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Send us Fan MailFive years after my book No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season released, I’m taking you inside the message that has come back to me in emails, reviews, and tearful “me too”…

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Send us Fan MailFive years after my book No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season released, I’m taking you inside the message that has come back to me in emails, reviews, and tearful “me too” notes from family caregivers. If you’ve ever felt isolated by Alzheimer’s disease, dementia care, or the nonstop mental load of caregiving, I want you to hear this clearly: you are not alone, and God is not absent from the hospital room, the memory care unit, or the quiet kitchen table where you sort pills. I share five practical, faith-rooted truths that can anchor you through long days and…

Send us Fan MailPicture this: you’re scheduling the appointments, managing the meds, and making sure they’re safe, while a part of you is still carrying the memories of harsh words, neglect, or a …

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Send us Fan MailPicture this: you’re scheduling the appointments, managing the meds, and making sure they’re safe, while a part of you is still carrying the memories of harsh words, neglect, or a home that never felt emotionally safe. That’s the reality for many family caregivers, especially during seasons like Mother’s Day and Father’s Day when everyone else seems to be celebrating “perfect” parents. I want you to hear this clearly: feeling conflicted doesn’t make you ungrateful, faithless, or “bad” at caregiving. It makes you human.We walk through what Christian caregivin…

Send us Fan MailYou can pray for healing and still feel stuck in the long middle of caregiving. I get it, because I have lived those moments where I’m waiting for God to change the situation and all…

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Send us Fan MailYou can pray for healing and still feel stuck in the long middle of caregiving. I get it, because I have lived those moments where I’m waiting for God to change the situation and all I can see is what’s missing. But what if the “miracle” you’re looking for is causing you to overlook the ways God is already showing up right where you are?I share a powerful memory from my time caring for my mom, when dementia stole conversation but music brought her back to me for a few minutes on the couch. It didn’t fix the disease, but it created real connection and joy, and it ref…

Send us Fan MailCaregiving can start with a few check-ins, then turn into a full-time reality before you even have words for it. We sit down with Carol Evans, a mom, business owner, and fellow podcast…

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Send us Fan MailCaregiving can start with a few check-ins, then turn into a full-time reality before you even have words for it. We sit down with Carol Evans, a mom, business owner, and fellow podcast host, as she shares the tender and difficult story of caring for her mom through a short, intense battle with pancreatic Cancer. When symptoms looked like ordinary aging until a stage four diagnosis changed everything, Carol found herself balancing Love, urgency, and the painful truth that an adult parent can still refuse help.We talk honestly about the day-to-day Stress of family caregiving: the…

Send us Fan MailYou can love your family and still feel crushed when no one shows up to help. When you are the one making the calls, managing the appointments, handling the emergencies, and carrying t…

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Send us Fan MailYou can love your family and still feel crushed when no one shows up to help. When you are the one making the calls, managing the appointments, handling the emergencies, and carrying the emotional load, loneliness can turn into resentment fast. We name that pain without shame, because those feelings are human and common for family caregivers, especially when siblings stay silent or relatives assume you can handle everything. We also get honest about the hidden cost: resentment promises relief, but it drains your strength, colors your Relationships, and makes caregiving even he…

Send us Fan MailCaregiving can look brave on the outside while you quietly fall apart on the inside. We sit down with Mia Godfrey, a certified life coach, speaker, and author, to talk about the 11 mon…

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Send us Fan MailCaregiving can look brave on the outside while you quietly fall apart on the inside. We sit down with Mia Godfrey, a certified life coach, speaker, and author, to talk about the 11 month season she spent caring for her sister after an ovarian cancer diagnosis. With her sister in Montana and life based in Tennessee, Mia navigates relocating, caregiving, remote work, and the relentless reality of being “on” day and night for a loved one and four little kids who still need normal life to keep moving.We talk honestly about caregiver guilt and why it can feel impossible to ask f…

Send a textA sudden Stroke can upend a life in minutes, but the real story unfolds in the long, uneven days that follow. We sit down with Lana Wilhelm—retired nurse, author of Stroke and the Spouse …

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Send a textA sudden stroke can upend a life in minutes, but the real story unfolds in the long, uneven days that follow. We sit down with Lana Wilhelm—retired nurse, author of Stroke and the Spouse and Stroke and the Caregiver—to explore the hard truths and hopeful practices that carry caregivers from shock to steady ground. Lana speaks candidly about how medical expertise couldn’t prepare her for the emotional terrain of caring for her husband, the isolation that arrives after the hospital crowds thin, and the invisible deficits that make stroke recovery so misunderstood.Together, we un…

Send a textCaregiving can feel like carrying a secret storm—so many decisions, so much love, and a kind of Grief that doesn’t wait for goodbye. We open up about the real weight caregivers hold and…

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Send a textCaregiving can feel like carrying a secret storm—so many decisions, so much love, and a kind of grief that doesn’t wait for goodbye. We open up about the real weight caregivers hold and how faith, practical Wisdom, and honest reflection can turn that weight into steadier steps. Rayna shares her journey through years of caring for a mom and dad with Alzheimer’s, naming the hidden losses, the relentless pressure to get it right, and the slow, surprising Growth that follows when we surrender what we were never meant to carry.Across this conversation, we name layered grief—the m…

Send a textWhat if the behavior that broke your heart was actually the brain asking for help?In this episode Rayna sat down with author and advocate Lori Jones to explore the hidden contours of Huntin…

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Send a textWhat if the behavior that broke your heart was actually the brain asking for help?In this episode Rayna sat down with author and advocate Lori Jones to explore the hidden contours of Huntington’s disease, where genetics, uncertainty, and everyday caregiving collide and uncover the small, human choices that change everything.Lori grew up in an HD family, later becoming a legal guardian for her father through care homes, hospital handoffs, and Hospice. She opens up about the emotional math of pre-symptomatic testing, the weight of a 50% genetic risk, and why learning about CAG repea…

Send us a textCaregiving can arrive gently maybe even without noticing or like a storm: sudden, disorienting, and unplanned. We explore how to find steadiness inside that swirl by remembering your why…

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Send us a textCaregiving can arrive gently maybe even without noticing or like a storm: sudden, disorienting, and unplanned. We explore how to find steadiness inside that swirl by remembering your why—not as pressure to push harder, but as an anchor that keeps love durable and presence kind. Rayna opens up about stepping into her father’s care after a Health crisis, why a facility wasn’t the right fit, and how her family built a home-based plan that honored his active life. The result required miles on the road, a reworked career, and more intention than she thought possible—and it als…

Send us a textCaregiving doesn’t wait for perfect plans or tidy feelings. Pat invites us into the real work of loving a spouse through frontotemporal dementia—spotting the first behavior changes, …

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Send us a textCaregiving doesn’t wait for perfect plans or tidy feelings. Pat invites us into the real work of loving a spouse through frontotemporal dementia—spotting the first behavior changes, pushing for a doctor who actually listens, and choosing calm care over empty checkboxes. Her story isn’t about fixing the unfixable; it’s about dignity, advocacy, and the courage to do what works when conventional paths only add stress.We walk through the moments that reshape a life: when Alzheimer’s meds made everything worse and she had to say no; when mowing the lawn became a sacred ritua…

Send us a textWhat if the hardest part of caregiving isn’t the tasks, but letting go of control? We sit down with writer and caregiver advocate Jackie Freeman, who walked a rare dual path: caring fo…

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Send us a textWhat if the hardest part of caregiving isn’t the tasks, but letting go of control? We sit down with writer and caregiver advocate Jackie Freeman, who walked a rare dual path: caring for her father through Alzheimer’s while supporting her husband through a seven-year battle with glioblastoma. Jackie’s story is equal parts tender and practical, revealing how small choices—like waiting an extra 30 seconds so her dad could process—can restore dignity, reduce conflict, and deepen connection.Across this conversation, we unpack the shift from fixer to faithful companion. Jacki…