Episodes

Friday Aug 06, 2021
Sleep Ain't Rest
Friday Aug 06, 2021
Friday Aug 06, 2021
From our national broadcast (7/31/2021)
As a caregiver, are you resting? What does that even look like?
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Friday Jul 30, 2021
Caller Struggles Post Caregiving
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
After caring for several family members, this caller felt alone and despondent. The hymn I chose for the show that day made a perfect tie in to her life.
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Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Caller Asks About Hiring Live-in Caregiver for Wife With Alzheimers
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Hiring individuals to help with an impaired loved one is not only an important decision, but a difficult one. We discussed this with the caller and pointed him to resources that I think serve as the Gold-standard of what to look for.

Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
"I'll Get Help When It's Beyond My Control"
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Two different caregivers shared the same sentiment to me this past week. “I’ll get help when it’s beyond my control.”
When I quietly asked what shape they (and their loved ones) would be at that point, they both gave them same response: silence.
Many caregivers competently (and admirably) handle enormous challenges. The issue, however, is not how competent the caregiver is today. Caregiving takes a huge toll on physical, emotional, fiscal, and spiritual health. The time to ask for help is not when we’re overwhelmed, but to seek it in stages long before the critical point.
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Monday Jul 12, 2021
"Hurry Up and Relax?"
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Monday Jul 12, 2021
Why do so many push themselves to extremes in some sort of a mad dash to "vacation." The recent crowds over July 4th at Yellowstone provided a teachable moment for caregivers.
Are we frantically '...hurrying up to relax?"
From our national broadcast 7/10/2021

Saturday Jul 03, 2021
It Is No Secret
Saturday Jul 03, 2021
Saturday Jul 03, 2021
Sometimes the simplest phrase from a song serves as a source of help, comfort, and strength. In this episode (from our nationally syndicated broadcast) we talked about this song and how caregivers can appropriate it in our lives.

Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Author /Caregiver Mark Negley Discusses Resuming Life After Wife's Suicide
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Mark Negley knows what it’s like to face the pain of loss and fight to build a new life from the ashes. Over the past thirty years, he has faced cancer, raised a special needs child, lost his beloved mother, nearly lost his wife in a car accident, and supported her through depression and mental health issues resulting from her brain injuries. Tragically, in 2016, Mark received the biggest blow of all when his wife of twenty years took her own life.