In this episode of the Happy Healthy Caregiver podcast, meet family caregiver Rayna Neises, who coaches other caregivers to live their lives without regret. Rayna cared for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span. She is a new author and a fellow podcaster. In this episode, we discuss creating manifestos, enduring a long-distance care situation, establishing a care team, and how to live a season of caring without regrets.
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Links & Resources Mentioned
- June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month.
- Elizabeth and Rayna first met at a National Caregiving Conference in Chicago.
- Rayna cared for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span. Here she is with her dad.
- Rayna and her family, including her parents, have participated in many Alzheimer’s Walks to help raise money and awareness for this disease.
- If you’d like to make a custom t-shirt quilt, visit projectrepat.com.
- Since we have recorded, the FDA has approved a drug for the treatment of Alzheimer’s!
- Happy Healthy Caregiver Manifesto
- Rayna developed a quiz to learn more about the different caring styles.
- Rayna’s new book is No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season.
- You can also walk through the book with Rayna’s Hope Over Regrets Community.
- Rayna is the podcast host of the ‘Season of Caring‘ podcast. Elizabeth was a guest on Rayna’s show.
- Rayna enjoys listening to worship music by Kari Jobe:
- All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal.
- Connect with Rayna and listen to her podcast on aseasonofcaring.com.
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