Episodes
Monday May 18, 2020
#403 Playing the Melody: Caregivers and The Loss of Identity
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Do you feel you've lost yourself in someone else's story? As a caregiver, it's easy to do. Hooking up a keyboard for the show, I demonstrate how losing the melody served as a teachable moment for me.
From HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, the nationally syndicated radio program through American Family Radio. 5/16/2020
Monday Oct 28, 2019
"Hello, my name is ...?" Caregivers and the loss of identity
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
One of the hardest challenges for caregivers (and Landmine #4 from 7 Caregiver Landmines and How You Avoid Them), we address the loss of identity.
Many caregivers struggle to speak in first person singular when asked about their feelings, heart, and condition. One of the main reasons I do the show, is to help my fellow caregivers learn to rediscover (or possibly find) their own voices.
We also took calls, and dealt with some challenging issues. From drug addiction that traumatized a family to the transgender issue, we tackled topics from today headlines ...that our crippling families.
Sponsored by STANDING WITH HOPE
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
"Writer's Write" - lessons from an award-winning Father of son with Down Syndrome.
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
Saturday Oct 12, 2019
October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, and my long time friends Greg and Aaron Tornquist called the show on Sirius XM Family Talk 131 to discuss their journey. Aaron (41) has down syndrome, is a serious bowler, works, and is an Elvis Tribute Artist.
His father, Greg, has a lengthy music/performance history and his new project, Mississippi The Musical. (it just won "Best of the Fest" in the New York Musical Festival.
https://www.mississippithemusical.com/
Greg beautifully models a creative life as a caregiver and shares about his journey as a single dad with Aaron.
Also in the show, another Nashville writer , Lisa Dale Daniels, calls in to share her journey in caring for her famous songwriter mother ...and learning to carve out her own identity as a writer.
Writers Write ...Even While Caregiving. Especially while caregiving.
The show is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope.
Monday May 13, 2019
"How am I going to get my son with autism to adulthood?"
Monday May 13, 2019
Monday May 13, 2019
David from Ohio called the show with deep emotion as he struggled caring for his son who is on the autism spectrum. At thirteen, David's son is a handful ...and David broke down trying to wrap his mind around getting his son through to adulthood.
We discussed this and took the conversation into a path he didn't expect: the relationship between David and his wife ...as well as an important self-defense lesson I learned from my martial arts instructor.
As caregivers, we often live in the wreckage of our future ...and fear the worst. Yet, we're not there in the future, so we don't have to be held hostage by something that hasn't happened. in our conversation, David discovered the opportunities available to him in the "here and now" that will greatly assist him in caring for his son through difficult times that lie ahead.
Monday Dec 03, 2018
The Lost Identity of Caregivers
Monday Dec 03, 2018
Monday Dec 03, 2018
From YOUR CAREGIVER MINUTE
It’s simply too easy to become lost as the person pushing the wheelchair. We’re become the one standing in the hospital room corner, the one doing laundry or meals, etc. How can we talk about our own broken hearts or weariness when our loved ones have such drastic illnesses or challenges? Too many caregivers feel guilty for saying anything construed as complaining or wanting a break. After all, the suffering loved one doesn’t get a break from pain/disease/ disability. But our injuries and wounds, whether physical or emotional, require attention—regardless of how they compare to others.
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
Hope for the Caregiver : 07-22-2018
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
Sunday Jul 22, 2018
From Sunday, July 22 2018, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER is the weekly radio program hosted by author, speaker, and 30+year caregiver, Peter Rosenberger
Sponsored by Standing With Hope
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Frauds and Scams Targeting Seniors and How AARP is Helping
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
AARP NC Volunteer, Helen Mack, brings her considerable experiences as an educator to discuss frauds and scams targeting seniors and how AARP is helping.