+ surgeries, multiple amputations, and treatment by 100+ physicians.
Learn more at www.HopefortheCaregiver.com
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Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
#430 "Caregivers Feeling Guilty Long After the Grass Is Growing on the Grave."
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
The pain, challenges, and heartache for caregivers often doesn't end at a funeral. In this clip from our show, John and I discussed a callers recent admission of feeling guilty over an end of life issue for his father ...twenty years after the event.
Peter Rosenberger is the host of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER. The nation's #1 broadcast and podcast show for family caregivers, Peter draws upon his 34+ year journey as a caregiver for his wife, Gracie, through a medical nightmare that includes 80+ surgeries, multiple amputations, and treatment by 100+ physicians.
Learn more at www.HopefortheCaregiver.com
Monday Jun 29, 2020
#428 Caller Cringes Over Advice He Gave to His Grieving Mother
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
We all live with terrible regrets over things we've said or done ...even if at the time we felt we had the best of intentions. This caller expressed his sorrow over things he said ...however well meaning ...to his mother as she mourned the loss of his father. He felt he was helping, but looking back ..he realized he should have handled it differently.
We spend some time talking about that, and how we as caregivers can better sort through our inventory of mistakes.
Peter Rosenberger hosts the nationally syndicated program: HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER.
Hope for the Caregiver is the broadcast outreach of Standing With Hope, a 501(c) 3 organization. Donations are considered tax-deductible by IRS laws.
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
#427 The Obligation Trap For Caregivers
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
"Must, Should, Need, Have To ..."
These are all words that reflect that a caregiver's fallen into the obligation trap. Obligation is the gateway to resentment, and all too many caregivers find themselves struggling with deep resentment towards themselves, their loved ones, family members who didn't help, medical personnel, employers, and even God.
From our radio broadcast on June 27, we discussed this issue and how we as caregivers avoid "The Obligation Trap." This episode is part of our series on the FOG ( Fear -Obligation-Guilt) of Caregivers.
Click here to see more about THE FOG of Caregivers.
Peter Rosenberger
HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, hosted by Peter Rosenberger, is the family caregiver outreach of STANDING WITH HOPE. For more information, visit www.standingwithhope.com