Hang onto the Good Moments: Stories of Hope with Nanette Holloway

Hang onto the Good Moments: Stories of Hope with Nanette Holloway Rayna Neises 17:30

Rayna Neises, your host, welcomes Nanette Holloway. Nanette is a registered nurse who loves to write. She is passionate about caregivers after her own journey with both of her parents who had cancer. Nanette knows firsthand the gift of a long goodbye and the physical, mental, and emotional challenges culminating in Caregiver role strain. She leads a Caregiver support group and her book series for caregivers offers a holistic approach to Self-Care with the inclusion of scripture and prayers. The series includes Coping Skills for Caregivers, Coping Skills for Caregivers Workbook Gratitude Journal, and Before You Depart. Nanette shares the following insights based on her caregiving journeys:

[6:42] God is present in end-of-life situations and loves to be invited in.
[7:45] Caregiving is exhausting.
[7:49] Anticipatory Grief is what we feel when we know someone is going to be leaving us.
[8:19] You are on an emotional rollercoaster and just have to hang on.
[12:19] At the end of the caregiving season, you can know that God will never leave you or forsake you.
[12:49] Adopt a mindset with others of love and acceptance.
[13:58] Give yourself grace.
[14:34] Hang on to the good moments.

This episode was brought to you by Content Magazine, an electronic quarterly magazine available to help you find God in the middle of your caregiving season.

Rayna Neises A Season of Caring

Rayna Neises understands the joys and challenges that come from a season of caring. She helped care for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span. She is able to look back on those days now with no regrets – and she wishes the same for everyone caring for aging parents.

Rayna is the author of No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season, an ICF certified coach, the host of “A Season of Caring” podcast, Positive Approach® to Care (PAC)Independent Certified Trainer and speaker who is passionate about offering encouragement, support, and resources for regret-free caring aimed at preventing family caregivers from aimlessly wandering through this important season of life.

Rayna lives on a farm in southeast Kansas with her husband, Ron, and small pack of adorable dogs. She is the baby of her family, but most would never guess that. She is a former teacher who enjoys crafts of all kinds and spending time with her grandkids most of all.