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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
Friday Aug 22, 2025
Friday Aug 22, 2025
“Not long ago, I had a conversation with someone who called my coaching community a support group… It is supportive… But here’s the difference.”
In Episode 279, Lizette explains why many groups offer comfort but send you home with the same questions—and how a Christ-centered, facilitated community equips you to walk faithfully tomorrow.
1) Comfort vs. Equipping
Support groups can be valuable, but if you only vent, you won’t be prepared for midnight pacing or refusal to bathe. A Christian caregiving community should ground you in Scripture and give you skills you can use this week (Eph. 4:11–12).
2) Surviving vs. Stewarding
“Surviving your dementia caregiving journey is not enough. God is calling you to steward…” Stewardship is part of your sanctification, aimed at God’s glory and your good—order, not chaos, because “God is not a God of confusion.”
3) Peer Advice vs. Christ-Anchored Guidance
Peer-led tips have limits. A facilitated, gate-kept community brings seasoned guidance plus believers who pray, apply Scripture, and practice relationship-centered caregiving that begins with your relationship with God. (1 Pet. 4:10; Col. 3:16.)
4) Catharsis vs. Transformation
Venting (catharsis) may feel good, but stewardship and sanctification change you. “Be doers of the word” (James 1:22).
Signature Question → Action Steps
In her live coaching, Lizette always starts here: “what will make this easier in six months.” Then identify what’s in the way and leave with concrete steps. That’s the heartbeat of the Think Different Dementia Method™, Therapeutic Truth-Telling™, and the Contented Caregiver Blueprint™—caregiving clarity anchored in Scripture.
🎟 Next step: Experience the difference at Ask the Dementia Coach (live Q&A). Register at thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask.
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
“The most expensive mistake dementia caregivers make isn’t medical—it’s waiting too long to secure legal and financial footing.”
Episode 278 is a straight-talk coaching call with Margie that every Christian caregiver needs to hear.
Lizette begins with her signature prompt to create clarity:
“So let’s say it’s six months from today and things are easier in your caregiving journey. What would that look like for you?”
Margie’s goal: stop working outside the home and still care well for her husband (early dementia).
From there, the plan is practical, biblical, and doable:
1) Protect assets before capacity is lost
If a loved one can no longer legally sign, options shrink overnight. Meet with an elder care/estate planning attorney now to explore trusts, life estate options, and state-specific tools that safeguard the home, annuities, and savings. Stewardship, not panic.
2) Audit and update documents annually
Confirm you have:
Durable Power of Attorney (financial)
Health Care Power of Attorney
Living Will/Advance Directives
Review yearly so successor agents are still appropriate. God is not a God of confusion—keep your paperwork in order.
3) Plan for 24-hour care (even if it never comes)
“Begin with the end in mind.” If illness progresses, one person cannot safely do it alone. Backward-plan staffing, funding, and respite now. Consider a trusted “financial social worker” or advisor who structures income so the well spouse isn’t impoverished.
4) Use a “directed conversation”
When updating paperwork with your spouse, don’t present 100 options. Narrow to two or three wise choices, then invite a decision. That’s Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ in action—clear, kind, dignity-preserving.
The Think Different Dementia Method™ keeps your care relationship-centered and Scripture-anchored—so you steward two lives: theirs and yours.
🎟 Next live Ask the Dementia Coach Q and A: Saturday, August 23 at 12 p.m. ET. Bring your specifics and leave with a plan: thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
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.
Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
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 Aug 15, 2025
Friday Aug 15, 2025
It’s 2 a.m. The phone rings. “Your mom fell.” Panic. Guilt. A thousand what-ifs.
Episode 277 speaks straight into that moment—and shows a calmer, wiser way forward.
1) Know the two types of falls
Medical emergency: obvious injury, severe pain, deformity, unconsciousness. Don’t pass go—call 911.
Non-injury/assist-needed fall: dignity is hurt, not the body. The person can’t get up but is responsive. You have time to assess.
2) Remember: falls are part of the journey
Even when you do everything “right,” people with dementia will fall. Often it’s not a balance problem—it’s judgment, distance/depth perception, impulsivity (especially at night). Plan to prevent injury and mitigate effects: ask hospice for a bedside commode, consider a transport wheelchair for community outings, even place a spare mattress by the bed if floor-to-bed transfers are chronic. Isaiah 46:3–4; Psalm 46:1–3.
3) Emotional first aid before physical first aid
Your anxiety raises their anxiety. Pause. Breathe. Pray. Then act. Lizette teaches the PEACE framework (Person, Environment, Activity participation, Caregiver contribution, Educate) to help you enter the scene regulated and wise. 2 Corinthians 4:16–18.
4) Use the fall to check your stewardship
Afterwards, review three lanes:
Skills: Do I know safe floor-to-bed techniques? Do we need a therapy “tune-up”?
Resources: Right equipment (walker, commode, wheelchair), enough human help, useful tech (cameras)?
Self: Am I resting? Do I have an emergency plan to keep my emotions in control? Galatians 6:2; Heidelberg Q1.
A fall is data, not condemnation. Your loved one’s dignity and your worth as a caregiver are intact.
🎟 Invitation: The next Ask the Dementia Coach live Q&A is Saturday, August 23 at 12 p.m. ET. Bring your hardest scenario; leave with a biblically grounded plan: thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Aug 12, 2025
Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Not the decision-maker, still carrying the heartbreak? That’s Helen. She isn’t in the driver’s seat of her sister’s dementia care, yet the weight lands squarely on her heart.
Episode 276 of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians walks through how to truly help when you’re not the one in charge.
Lizette begins with her coaching prompt to create clarity and direction:
“let’s say it is six months from today and things are easier for you helping your sister and your brother-in-law. What would that look like now?”
From there, the plan is simple, biblical, and doable:
1) Clarify expectations to create peace
“God is not a God of confusion.” Set loving, clear expectations with the primary caregiver. That reduces missed connections and last-minute stress for everyone.
2) Use reminder rhythms that respect the load
Care partners are on duty 24 hours a day. Text a gentle reminder the night before your visit, then a quick confirmation the morning of. Even better, offer a time window that lets the primary caregiver plan a break. This is Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ in action: honest, kind, predictable.
3) Consider a standing slot
If it serves both of you, make it the same time every week. A standing “Mondays 1–5” visit turns your presence into a reliable relief valve, not another spinning plate.
4) Steward your health
Serving while run-down helps no one. Keep your own medical appointments, rest, and nutrition steady so you can show up with calm and care.
5) Ask which model helps most
Drop-ins or scheduled? Let the primary caregiver choose. Either way, you’re building a win-win: time with your loved one and real respite for the one rowing daily.
Ready for more real-time help? Join the next live Ask the Dementia Coach Q and A. You’re not alone, and there’s a clear path forward.
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Aug 08, 2025
Friday Aug 08, 2025
“For years I said it: I will never live with my dad.”
Episode 275 begins with Lizette’s confession—and the quiet, Spirit-led shift that changed everything after her mother’s death. If you’re wrestling with the same question—“Am I being called to be a dementia caregiver?”—this 30-minute solo reflection is your roadmap.
1. What is a calling?
Lizette defines it as a providential placement for God’s purposes, not limited to pulpits or mission fields. 1 Cor 7 17: “Only as the Lord has assigned to each one…”
2. Two dimensions
• External call—the stroke, the diagnosis, the empty chair at dinner.
• Internal call—the Holy Spirit aligning your desire with that reality.
They may not sync immediately, and that’s okay. Growth happens in the gap.
3. You can grow into it
Lizette recalls resisting her role as a pastor’s wife—until God’s timing married her external circumstances with internal readiness. Caregiving works the same way. Philippians 2 13 reminds us God supplies both desire and doing.
4. Biblical guideposts for discernment
• Honor father and mother (Ex 20 12)
• Leave and cleave—marriage covenants still matter (Gen 2 24)
• Station & providence—where has God already placed you?
Using the Think Different Dementia Method™ and Therapeutic Truth-Telling™, Lizette shows how these texts form a decision grid—moving you from guilt-driven duty to purpose-filled obedience.
5. Next right step
Seats are open for the FREE workshop “Three Unusual Mistakes That Keep Christian Dementia Caregivers Overwhelmed” on August 9 at 12 p.m. ET. Register at thinkdifferentdementia.com/WSL and bring your messy middle to the table.
Your caregiving journey isn’t a detour—it’s part of God’s story for you. Embrace the call, trust His timing, and steward today well.
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Lisa’s groceries were in the cart when her real burden tumbled out:
“I’m doing everything, and I don’t feel gentle anymore.”
Episode 274 captures that live coaching moment and the three biblical strategies Lizette used to turn Lisa’s exhaustion into a game plan.
1. Begin with Clarity, Not Guilt
Lizette opened with her signature question:
“Let’s say it’s six months from today and things are easier in your caregiving journey. What would that look like for you?”
Lisa’s answer—peace of mind and time with her husband—set the target for every next step.
2. Diagnose the Diagnosis
Parkinsonism? Lewy body? Stroke aftermath? Confusion over labels fuels worry. Lizette urged Lisa to press the neurologist for exact answers:
• Is it idiopathic Parkinson’s disease or a Parkinson-like syndrome?
• Why prescribe Carbidopa-Levodopa if the diagnosis is unclear?
Clear data = clear decisions.
3. Build a Micro-Help List
Exhaustion thrives in isolation. Lizette walked Lisa through the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ approach: create a wallet-sized list of tangible requests—meals once a week, lawn care, two hours of companionship for Mom—so when church friends ask, “How can we help?” Lisa can hand them a mission instead of a polite shrug.
Bonus: Sleep Study Insights
Poor BiPAP compliance was wrecking Mom’s cognition. Lizette suggested a fresh sleep consult and alternate mask styles—reminding Lisa that medical stewardship is part of the Think Different Dementia Method™.
Next Right Step
Feeling like Lisa? Save your seat for the free online workshop “The Three Unusual Mistakes That Keep Christian Dementia Caregivers Overwhelmed” on August 9 at 12 p.m. ET. Register at thinkdifferentdementia.com/WSL and start moving from isolated to equipped.
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Aug 01, 2025
Friday Aug 01, 2025
“Have you ever caught yourself thinking, maybe God isn’t going to fix this?”
Lizette opens Episode 273 with the question most Christian caregivers whisper but rarely voice. If that sentence hits home, today’s five-part framework is for you:
1. Faith
What do you really believe about God while dementia keeps progressing? Lizette reminds us our comfort is Heidelberg Q 1: I belong—body and soul, in life and in death—to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ. Faith is rooted in Who, not outcomes.
2. Focus
Like suddenly spotting Chevrolet Equinoxes after you buy one, you’ll see what you stare at. Fixating on decline blinds you to daily mercies. Shift your lens to Christ, and blessings surface amid the chaos.
3. Fight
Yes, we wrestle—with healthcare red tape, with our own resentment, even with God. Ephesians 6 12 reframes the battle: not flesh and blood but spiritual. Pour out raw prayers; Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ invites honest lament without losing reverence.
4. Finish
Every caregiver will reach an earthly finish line—death “just sucks,” Lizette says—but 2 Timothy 4 7 calls us to finish the race in faithfulness. Show up with love, make the next right decision, and trust the outcome to the Lord.
5. Favor
Healing may not come here, yet Revelation 21 4 promises eternal wholeness. God’s favor is secured, not speculative. Anchor hope there.
Next Step
Ready to trade unanswered-prayer anxiety for anchored peace? Register for Lizette’s free workshop “Three Unusual Mistakes That Keep Christian Dementia Caregivers Overwhelmed”—Aug 9, 12 p.m. ET. Seats go fast: thinkdifferentdementia.com/WSL
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Jul 29, 2025
Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
“If you are the one holding all of the decisions, the care, the appointments, the family tension, and you’re wondering if it’s even OK to use your parents’ money to get help, you’re not the only one.”
Joseph’s Dilemma
Mom has passed away. Dad is 91. Joseph shoulders every fall, appointment, and bill while siblings hover on the sidelines. He worries that hiring CNAs with Dad’s savings is selfish.
Lizette walks Joseph through her signature coaching prompt:
“Let’s say it’s six months from today and things are easier in your caregiving journey. What does that look like for you?”
Joseph answers, “Having all the answers at the right time.” Translation: clarity and relief.
Biblical Stewardship of Resources
Lizette reminds him that money Dad set aside is part of God’s provision. Using it for in-home care is wise stewardship, not squander. Proverbs 3 27—“Do not withhold good… when it is in your power to act.”
Her action plan:
Hire two non-medical agencies (primary + backup) so Joseph gets routine respite.
Vet aides with Therapeutic Truth-Telling™—no lies, full dignity.
Maintain Joseph’s own leisure rhythms to prevent burnout (a core of the Contented Caregiver Blueprint™).
The Bigger Model
Lizette glimpses her forthcoming Think Different Dementia Method™: a relationship-centered, biblically ordered path that starts with Imago Dei, honors God’s order in retrogenesis, and rejects therapeutic lying.
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
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How to Immediately Reduce Dementia Caregiver Overwhelm and Stress — in 3 Simple Steps
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🧭 Still Feeling Stuck?
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Friday Jul 25, 2025
Friday Jul 25, 2025
“Have you ever wondered if it's okay to wrestle with God?” Lizette opens Episode 271 with that raw question, then answers it by walking straight through Psalm 89.
1. If God Is Faithful, Why Is There Dementia?
The psalmist begins by singing of God’s steadfast love—and ends by crying, “Lord, where is Your steadfast love of old?” Lizette reminds us the Bible never hides this tension. Dementia exists because we live in a fallen world, not because God failed.
2. Yes, You May Wrestle
David, Job, even Jesus on the cross asked hard questions. Bringing your pain to God isn’t faith-less; it’s faithful. The Think Different Dementia Method™ invites you to pray your confusion, not suppress it.
3. Anchor in What Is True
When emotions surge, grab a “gratitude jar.” Drop in Scripture, answered prayers, tiny mercies—then pull one on dark days. Hebrews 10 23: “He who promised is faithful.”
4. Trials Produce Growth
James 1 2-4 frames every midnight wander or repetitive question as sanctifying soil. Lizette testifies how her own hard providences pushed her closer to Christ—not away.
5. Lament Toward God, Not Away
Vent threads on secular forums breed bitterness. Biblical lament circles back to worship: “Blessed be the Lord forever. Amen and amen.”
Lizette’s closing challenge: “Are you just trying to get through your dementia caregiving season, or are you allowing God to grow you through it?”
Next Step
Need practical help? Tomorrow, July 26 at 10 AM ET, join our free Ask the Dementia Coach Q&A. Secure your seat: thinkdifferentdementia.com/ask
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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 Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Need more help but flinch at the word “trust”? Anne gets it. In Episode 270 of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians she admits, “**One word would make caregiving easier—**trust.” Doctors who push life-at-any-cost, aides who overstep, relatives who second-guess… no wonder she’d rather shoulder everything herself.
Lizette begins with her signature prompt:
“Let’s say it’s six months from today and caregiving is easier. What would it take to get there?”
Anne’s first need: reliable respite hours through the VA—without forfeiting quality of life for her husband, Mike.
1. Identify the Real Trust Gap
Anne doesn’t actually distrust people; she distrusts the system. Lizette reframes: “Doctors can only recommend. You, as health-care power of attorney, direct the care.” That shift turns passive frustration into active stewardship.
2. Put Biblical Authority in Writing
Lizette urges Anne to draft clear end-of-life preferences now—feeding tube? CPR? hospital vs. home?—and share them with her nephew (the designated implementer). Proverbs 16 3: “Commit your works to the Lord, and your plans will be established.”
3. Vet Helpers with Therapeutic Truth-Telling™
Before hiring, explain Mike’s routines and your non-negotiables: respect, exercise time, no argumentative “fixing.” Truth upfront prevents boundary breaches later.
4. Build a Vent-Partner List
When caregiving frays nerves, you need a safe ears-open friend. Anne finds hers in a respite worker and Lizette’s community calls. Ecclesiastes 4 10: two are better than one.
Want a deeper dive? Register for Lizette’s free workshop “Three Unusual Mistakes That Keep Christian Dementia Caregivers Overwhelmed”—Aug 9 at noon ET. Seats vanish fast: thinkdifferentdementia.com/WSL
💬 What Do I Say When Dementia Makes Words Hard?
✝️ Speak Calm, Not Just Words
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.
✅ 10 ready-to-use scripts
✅ Rooted in Scripture
✅ Built on the Therapeutic Truth-Telling™ model
📥 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.
🗓️ Brought to you every month!
🎤 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
✅ Practical tools
✅ Faith-informed strategies
✅ Same-day results
🎟️ 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?
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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.