Hope for the Caregiver

Silent Takeover: An Interview with Jackie Shepherd

Author/Speaker Jackie Shepherd call Hope for the Caregiver to share her journey in taking control of her body and health.  She also drew on her decades of experience to offer cautionary tips regarding health products and nutriceuticals. 

Jackie's book, Silent Takeover:  How the Body Hijacks the Mind , reflects he 50 year mission to understand the body's influence over the mind. 

A year ago, I sat down with Jackie and we discussed my own health journey.  For more than a year, I followed Jackie's counsel and particpated in her program.  At 55, I now take no prescriptions and my blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides have all lowered. 

I can only speak for myself, but Jackie's exhaustive work convinced me that to step up my game.  One of the big pushes we have on HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER is for family caregivers to agressively take control of their own health.  Jackie provides strong leadership and practical help towards healthiness ...and Healthy Caregivers, make BETTER Caregivers. 

Contact Jackie directly:  Email gettingstrongnow@outlook.com 

 

Here's information on Jackie's book: 

Do you feel like depression, anxiety, or addiction have hijacked your life? Mental and emotional disorders impact every part of society—and disrupt life for even the most spiritually devout, intelligent and respected people. Unfortunately, many who suffer from these devastating disorders seek healing through costly, and sometimes harmful, counseling and medications—measures which may bring temporary relief but do not fully correct the underlying problem. 

Jacquelyn Sheppard exposes the vital connection between your body, mind, and spirit—and gives you practical tools to:

• understand the connection between your mind and body and discover root causes for such illnesses as depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, OCD, and others.
• identify the life cycles of each disorder —prenatal, childhood, adolescence and adulthood— so you can overcome each cycle using the right tools.  
• gain practical “know-how” to effectively combat these disorders through life-giving steps of health transformation.

Silent Takeover delivers ancient wisdom, accessible science, simple nutrition, and life experience while providing a clear blueprint to help you pioneer a new life. 

Hope for the Caregiver July 28 2018

Peter Rosenberger

An exceptional voice of experience—for an unprecedented need.

A thirty-year caregiver for his wife, Gracie, who lives with severe disabilities, Peter Rosenberger understands the caregiver’s journey.  His weekly show, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER, is syndicated on more than 200 stations.

The Self-Defense of Caregivers

An accomplished martial artist, Peter recently earned a 2nd Dan (degree) black-belt in Hapkido.  The martial art provides many self-defense life lessons that Peter incorporates into his show and speaking. In addition, Peter is the author of several books including, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVERand 7 Caregiver Landmines and How You Can Avoid Them. A pianist for fifty years, Peter recently released his new CD, Songs for the Caregiver.  

Peter and Gracie live in Nashville, TN, where he also serves and the president and co-founder of Standing With Hope.

Discretionary Valor

"That discretion of knowing when to act, speak, and be still ...it comes with time and practice. But it's an important part of our journey of becoming healthy caregivers ...and healthy caregivers, make better caregivers."

Peter Rosenberger is a thirty-year caregiver for his wife Gracie, who lives with severe physical disabilities. He is the author of Hope for the Caregiver and his radio show for family caregivers  is syndicated on more than 200 stations across the country.   @hope4caregiver

 

You Can't Drive A Tuna Casserole To Work

From YOUR CAREGIVER MINUTE with Peter Rosenberger

Struggling with her husband’s significant medical issues, a woman I know was worn paper-thin, only to have her car break down. In addition to all the other burdens she carries, transportation has now soared to the top of the list.  Finally working up the courage to ask someone in her church for help, her plea was met with compassion, an offer to pray—and an offer to bring a meal. 

Awkwardly, she replied, “I really want your prayer, and I appreciate the thought of the meal …but I really need the car fixed!

For caregiver, it’s takes courage to ask for the specific need.  There’s always that fear of being rejected and feeling ashamed.  There is no shame having a need.  Asking for help is a sign of wisdom.  For non-caregivers, be sensitive to that caregiving wife particularly. 

Let’s be a little more insightful and ask specially about the car, the appliances, the home.  Remember, you can’t drive a Tuna-Casserole to Work.  Praying —and meals for folks who suffer and those who care for them— is wonderful but dig deeper to see if you can do more than be a tuna-noodle helper.

The Trap of Enabling

All too many caregivers easily fall into the trap and lifestyle of enabling a loved one.  One of the reasons we do so is because we lose our identity along the way.  Read the blog post about this at www.hopeforthecaregiver.com 

Larry called in to the show and, while it started out as a caregiver related call, it quickly morphed into a teachable moment of enabling.  

A couple of the telling phrases you will hear are: 

1. "No one understands"
2. "Everyone else is saying the same thing, but ...."
3. "I've explained this to so many ..."
4. "I can't ..."

 

 

 

Hope for the Caregiver : 07-22-2018

From Sunday, July 22 2018, HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER is the weekly radio program hosted by author, speaker, and 30+year caregiver, Peter Rosenberger

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Hope for the Caregiver: 7-21-2018

From the DELTA DOCTRINE to a caller struggling as an enabler, this episdoe of HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER takes on the tough issues facing family caregivers.