Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians: Tips for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregivers to Manage Stress, Prevent Burnout & H

By Lizette Cloete, Christian Dementia Coach

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Are You a Christian Caregiver Overwhelmed by Dementia or Alzheimer’s? Find Faith-Based Support and Real Solutions. Dementia caregiving is overwhelming, exhausting, and emotionally draining—but you don’t have to figure it out alone. If you’re struggling with caregiver stress, burnout, difficult dementia behaviors, family conflict, or making major care decisions, this podcast equips you with practical, faith-driven strategies to make dementia care easier, less stressful, and more peaceful. This podcast is for Christian spouses, adult children, and family caregivers looking for real answers to their biggest caregiving challenges. Whether you’re dealing with aggression, sundowning, resistance to care, or navigating end-of-life decisions, you’ll gain clear solutions, expert insights, and the support you need to approach caregiving with confidence. Answering Your Most Pressing Dementia Caregiving Questions: ✅ How can I survive dementia caregiving without burnout? ✅ What does dementia caregiving look like from a Christian perspective? ✅ How do I handle aggressive dementia behaviors like hitting, yelling, or refusing care? ✅ What causes sundowning, and how do I stop it? ✅ When is it time for a memory care home? How do I make the right decision? ✅ How can I help my loved one who refuses care? ✅ Why do people with dementia repeat themselves, and how do I stay patient? ✅ How do I know if I’m making the right caregiving decisions? ✅ What are the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and how can I prepare? ✅ How can I balance self-care and caregiving without guilt? Why Christian Dementia Caregiving is Different Unlike general dementia caregiving podcasts, this show integrates Biblical wisdom into every conversation, helping you find strength and peace even in the hardest seasons. If you’ve ever asked, “Where is God in this?”, you’ll find practical, faith-based guidance to navigate the emotional, physical, and spiritual challenges of caregiving. This podcast will help you: ✔️ Find peace and purpose in your caregiving journey ✔️ Cope with stress and burnout using faith-driven techniques ✔️ Prepare for every stage of dementia with confidence ✔️ Make tough caregiving decisions with clarity and spiritual wisdom Join Our Caregiver Community Caregiving doesn’t have to be lonely. Join our free caregiver community, get access to workshops, and find the encouragement you need to make dementia caregiving easier and more sustainable. 🔹 Subscribe & Listen Now for weekly episodes with insights, strategies, and real solutions to make dementia caregiving less stressful. 🔹 Get Free Caregiver Resources & Support: ThinkDifferentDementia.com 📧 Email: lizette@thinkdifferentdementia.com 🙏 May the Lord bless and keep you, and see you in the next episode.

Episode Date
260. How to Be a Wife While Dementia Caregiving Your Parent
Jun 17, 2025
259. How To Make Dementia Caregiving Feel Easier By Defining Roles
Jun 13, 2025
258. How to Cope With Grief As A Dementia Caregiver While Your Loved One Is Still Alive
Jun 10, 2025
257. 3 Hidden Reasons Christian Caregivers Burn Out — And How To Stop It
Jun 06, 2025
256. How To Get Help When No One Else Really Understands Your Loved One With Dementia
Jun 03, 2025
255. How to Step Into Dementia Caregiving When You Didn’t Choose Caregiving
May 30, 2025
254. How to Make Hard Medical Decisions in Dementia Care
May 27, 2025
253. How To Not Feel Ashamed After A Dementia Diagnosis
May 23, 2025
252. Therapeutic Truth-Telling: A Better Way to Respond to Delusions in Dementia
May 20, 2025
251. How To Biblically Reframe Dying with Dementia With Hope
May 17, 2025
250. How To Really Help A Loved One With Dementia Sleep Better Without Fixing The Wrong Problem
May 13, 2025
249. How To View The World’s Lies About Dementia Biblically (Part 2)
May 09, 2025
248. How One Physician Juggles Full Time Dementia Caregiving and Family (Part 1)
May 06, 2025
247. How to Look Biblically At The Lies About Dementia The World Tells (Part 1)
May 02, 2025
246. Should You Move a Loved One with Dementia Into Your Home? Tough Love for Caregivers
Apr 29, 2025
245. Make Better Caregiving Decisions With This Christian Dementia Framework
Apr 25, 2025
244. How to Connect With a Loved One With Dementia—Even When They Forget Who You Are
Apr 22, 2025
243. How To Shift From The Medical Model To Relationship-Centered Dementia Care
Apr 18, 2025
242. Why Cognitive Decline Fluctuates in Dementia (and How to Support Your Loved One)
Apr 15, 2025
241. How A Biblical Approach To Dementia Caregiving Is Revolutionary In The World
Apr 11, 2025
240. How To Be Equipped for The Unexpected Crisis as a Dementia Caregiver
Apr 08, 2025
239. How To Be Prepared for The Unexpected Crisis as a Dementia Caregiver
Apr 04, 2025
238. Is Using Your Parent’s Money For Dementia Respite Care The Right thing To Do
Apr 01, 2025
237. Is Therapeutic Lying In Dementia Caregiving The Right Decision?
Mar 28, 2025
236. How To Balance Family, Caregiver Guilt, And Practical Dementia Care Decisions
Mar 25, 2025
235. How To Talk To Your Agitated Spouse With Dementia
Mar 21, 2025
234. How To Not Feel Stuck While Waiting On A Dementia Diagnosis
Mar 18, 2025
233. How To Avoid Sibling Conflict In Dementia Care
Mar 14, 2025
232. How to Transition Your Loved One with Dementia Away from Independent Medication Management
Mar 11, 2025
231. What Is The Burden Of Dementia Caregiving Really? Decision Fatigue
Mar 07, 2025
230. How To Reframe Dementia Caregiving From Frustration To Fun
Mar 04, 2025
229. What Is The Most Important In Dementia Caregiving? Saving Time, Money, or Effort?
Feb 28, 2025
228. How to Finally Get the Sleep and Dementia Caregiver Support You Need So You Don't Burn Out
Feb 25, 2025
227. How to Prioritize in Dementia Caregiving: The 4D Method to Reduce Stress
Feb 21, 2025
226. Frustrated With Repeating Yourself? Here’s How To Bring Calm To Caregiving
Feb 18, 2025
225. What You Need To Know About Dementia Caregiver Guilt: It's Not Your Fault
Feb 14, 2025
224. How To Let Go Of Dementia Caregiver Guilt and Shame
Feb 11, 2025
223. What You Need To Know About Dying With Dementia
Feb 07, 2025
222. Caring Out Of Obligation? How To Set Boundaries Without Guilt
Feb 04, 2025
221. What Siblings Of A Person With Dementia Need To Know To Be Helpful
Jan 31, 2025
220. When Family Isn't On The Same Page In Dementia Caregiving: A Unique Perspective You Need to Know
Jan 28, 2025
219. Fundamentals For Bringing A Spouse Home From Rehab: What You Need to Know
Jan 24, 2025
218. Is It Time For Hospice Or Palliative Care In Dementia Caregiving? How To Know
Jan 21, 2025
217. 3 Dementia Caregiver Tips: How To Control Anger, Deal With Paranoia & Sundowning
Jan 17, 2025
216. Unusual Strategies: What You Need to Know When Your Caregivers Cause Dementia Aggression
Jan 14, 2025
215. Essential Tips: How to Manage Delusions in Dementia
Jan 10, 2025
214. Grieving After Dementia Caregiving: How To Heal In A Supportive Community
Jan 07, 2025
213. Essential Tips: How To Communicate With Your Loved One With Dementia Without Lying
Jan 03, 2025
212. How to Have a Good 2025 Even When Dementia Caregiving
Dec 31, 2024
211. Know When Isolation In A Person With Dementia Is Detrimental
Dec 27, 2024
210. How To Have A Good Christmas While Dementia Caregiving
Dec 24, 2024
209. How To Manage Aggressive Dementia Responses: Tips for Spouses
Dec 20, 2024
208. How To Find Essential Dementia Caregiver Resources
Dec 17, 2024
207. Dementia Caregiver Support in Action: Emotional Support for One Spouse
Dec 13, 2024
206. Can Your Christian Faith Improve Your Dementia Caregiving Experience
Dec 10, 2024
205. Dementia Caregiver Support in Action: How to Provide Your Loved One The Best Support
Dec 06, 2024
204. How To Tell My Loved One They Have Dementia: Resources for Caregivers
Dec 03, 2024
203. Dementia Caregiver Support In Action: Advocating and Adapting
Nov 29, 2024
202. How To Be A Grateful Alzheimer's Caregiver This Thanksgiving
Nov 27, 2024
201. How To See Dementia Caregiving As An Obstacle And Not Friction
Nov 25, 2024
200. Dementia Caregiver Support In Action: How To Be Resilient And Stress Less
Nov 22, 2024
199. Ask the Dementia Coach: How to Decrease Caregiver Stress Through Coaching
Nov 20, 2024
198. Grateful And Growing: One Year Of Supporting Christian Caregivers
Nov 18, 2024
197. How To Support Your Mom Living With Dementia And Still Work
Nov 15, 2024
196. How To Know What It Feels Like To Live With Dementia: Resources For Caregivers
Nov 13, 2024
195. How To Know If You Are Dementia Caregiving By Default Or By Design? Support For Caregivers
Nov 11, 2024
194. How To Thrive When Caregiver Anxiety Rules The Day: Support For Dementia Caregivers
Nov 08, 2024
193. How To Help The Alzheimer's Decision Maker: Resources For Caregivers
Nov 06, 2024
192. How To Help When Your Loved One Says "Help Me, I'm Dying": Support For Dementia Care
Nov 04, 2024
191. How To Love Yourself As A Dementia Caregiver
Nov 01, 2024
190. Dementia Caregiving For God’s Glory: How To Reform Your Thinking
Oct 30, 2024
189. How To Be Content As A Dementia Caregiver: Resources For Caregiving
Oct 28, 2024
188. How To Never Make These Dementia Caregiver Mistakes: Resources for Caregivers
Oct 25, 2024
187. How To Prepare For Dementia Care: Resources For Caregivers
Oct 23, 2024
186. How To Best Manage Finances in Dementia: Resources For Caregivers With Justin Chastain
Oct 21, 2024
185. How To Best Manage Repetitive Dementia Care Tasks: Resources For Caregivers
Oct 18, 2024
184. How To Best Manage Delirium In Alzheimers: Resources For Caregivers
Oct 16, 2024
183. Reflections On Hurricane Helene And Its Impact When Dementia Caregiving
Oct 14, 2024
182. Rethinking Challenging Behaviors in Dementia Care: How to Respond Effectively
Oct 11, 2024
181. How to Avoid Burnout in Dementia Caregiving: 5 Essential Strategies For Caregivers
Oct 09, 2024
180. Breaking the Cycle of Therapeutic Lying: A New Caregiving Method
Oct 07, 2024
179. How To Best Manage Family Dynamics: Resources For Dementia Caregivers
Oct 04, 2024
178. How To Best Manage Challenging Behaviors: Resources For Dementia Caregivers
Oct 02, 2024
177. How To Best Use Long Term Care Insurance In Dementia Caregiving With Luke Mangum
Sep 30, 2024
176. Why Being In Charge, Not Control, Makes Dementia Care Easier
Sep 27, 2024
175. How To Improve Emotional Resilience And Faith Using Relationship-Centered Dementia Care
Sep 25, 2024
174. How To Best Transition Living Situations: Resources For Dementia Caregivers
Sep 23, 2024
173. How to Embrace Your Future After Dementia Caregiving
Sep 20, 2024
172. How To Transform Dementia Caregiving From Struggle Into Success
Sep 18, 2024
171. How To Transform Any Activity Into A Meaningful Dementia Activity With Angela Fairhurst
Sep 16, 2024
170. How To Adjust Your Role And Become A Dementia Caregiver
Sep 13, 2024
169. How to Recover from Dementia Care: The Caregiver Recovery Strategy
Sep 11, 2024
168. How To Cope With Negative Emotions Of Being A Dementia Caregiver
Sep 09, 2024
167. How To Decrease Dementia Overwhelm: The Caregiver Reflection Question
Sep 06, 2024
166. Prevent Caregiver Burnout: How Chiropractic Care Improves Quality of Life with Dr. Ramon Pino
Sep 04, 2024
165. One Grateful Dementia Caregiver's Reflection On A Labor Of Love
Sep 02, 2024
164. A Unique Way To Get Individualized Dementia Support: Coaching
Aug 30, 2024
163. How Preventing The First Fall In Dementia Is Vital For Quality Of Life With Pooja Patel
Aug 28, 2024
162. Dementia-Supported Cruise to Improve Your Quality of Life With Kathy Speer Shoaf
Aug 26, 2024
161. 5 Quick Tips For Dementia Caregivers About Hallucinations
Aug 23, 2024