{"podcast":{"title":"Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians: Conversations for Christian Caregivers Wondering What To Do Next About Dementia & Alzheimer’s Care","slug":"dementia-caregiver-support-for-christians-conversations-for-christian-caregivers-wondering-what-to-do-next-about-dementia-alzheimer-s-care-6691411","podcast_index_feed_id":6691411,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/dementiacarecaregiversupport/feed.xml","website_url":"https://dementiacarecaregiversupport.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12710262/2025_May_Updated_Dementia_Caregiver_Support_for_Christians_Podcast_Cover_Brand8j1c1.png","author":"Lizette Cloete, OTR/L, is the founder of DigniCare™ by Design and host of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians.","episode_count":100,"summary":"Are You a Christian Family Caregiver Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, or Unsure What To Do Next? If you’re caring for a spouse, parent, or loved one with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you’ve probably spent hours searching for answers. You’ve read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Talked to the doctors. Searched online late at night. And yet you may still find yourself asking: ”What am I supposed to do now?” Welcome to Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, the podcast that helps Christian caregivers recognize what is actually happening in their caregiving situation so they can move forward with greater confidence, wisdom, and faithfulness. Because caregiving challenges are frequently not solved by information alone. Often the hardest part is understanding what has changed. You may be wondering whether your loved one is still safe to stay home alone. Whether it is time to stop driving. Why bathing has become a daily battle. Why evenings suddenly feel more confusing, difficult, or unpredictable. Why your loved one keeps asking the same question over and over again. Or why caregiving now requires more time, energy, responsibility, and supervision than it did six months ago. What…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T12:22:20.745637+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dementia-caregiver-support-for-christians-conversations-for-christian-caregivers-wondering-what-to-do-next-about-dementia-alzheimer-s-care-6691411"},"episode":{"title":"345. How Christian Caregivers Know What Needs To Change When Caregiving Starts Taking Over Their Life","slug":"345-how-christian-caregivers-know-what-needs-to-change-when-caregiving-starts-taking-over-their-life","published_at":"2026-06-23T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dementia-caregiver-support-for-christians-conversations-for-christian-caregivers-wondering-what-to-do-next-about-dementia-alzheimer-s-care-6691411/345-how-christian-caregivers-know-what-needs-to-change-when-caregiving-starts-taking-over-their-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dementia-caregiver-support-for-christians-conversations-for-christian-caregivers-wondering-what-to-do-next-about-dementia-alzheimer-s-care-6691411","url":"https://dementiacarecaregiversupport.podbean.com/e/345-how-christian-caregivers-know-what-needs-to-change-when-caregiving-starts-taking-over-their-life/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/harpd4wqicrebfqc/EP_345_FINAL_AUDIOa0izd.mp3","summary":"The shift may not happen all at once. It may begin with activities you no longer have time for, relationships that are harder to maintain, projects left unfinished, or church involvement that has quietly tapered off. Not because your love for the Lord has changed. But because the caregiving situation around you has. At first, you may think the problem is organization, efficiency, or time management. Maybe if you had a better system, more help, or more energy, you could keep everything going. But something deeper may be happening. The person you love may now depend on you in ways they did not before. And as dependency increases, the responsibilities around that dependency increase too. This conversation is for the Christian caregiver who feels life getting smaller and wonders why everything feels harder to hold. The deeper question may not be, “How do I keep doing everything?” It may be, “Lord, what does faithful stewardship require now?” Listen to this episode if caregiving has started taking over more of your life, and you are wondering why everything feels harder to hold. Scripture reflected in this episode: John 21:18-19 What This Conversation Helps You Discern Your life may not be getting smaller because you are careless, but because caregiving responsibilities have expanded. The problem may not be organization, efficiency, or time management. Increased dependency often changes what is required of you, your family, and your support system. Guilt may rise when you compare this season with what you were once able to carry. Faithfulness does not mean pretending the situation has not changed. Some responsibilities may now be competing because the caregiving demands have grown. Exhaustion may be revealing that the current arrangement can no longer carry what is required…","meta_description":"The shift may not happen all at once. 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