Straight Talk for Giving-Care
Welcome to my podcast, Straight Talk for Giving-Care. My podcast is for family caregivers created by a family caregiver. I’ve been on a care journey through dementia with my mother for more than 12 years. On our journey I’ve learned that the most difficult part of caring for a loved one isn’t taking on additional responsibilities and performing additional tasks. It’s doing that while feeling what you’re feeling. In these podcasts, I share stories and the life lessons I’ve learned to help family caregivers create a journey that is satisfying for both people.
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Episodes
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
If I had a nickel for every time I’ve been told I have to take care of myself, I’d never have to work again. There is good intent behind those words, but they never come with a guide on how to act on them.
Self-care has to be done consistently to prevent caregivers from burning out while fulfilling their life role.
Giving-care is extending the same kind of care to yourself that you extend to your loved one.
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For guesting opportunities, send me a message at slyarbrough@praxisforcare.com
For information on what I do and to read my blog, visit praxisforcare.com
Learn more about my book: https://www.praxisforcare.com/book
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/praxisforcare
Intro & Outro Music by: https://www.bensound.com
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Dementia had eroded my mom’s judgment, leading to choices that caused frustration and more work for me. But one unfortunate day, I learned that her decline had also greatly impacted her safety. One moment of distraction on my part led to a broken hip and the possibility of Mom being bed-bound for the rest of her life.
I felt like I had failed in my commitment to keeping her safe. It was then that I was confronted with how I truly felt about Alzheimer’s dementia.
Through this experience, I learned my first care-giver life lesson: the hardest part of being a family care-giver is doing everything you have to do while you’re feeling what you’re feeling.
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For guesting opportunities, send me a message at slyarbrough@praxisforcare.com
For information on what I do and to read my blog, visit praxisforcare.com
Learn more about my book: https://www.praxisforcare.com/book
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/praxisforcare
Intro & Outro Music by: https://www.bensound.com
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
How do you heal a broken relationship with someone who no longer has the capacity to process complex emotions?
My mother and I have always had a rocky relationship marked by cycles of anger and unfulfilled expectations. After becoming her caregiver, I realized the need to confront our past and find a new way forward.
In this episode, we’ll discuss:
📌"The Praxis for Care" and its role in reshaping the relationship with my mother
📌Practicing forgiveness to release the weight of past resentment
📌The importance of patience in coping with the uncertainties of caring for a loved one
📌How patience and acceptance became guiding principles for navigating the complexities of caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's Dementia
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For guesting opportunities, send me a message at slyarbrough@praxisforcare.com
For information on what I do and to read my blog, visit praxisforcare.com
Learn more about my book: https://www.praxisforcare.com/book
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/praxisforcare
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Have you ever faced a moment that completely changed the way you approach life?
In this episode, I share the story on how mom’s breast cancer diagnosis reshaped my perspective on caregiving and my role in the care relationship.
Today I’ll discuss:
The unexpected impact of a cancer diagnosis on my caregiving role
The struggle of making critical decisions about treatment without comprimising mom’s wishes
How this experience led me to integrating my needs into the caregiving relationship
The difference between “care-giving” and “giving-care”
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For guesting opportunities, send me a message at slyarbrough@praxisforcare.com.
For information on what I do and to read my blog, visit praxisforcare.com
Learn more about my book: https://www.praxisforcare.com/book
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/praxisforcare
Intro & Outro Music by: https://www.bensound.com
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
This is a story about generational trauma and coming to terms with a life-changing diagnosis.
It was supposed to be a routine doctor's appointment until it wasn't. My mom's Alzheimer's dementia diagnosis turned my world upside down, literally. It forced me to move back into my childhood home to take on my new role: family caregiver.
This is how it all began.
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This is what I do: praxisforcare.com
Read my book: OMG! I'm the Grown-up! A Conversation on Giving-Care to a Loved One... And Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/Grown-Up-Conversation-Giving-Care-Loved-Yourself/dp/198225047X
Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/praxisforcare/