Hope for living, loving and caring with no regrets!
About A Season of Caring Podcast
A Season of Caring Podcast is a place to find hope for your Season of Caring for Aging Parents.
We want you to know that we see you. We know what you are doing is not only difficult, and often overwhelming but it’s also important and one of the most rewarding things you can do.
We feature both everyday family members who are caregiver survivors and those who are still in the middle of their caring season. We also bring you professionals who bring their experience and compassion for you and your parent to our conversations.
Our goal is for you to walk away from our time together feeling encouraged and hopeful that you can spend this season living, loving and caring with no regrets!
About A Season of Caring Podcast
We want you to know that we see you. We know what you are doing is not only difficult, and often overwhelming but it’s important and one of the most rewarding things you can do.
We feature both everyday family members who are caregiver survivors and those who are still in the middle of their caring season. We also bring you professionals who bring their experience and compassion for you and your parent to our conversations.
Our goal is for you to walk away from our time together feeling encouraged and hopeful that you can spend this season living, loving and caring with no regrets!
Meet Your Hosts
Rayna Neises, ACC
Your Host
An ICF Certified Coach, Pod-caster, Author & Speaker, offers encouragement, support and resources to those who are in a Season of Caring for Aging Parents.
Her passion is for those caring and their parents, that they might be seen, not forgotten & cared for, not neglected.
Aly Neises, RN
Your Co-Host
A registered nurse, has worked in healthcare for over ten years. Currently she is a case manager for hospice taking care of terminally ill patients and their families.
Her passion is to help and care for others.
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Thinking About the End of the Journey
Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, reflect on the conversation with Karen Hafner who, along with her sister, cared for their father. Their family, like many, had a caregiving journey that lasted over several years, but then ended after a quick decline. Guidance for this final part of the caregiving journey is provided in this episode.
A Family Caring Together
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Karen Hafner. Karen’s father died just over a year ago and she shares insights regarding her caregiving journey with him and her sister.
Wearing the Advocacy Hat
Rayna and Aly reflect on the conversation with Kelly and how important the advocacy hat is in caregiving.
Advocacy- An Important Skill of Caregiving
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Kelly Johnson. Kelly lives in Chicago where she serves as the Director of Adult Faith Formation at St. Mary’s of Gauston Catholic church. She is also the co-developer of the Nourish for Caregivers curriculum. Kelly’s caregiving journey began several years ago when her young son was unexpectedly diagnosed with a brain tumor. Her experience formed her passion for providing resources and support for other caregivers.
Caregiving = Juggling Pumpkins
Rayna Neises, ACC, host, and Aly Neises, RN, cohost, reflect on the conversation with Nancy Bouwens who provided a helpful analogy as she discussed her caregiving journey with her mother. Listen to hear how juggling pumpkins is just like a caring season.
Mindfulness and Self Care: Must Haves During a Caregiving Journey
Rayna Neises, your host, interviews Nancy Bouwens. Nancy is a writer, life coach, cancer survivor, and caregiver. Nancy and her husband moved in with her aging mother and shares insights regarding her caregiving experience,
