Episodes
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Caregivers and the Wall of Noise
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Tuesday Mar 01, 2022
Noise bombards us every day. Traffic, 24-hour news, our mobile devices, and a host of other things forms a wall of sound that keeps many of us in a state of agitation. For caregivers, taking a moment to sit quietly and settle our hearts down seems nearly impossible. But if we don’t take time for stillness, we’re going to have to make time for illness.
The constant state of anxiety, stress, and sensory overload we experience as caregivers will eventually make us sick. Ask any health care professional about the long-term effects of stress. When’s the last time anyone ever touted the benefits of anxiety, high blood pressure, depression, skin rashes, or other stress-induced issues?
As caregivers, we modify our lifestyle to minimize the threat. We push back on stress by carving out time to be still and quiet. Prayer, meditation, or just clearing our racing thoughts helps re-boot our minds and hearts. Without any cost or even a prescription, regularly incorporating stillness in our lives allows us to be a little calmer – and a little healthier – in the caregiver storm we navigate.
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. - Napoleon Bonaparte
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Caregiving Versus Caregiver
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Saturday Feb 26, 2022
Today's show features an opening monologue about Caregiving versus Caregiver. Also, a surgeon caught me by surprise with this question. Later on in the program, a special interview with one of the founders of crowd funders GIVE SEND GO, and a special song from Gracie.
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
How Do You Work Out The Angst?
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
The stress and heartache has GOT to go someplace - how do you process it out as a caregiver?
From our broadcast 2/19/2022. Plus a song from Gracie.
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Surely, Goodness and Mercy
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
Saturday Feb 19, 2022
From our national broadcast 2/19/2022. Updates, News, and an easy chorus for caregivers to remember.
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Asking Better Questions
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Rabbi Eric Walker joined me again to talk about the questions we ask when faced with challenging circumstances.
Check out his website at www.ignitinganation.com
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Author Stephanie Hubach Shares Insights For Parents With Special Needs Children
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Saturday Nov 27, 2021
Author and parent of a special needs son, Stephanie Hubach called the program. Stephanie is also a research fellow in disability ministries at Covenant Theological Seminary. Her new book is titled: Parenting & Disabilities - Abiding in God's Presence.
Hope for the Caregiver is the family caregiver outreach of Standing With Hope., and is heard weekly on more than 220 stations. The podcast is downloaded in more than 100 countries. Please share this podcast with a caregiver you know, and help us do more by clicking here: www.hopeforthecaregiver.com/giving
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Can We Retrain Our Minds as Caregivers?
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Saturday Sep 25, 2021
Of course we can retrain our minds! The only questions are:
- Do we want to?
- How?
In this bonus monologue, we discussed this issue for family caregivers.
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