Caregivers Deserve to Love Their Life

Caregivers Deserve to Love Their Life

Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 141 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, speaks with Charlotte Bayala. Charlotte used her training and experience as a yoga instructor and meditation teacher to enjoy her caregiving experience with her husband...
Knowing When and How to Step In

Knowing When and How to Step In

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 140 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Carolyn Birrell (Episode 139).  Carolyn is the author of Walking with Fay: A Mother’s Unchartered Path into Dementia. While describing...
Dementia Caregiver’s Story – A Transparent Look

Dementia Caregiver’s Story – A Transparent Look

Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 139 Rayna Neises, your host, speaks with Carolyn Birrell.  Carolyn worked for the American Cancer Society at their National Headquarters and then as a real estate agent before retiring to Idaho. Soon after...
Leaning Into Love and Respite for Compassion Fatigue

Leaning Into Love and Respite for Compassion Fatigue

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 138 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Dr. Ed Smink (Episode 137).  Dr. Ed shared his personal experience with burnout and how important it is to be aware of compassion...
More Caregiver Tools: Routines and Faith

More Caregiver Tools: Routines and Faith

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 136 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Deb Kelsey-Davis (Episode 125). Deb shared how technology impacted her caregiving season and helped her with self-care. Rayna continues...
Technology to Help Family Caregivers

Technology to Help Family Caregivers

Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 135 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, speaks with Deb Kelsey-Davis.  Deb is the Co-Founder of Sagacity.care, Co-Founder of Nourish for Caregivers, a clinician, speaker, and bestselling author. Her passion...
Benefits of Pity Parties and Understanding the Dying Process

Benefits of Pity Parties and Understanding the Dying Process

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 134 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Betsy Wurzel Sloan who was a caregiver for her husband who had Early Onset Alzheimer’s.  Betsy shared her experiences with her caregiving...
The Caregiver Toolbox- Two Stress Management Tools

The Caregiver Toolbox- Two Stress Management Tools

Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 132 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, shares two important tools to help caregivers manage the stress that can be experienced while caring for a loved one.  She shares examples and insight on reframing and “Both/And”...
Rayna Neises: A Season of Caring