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Are You a Christian Family Caregiver Feeling Worn Thin by Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
You’re not the first Christian caregiver to face this—and you don’t have to guess your way through it.
Welcome to Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, the podcast that helps you stop guessing in the fog, see what’s actually happening, and learn how to steward this season faithfully with Christ-centered care.
Whether you’re a spouse, adult child, or family member trying to walk this journey faithfully, this show meets you at the intersection of practical dementia guidance and biblical clarity for real caregiving decisions—so you can care for your loved one while protecting your marriage, honoring your responsibilities, and remaining anchored in truth
Here, we answer the questions Christian caregivers are actually asking:
✅ What are the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and how can I prepare for each stage as a caregiver?
✅ How do I survive dementia caregiving without burnout?
✅ How do I handle aggressive or challenging dementia behaviors – like hitting, yelling, or refusing care?
✅ What is sundowning and how can I manage it?
✅ When is it time to move my loved one to a memory care facility or nursing home?
✅ Why does my loved one with dementia keep asking the same questions repeatedly, and how should I respond?
✅ How can I get my loved one with dementia to bathe or maintain hygiene when they resist?
✅ How do I prevent my loved one from wandering or getting lost?
✅ How do I balance caring for my loved one and other responsibilities (kids, job, spouse) without feeling guilty?
✅ What does dementia caregiving look like from a Christian perspective?
✅ How can I maintain my faith and trust in God while caring for someone with dementia?
✅ Why would God allow my loved one to suffer from Alzheimer’s?
✅ How can I cope with caregiver guilt as a Christian?
✅ What does the Bible say about honoring and caring for elderly parents with dementia?
✅ How do I care for my parent with dementia without losing my marriage?
This podcast isn’t just about surviving—it’s about stewarding.
Because caregiving isn’t a detour from your life. It’s part of your calling.
Each episode offers:
✔️ Biblical clarity in the middle of emotional fog
✔️ Practical, research-informed strategies you can actually use
✔️ Guidance that honors your loved one and protects your most important relationships
✔️ Peace that comes from clear discernment, faithful obedience, and knowing you are not carrying this outside of Christ’s care
You won’t find sugarcoating here. You’ll find real help, thoughtful reflection, and truth rooted in Scripture—spoken plainly, practically, and with care.
🎧 Subscribe now to Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians and take the next faithful step forward—with peace, purpose, and a voice you can trust.
📍 Find free resources and tools at: ThinkDifferentDementia.com
📧 Email: lizette@thinkdifferentdementia.com
🙏 May the Lord bless and keep you—and I’ll see you in the next episode.
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
What do you do when the spouse who has always handled the finances, paperwork, and big decisions can no longer do it safely?
In this episode, Lizette Cloete walks alongside Anne, a Christian wife whose husband was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, as they talk through the first faithful step when dementia changes who carries the legal and financial load.
This conversation brings calm, order, and biblical clarity to one of the most overwhelming transitions Christian caregivers face.
Key Topics & Themes
• Christian dementia caregiving and stewardship
• When a spouse with Alzheimer’s can’t manage finances
• Health care power of attorney and durable power of attorney
• Elder care attorney and Medicaid planning
• Asset protection for Christian families
• Caregiver procrastination and overwhelm
• God’s order in dementia decision-making
• Protecting dignity while planning ahead
Episode Insights
• Dementia care does not start with daily tasks—it starts with legal authority
• God is not a God of confusion; clarity brings peace to caregiving decisions
• Early Medicaid and asset planning is an act of love, not pessimism
• Procrastination often signals missing order—not missing faith
• Protecting the caregiver’s future matters just as much as caring for the spouse
Key Takeaways
✔ Confirm healthcare and financial powers of attorney early
✔ Choose a backup decision-maker who is not your spouse
✔ Meet with an elder care attorney who specializes in Medicaid planning
✔ Ask the right question: How do I protect my ability to live well long-term?
✔ One clear step today reduces years of stress later
Community and biblical grounding bring order where caregiving feels chaotic.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/join
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Read the blog: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/how-christian-wives-can-take-over-finances-when-their-husband-has-dementia/
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Friday Dec 12, 2025
Some burdens sit heavier than others — not just on your shoulders, but on your soul. In this episode, Lizette speaks directly to caregivers carrying grief, confusion, and responsibility they never asked for. Using James 1:2–5, she unpacks how Christian caregivers can find real joy, hope, and wisdom — not from easier circumstances, but from Christ Himself.
Whether you’re grieving a parent’s decline, feeling stretched thin by holiday stress, or just wondering how much longer you can carry this weight, this conversation will anchor you in biblical truth and help you take the next faithful step.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
• Why you don’t have to pretend your burden is light (James 1:2-4)
• How God uses every kind of burden to produce steadfastness
• The power of Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ in dementia caregiving
• Why decision fatigue is real and how to ask for wisdom without shame
• How to hold grief and joy at the same time — and why that’s possible
• The reason hope is not in changing circumstances, but in Christ
Key Takeaways
• God doesn’t minimize your burden. You don’t have to either. Naming it truthfully is the first step toward healing.
• Every burden has a purpose. You may not see it yet, but steadfastness is forming.
• Wisdom is available — ask. You’re not expected to have it all figured out.
• Joy is a posture, not a feeling. It flows from knowing God is with you, not from things going your way.
• You are not alone. Join a community of Christian caregivers who get it.
Community and biblical grounding bring order where caregiving feels chaotic.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/join
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
What do you do when your loved one with dementia insists, “I’m fine,” while everything in you knows something is deeply wrong? In today’s episode, we walk alongside Jamie, a spouse caregiver facing the painful reality of caring for her husband as he refuses medical help, stops eating, and shows clear signs of cognitive decline.
This conversation offers practical tools, biblical clarity, and emotional grounding for Christian caregivers who feel stuck between what they’re seeing and what their loved one refuses to acknowledge. If you’re navigating frontotemporal dementia (FTD), apathy, anosognosia, or the overlap between dementia and depression, this episode will help you find your next faithful step.
Episode Overview & Key Insights
In this episode, you will learn:
Why your loved one may deny anything is wrong (anosognosia)
A powerful explanation of why reasoning and convincing create more conflict—and how understanding brain changes can bring clarity and peace.
How to make steady decisions even without a firm dementia diagnosis
Why a diagnosis may not change what you need to do next—and how to anchor your caregiving in wise stewardship.
The hidden connection between dementia and depression
How depression can mimic or worsen dementia symptoms, and how caregivers can advocate for treatment even when a loved one refuses office visits.
Practical strategies for supporting hydration and eating
Gentle, conflict-reducing ways to encourage nourishment when apathy takes over.
One simple action step caregivers can take today
A clear, realistic step to reduce pressure and bring direction to your next decision.
Key Takeaways for Christian Caregivers
1. You are not imagining the decline—your observations matter.
You don’t need a confirmed diagnosis before you make wise, protective decisions.
2. Anosognosia is not stubbornness.
Your loved one cannot see the decline, which means you must steward the decisions with clarity.
3. Depression may be playing a role.
Treatment can sometimes reduce apathy, refusal, and emotional withdrawal.
4. You can advocate without forcing confrontation.
Messaging your loved one’s doctor or using telehealth may open doors when in-person visits fail.
5. You do not have to walk this alone.
Community and biblical grounding bring order where caregiving feels chaotic.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/join
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Read the Blog: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dementia-caregiver-support-when-loved-one-refuses-help/
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Have you ever wondered why the weight of caregiving feels so heavy up close, yet somehow lighter when you finally step back for a moment?
A caregiver once stood on a dock beside a massive cruise ship. Up close, the ship towered over everyone. It felt impossible to take in its full size. Later, out in the open ocean, that same ship looked tiny against the endless water. And when it slid through the tight walls of the Panama Canal, the ship suddenly felt fragile again. Three views. One ship. Each one changing how it felt.
Caregiving works the same way. The closer you stand to the daily crises, the heavier everything feels. But when you shift your vantage point, even slightly, the load looks different.
When Big Problems Sit Too Close
Caregivers often press their shoulders against the “side of the ship.” The forms, the appointments, the behaviors, and the decisions sit inches from your face. This closeness creates pressure. It blocks out everything else.
Many caregiving websites skip over this reality. They teach tasks. They teach symptoms. Yet they rarely explain why emotional exhaustion builds even when nothing “big” happens. It’s the closeness. The lack of mental space. The missing pause that lets you breathe.
A small shift in perspective can relieve more tension than a dozen new checklists.
Weathering Storm Seasons
Storms expose how human we truly are. They do not expose failure. A crisis in dementia care often makes a caregiver question their strength. You may wonder why God felt far away or why the situation appears to get worse without warning.
What most sites don’t discuss is the spiritual confusion storms trigger. Not “Why is this happening?” but “Why is this happening again?” The repeat grief. The repeated fear. The repeated cycle of getting your footing only to lose it once more.
Yet no storm signals a loss of support. Fear rises, but limits do not. You are steadied even while shaken.
The Pressure of Narrow Places
Some stretches of caregiving feel like the Panama Canal. There is no extra margin. No extra money. No extra sleep. No extra help. Decisions feel high-stakes, and the fear of making the wrong move grows stronger.
Caregivers often assume these tight spaces demand flawless choices. They don’t. They call for guidance. Not perfection. Many families never hear this truth. They bear the pressure alone, unaware that seeking counsel is part of caregiving wisdom.
You were never meant to navigate narrow passages unsupported.
Seeing Caregiving Through a Stewardship Lens
A faithful caregiving life is not about doing everything. It is about noticing what is actually yours to carry. Some responsibilities belong to you. Some belong to community. Some belong to God.
This view shifts the emotional weight. It opens room for calm. It allows you to step back from the “side of the ship” and gain a wider, steadier outlook.
You can ask yourself this week:
“What changes when I choose to see this season the way God sees it?”
Not from fear. Not from fatigue. But from a place of trust and perspective.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/join
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Read the blog: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/christian-caregivers-carry-dementia-burdens-biblical-perspective/
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
What do you do when every clarifying question only makes the confusion worse?
If you’ve ever watched your loved one insist something happened that never did—and felt the room tighten with every attempt to reason—this episode will give you a calmer, clearer way forward.
In today’s conversation, we walk through real caregiving moments with a daughter caring for both her parents. Her dad’s paranoia shows up as missing items, shifting stories, and sudden suspicion. Her instinct—like many Christian caregivers—is to explain, fix, or clarify. But as she discovered, those questions often feel like pressure to a brain already overwhelmed.
This episode introduces a simple, repeatable method you can begin using today: Yes → Validate → Redirect.
It’s honest. It’s gentle. And it brings peace back into the room without joining an argument you can never win.
You’ll hear practical examples, including how to respond when your loved one insists valuable items have disappeared or when old memories resurface as today’s reality. You’ll also learn why this approach works better than over-explaining and how Christian caregivers can apply these tools with patience and biblical clarity.
Whether you’re navigating paranoia, confabulation, or those “stink-eye” days when you know something is off, this episode equips you with language that lowers tension instead of escalating it.
🌿 What You’ll Learn
• Why reasoning or clarifying questions often intensify paranoia
• How to use the Yes, Validate, Redirect method
• How to meet emotional needs without lying or using confusing distraction
• Why caregiving conversations are part of your spiritual growth
• How to guide a moment back to safety when stories become fabricated
• What Christian caregivers can do to bring calm into unpredictable interactions
• This is practical support grounded in truth, clarity, and real-life caregiving experience—designed to help you respond with confidence the next time hard conversations arise.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Read the Blog: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/how-christian-caregivers-respond-to-dementia-accusations/
Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
What if the very thing you never wanted is exactly where God grows you?
I share the behind-the-scenes journey of how this podcast became unapologetically Christian—and what God has taught me through two years of walking beside dementia caregivers like you.
If you feel like you didn’t sign up for this, you’re not alone. But here's the truth: God doesn’t waste your pain. He’s using even this season to shape you.
Here are the three things I’ve learned:
1. God Won’t Stay in the Background.
He calls us to be visible with our faith—even in the hard, messy parts of dementia caregiving. You don’t have to do this alone or quietly.
2. Obedience Brings Clarity—But Also Conflict.
Spiritual warfare is real. When we step out with biblical clarity, conflict may increase—but so does the peace of knowing you’re walking in truth.
3. God Grows You for a Role You Didn’t Choose.
I never wanted to be a pastor’s wife or run a Christian dementia podcast. But looking back, I’m grateful. God has carried me—and He’ll carry you too.
You don’t have to pretend this is easy. But you also don’t have to carry it alone.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Tuesday Nov 25, 2025
Does using your long-term care insurance feel like giving up? If so, you're not alone.
In this episode, Anne shares the emotional weight she carries as a wife caring for her husband with Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD). Like many Christian caregivers, Anne wrestles with money fears, medical chaos, and legal roadblocks—all while trying to hold her faith steady.
She’s approved for long-term care insurance, but a quiet fear holds her back: “What if I run out of money? What if I make the wrong decision?”
That’s exactly why we had this conversation.
Here are three key takeaways:
1. Use the Policy — It's Provision, Not Waste.
Anne had already met the requirements. It was time to start using what she’d paid into. Stewardship doesn’t mean hoarding. It means wisely applying the resources God has provided.
2. Secure Legal Protection Early.
Missing paperwork meant Anne had to pursue conservatorship. If you’ve got family “wingnuts” in the wings, you need clarity and a good elder care attorney now—not later.
3. You’re Shepherding a Soul, Not Just Managing Symptoms.
Dementia changes the brain, yes—but it doesn’t erase sin. Anne was reminded that her caregiving is a spiritual calling: to keep pointing her husband back to Christ.
If you’re drowning in the “what ifs,” this episode will help you come up for air. There is order in this journey—because God is not a God of confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33).
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
❤️ Enjoy This Podcast?
Leave a quick review on Apple or Spotify — it helps other Christian caregivers find encouragement and real help.
🎧 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
What do you do when caregiving decisions threaten to tear your life in three different directions?
In Episode 305, we meet Sonia — a Christian caregiver trying to juggle her father’s increasing dementia care, her sister’s support needs, and her own marriage. If you’ve ever felt like you’re one Uber call or appointment away from collapse, this episode is for you.
Sonia’s story is a clear example of what happens when logistics and love collide. She’s exhausted, doing her best, and unsure when (or how) to plan for what’s coming next. Together, we walk through how to make faithful decisions before burnout forces your hand.
Here are three powerful takeaways:
1. Clarify Decision-Making Authority.
Before you create a plan, make sure you can legally and emotionally carry it out. Who’s actually in charge?
2. Prioritize Long-Term Sustainability.
Uber rides help today. But what about next year? Proactive planning—like exploring assisted living—can protect everyone involved.
3. Steward Your Marriage, Too.
Caregiving isn’t a solo mission. It’s a season God designed you to walk through with your spouse, not around them.
Sonia left our conversation with a plan to research care options — and a renewed sense of peace. You can, too.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
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Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Tuesday Nov 18, 2025
Have you ever wondered what happens when doing what is safe for your parent doesn’t feel secure in your heart? That is exactly the question we are wrestling with today.
In this episode, I’m talking with Jodi, a repeat guest who is facing a heartbreaking dilemma. Her mom has lived in New York her whole life and refuses to move to Florida where Jodi and her brother live, even though her safety is at risk. She’s missing medications, she has fallen, and the strain on the sister living nearby is becoming too much.
We are stepping right into the hard questions today:
Capacity vs. Competency:
Just because your parent hasn’t been declared legally incompetent doesn’t mean they have the capacity to understand the consequences of staying home alone. Are you "letting" them make a decision they no longer understand?
The "Safe Discharge" Window:
We discuss the critical opportunity Jodi’s family missed when her mom was in a nursing home—and how you can use a "safe discharge" plan to prevent an unsafe return home.
Preempting the Crisis:
Instead of waiting for the next fall or emergency to force a move, we talk about how to have the hard family meeting now. You need to decide: are we going to fight the battle now to ensure safety, or wait for a crisis where we have no choice?.
If you are feeling guilty because you are setting boundaries, remember: your God-given roles (like being a wife or mother) must come first. You do not have to figure this out alone. Let’s find a way to honor your parent and keep them safe, without losing your peace.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
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Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
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How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
“Everything looked right on paper… but it wasn’t the best plan for our family.” If you’ve ever felt that, Episode 303 is your compass. I sit down with Greenville attorney Chase Campbell to unpack Medicaid basics so you can prepare wisely when dementia begins—without fear, and with biblical stewardship.
1) Start sooner than feels necessary.
The best time to plan was yesterday; the second best is today. Early action widens options, especially around the five-year look-back (gifts and transfers are reviewed). Longer runway = more flexibility and protection.
2) Lock in essential documents—for them and for you.
Durable Power of Attorney, Health Care POA, and a Will (consider trusts where appropriate). Revisit about every three years—people move, die, or become unable to serve. God is not a God of confusion; order brings peace.
3) Don’t mix up Medicaid and Medicare.
They’re different programs that sometimes overlap. Apply to the right Medicaid program or you’ll be denied (yes, it happens!). Learn your state’s options, including Community Long-Term Care (CLTC) that can help you keep loved ones at home.
4) Know your planning lane: crisis vs. pre-planning.
Crisis = already in/entering care. Pre-planning = earlier, steadier moves (e.g., trusts, transfers). Strategy varies by asset type (home ≠ bank ≠ retirement); think “squeezing a balloon”—push here, it bulges there. Balance matters.
5) Choose the right attorney.
Look for fit and clear explanations—the “big-picture” guide who connects legal steps to family dynamics, caregiver health, and practical realities. Ask them to map the whole mosaic, not just one tile.
Bottom line: begin, document, distinguish programs, pick your lane, and get a guide. If you want help walking it out, our Christian caregiver community is ready with prayer, practical tools, and real next steps—because stewardship is part of our sanctification.
Don’t walk alone. The Christian DigniCare Society (lifetime, under $100) gives you community, coaching, prayer, and practical tools.
https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/cds
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Get “What Do I Say? How to Connect with Your Loved One with Dementia” — a free guide for Christian caregivers navigating confusion, repetition, and emotional moments.
📥 Download the guide now: https://www.dementiacaregivingmadeeasy.com/script
🤝 You Don’t Have to Do This Alone
Join other Christian caregivers who are walking this road too — and learning how to care with compassion, clarity, and faith.
👥 Join the free Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportforchristians
🗣️ Ask Your Question Live — and Be Heard
Bring your real-life caregiving questions to Ask the Dementia Coach — our free monthly Q&A session. You’ll get support, clarity, and maybe even be featured on the podcast.
🎤 Register here: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
🎓 Want to Reduce Overwhelm Right Now?
Join our free workshop:
How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
🎟️ Reserve your seat: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/wsl
🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
If you’re wondering what’s underneath your stress, the Caregiver Stress Assessment can help clarify what’s really weighing you down — so you can take your next step with peace.
📊 Take the free assessment: https://www.thinkdifferentdementia.com/dca
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It's time to chose ease...
Are you a family caregiver who is dealing with dementia in your life and you feel overwhelmed with the never-ending challenges you face, and don’t know where to turn for help?
Are you searching for answers to your questions about dementia, joining countless Facebook groups but find them toxic and a waste of your precious time?
Do you want to face your dementia caregiving journey in a proactive way, but feel confused about where to even start?
Are you juggling your marriage, your kids, your work, your faith and your loved one’s life and still feel like you are letting everyone down?
Learning the skills you need to simplify your dementia caregiving may seem hard.
But not learning the skills you need to simplify your dementia caregiving journey will be even harder.
It is time to choose your “hard”.
The choice is 100% yours.
I know what I chose: I chose to have ease in my dementia caregiving journey.
Hey, Dementia Success Seeker!
I’m Lizette Cloete. 30 + year veteran occupational therapist turned into a dementia educator, coach and consultant and I am a daughter of dementia.
In this podcast you will learn the truth that the only way to increase the ease of your dementia caregiving journey rests squarely in YOUR hands.
The way you actively prepare and what you believe about dementia caregiving makes all the difference.
>>>You will gain the practical skills you need to simplify care.
>>>You will be challenged by what it means to be a successful caregiver, teaching you to harness the power of the most powerful caregiving tool that you have: your mindset.
>>>And you will learn exactly what dementia is (and is not), how dementia changes the brain and what you can expect next in your dementia caregiving journey.
You will find a community of like minded family caregivers, helping someone with dementia and you will not be alone anymore.
My mission is to help the unsung heroes who are in the midst of dementia caregiving, with the skills to simplify your dementia care journey so that you don’t feel overwhelmed and burn out.
I help you find clarity and certainty using the latest evidence based research, so you have perseverance for this marathon.
I approach dementia caregiving using faith informed principles that allow you to navigate this journey with peace of mind.
So, warm up your coffee, grab a notebook and pen and be ready to be a Dementia Success Seeker.
It’s time to choose your easy.