Episodes
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Colleen Swindoll Thompson Shares How She Reframed The Caregiving Journey
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Friday Dec 09, 2022
Colleen Swindoll Thompson's caregiving journey has included abuse, sexual trauma, and physical, emotional, and cognitive disabilities. Through it all, she's learned to run to Christ and anchor herself in God's faithfulness and provision - while helping her family and others do the same.
See more at her website: Reframingministries.com
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Hiding Place
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
From our nationally syndicated broadcast 9/25/2021.
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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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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
Wednesday May 26, 2021
"Leave to Thy God To Order and Provide"
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Set to the tune, FINLANDIA, Be Still My Soul" remains one of the most treasured hymns of the Christian faith. It's timeless message reflects a Biblical response to our prone to fret and worry about things beyond our control. The stress and challenges of caregiving often cause our anxieties to near deafening levels. We discussed this on the show ...and how this hymn speaks to our anxious hearts.
Tuesday May 18, 2021
"Where There Seems To Be No Way"
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
The road for us as caregivers can get a bit dicey. On the show today, I discussed a particularly treacherous road we traveled, and the lesson learned.
From our radio broadcast MAY 15 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Self Imposed Guilt-Driven Duties
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
We hammer this issue regularly, because caregivers repeatedly find themselves struggling with guilt.
This usually occurs due to the “Caregiver FOG” (Fear, Obligation, and Guilt). In the disorienting caregiver FOG, caregivers mistakenly feel guilty for even thinking of their own needs. In addition, they easily lose themselves and their identity in the drama and chaos of their loved ones. When that happens, enabling often takes over.