Relationships Require Boundaries
Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 106 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on the topics shared during last week’s interview with Debra Hallisey. She revisits the concepts around relationships that Debra shared from her book, The Caregiver’s...
Relationship Contract
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 105 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Debra Hallisey. Debra lost her job due to her caregiving responsibilities with her mother and, as a result, founded Advocate for Mom and Dad, LLC. In...
Advocating as Caregivers
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 104 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Carlos Olivas III. Carlos was a guest last year on the podcast and immediately comes to mind when thinking about advocacy. Since 2016, he has been the...
Tending the Fences: Setting Healthy Boundaries
“Good fences make good neighbors.” So goes the old proverb from the well-loved Robert Frost poem. Likewise, good personal boundaries make for good relationships. Boundaries are those invisible lines of protection you draw around yourself. They let people know your...
Caregiver Support – Advocacy and On-Line Communities
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 103 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Usha Tewari. Usha is a first-generation Indian American, passionate advocate, and congressional ambassador. She worked full time at her government job and...
Alzheimer’s- Just Some of the basics
Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 102 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, expands on the concepts Lauren Dykovitz shared regarding her journey in caring for her mother with Early Onset Alzheimer’s. In addition, Rayna shares information on the basics...
Alzheimer’s Daughter, You Are Not Alone
Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets! Episode 101 This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Lauren Dykovitz. Lauren is a writer, author, wife, and dog mom. She became a family caregiver when her mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s in...
How to Build Resilience in Your Caring Season
Hope for living, loving, and caring with no regrets! Episode 100 Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her conversation from last week with Susan Stern. Susan shared several hands-on tips regarding resilience and its importance during the caregiving journey. ...