1. Rick Craig Rayna Neises 18:23

This week, Rayna Neises, your host, speaks with Rick Craig. Rick is an experienced Caregiver, author, and ordained pastor.  He felt led to share his personal and professional experiences to help others navigate the journey of planning for end-of-life.  In his book, When It’s Time, Rick walks through 13 end-of-life realities that surviving family members will encounter.  He helps others see that a well-thought-out plan can be one of the best gifts.  Rick shares the following insights:  

  • (5:00)  End-of-life planning is a subject very few people know anything about, and they don’t even know where to start.
  • (5:57)  Pre-need is planning ahead of time and At-need means that death has occurred, so the approach to the conversation is different based on the timing.
  • (7:00)  When a plan is provided ahead of time, the family has a map in their hands and when there isn’t one, the family is left saying, “What do I do now?”
  • (7:35) End-of-life planning is for any age.
  • (9:00)  Plans have to be maintained and updated regularly.
  • (12:00)  It is especially important to plan when you start having a family and start accumulating assets.  
  • (15:41)  Just take a little piece and start there.
  • (16:38)  Connect with Rick at his website, www.whenitstime.org and find his book on Amazon or Barns and Noble.

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.