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Caregiver Spotlight - Beth Scibienski

In this caregiver spotlight episode, meet pastor Beth Scibienski who provided 14 years of care for her husband Pete who had Multiple Sclerosis. In this show, Beth shares a tip the helps her stay present and we also talk about why caregivers often struggle to truly answer the basic question ‘how are you?’. Elizabeth and Beth discuss a few stories from Beth’s memoir and talk about her latest project where she is diving into experiences where people have either spoken to dead people or felt their presence.

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Words of Encouragement

Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar.

Self-care = self love, self responsibility, commitment to listening to your body, connecting with your mind,and spending time in the present #selfcare #caregiverjar

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Links & Resources Mentioned

  • The Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast is recognized as one of Feedspot’s Top 10 Caregiving Podcasts and was nominated for the 2019 ‘Best in Show: Podcast: WeGo Health award.
  • Beth’s “5 senses” self-care trick she uses to help get in touch with the present:

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  • Beth and Elizabeth aligned about how writing helped them process their caregiving experiences.
  • Beth and her husband Pete used the Prayer of St. Francis as part of their wedding vows.
  • Reach out to Beth if you have a story to share about feeling someone’s presence after they have passed or any encounter where you find you are talking to dead people. Your stories will help her complete her current writing project.
  • Listen tin on conversations Beth has with fellow pastor and friend Michael on the Two Pastors’ Podcast.
  • Beth relies on the Netflix show called Grace and Frankie for a laugh. This is a show Elizabeth and her mom enjoyed watching together.
  • Elizabeth and Beth are both avid readers. One that Beth recommends is Elizabeth Gilbert’s City of Girls which features strong women. She also enjoyed the audio version of Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential.

Just for you a daily self care journal book cover

  • Find out more about Beth’s resources and connect with her on social platforms by visiting her website: bethscrib.com

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

That first year I had a hard time to researching anything about [multiple sclerosis] because I would just cry.

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Caregivers can’t really afford the emotional conversation every time someone asks us how we are. What I want and hope for every caregiver is that they have a handful of people they can really share how they are doing with. #caregivers

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Life is a lot harder than we thought it was going to be. None of us really know what we are doing. We are all truly doing the best we can. #grace

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I love that I see the world somewhat through disability. You can’t unsee the disability or aging world. I am grateful that I see that. #caregiving

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I think the one thing churches or religious organization can do right away is no longer excuse yourself if you are not accessible.

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It’s ok if you don’t know how you are. It’s going to be part of your future to figure out how you are.

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