14 min
Caregiver Toolbox: Becoming a ‘Detective’ for Your Loved One A Season of Caring Podcast
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Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Angie Rischpater (Episode 143). Angie is a physical therapist and she shared how, as a caregiver, you can be an observer or a detective to help your loved one. Instead of swooping in and taking, you can just support. Rayna continues with the topic offering the following suggestions:
[1:32] Deal with the problem and not the symptom by digging down and finding the root of the problem.[3:29] Steps to becoming a good observer:[3:45] Understand the difference between observing and looking[4:15] Be mindful of your surroundings and practice[5:21] Pay attention to the details[6:29] Refrain from judgment[7:18] Slow down[8:00] Let the person you are caring for do what they can do.[8:52] The learner (growth) vs. the judger (fixed) mindset.[11:45] Learning to stay in the learner mindset can change how we interact with our loved one and how we support them.[13:45] Check out Marilee Adams’ book, “Change Your Questions. Change Your Life” and visit inquiryinstitute.com for a free download of the Choice Map.[14:04] This episode has been brought to you by Content Magazine, a quarterly electronic magazine designed to help you find God in your caregiving season, coming in January 2023.
Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on her interview last week with Angie Rischpater (Episode 143). Angie is a physical therapist and she shared how, as a caregiver, you can be an observer or a detective to help your loved one. Instead of swooping in and taking, you can just support. Rayna continues with the topic offering the following suggestions:
[1:32] Deal with the problem and not the symptom by digging down and finding the root of the problem.[3:29] Steps to becoming a good observer:[3:45] Understand the difference between observing and looking[4:15] Be mindful of your surroundings and practice[5:21] Pay attention to the details[6:29] Refrain from judgment[7:18] Slow down[8:00] Let the person you are caring for do what they can do.[8:52] The learner (growth) vs. the judger (fixed) mindset.[11:45] Learning to stay in the learner mindset can change how we interact with our loved one and how we support them.[13:45] Check out Marilee Adams’ book, “Change Your Questions. Change Your Life” and visit inquiryinstitute.com for a free download of the Choice Map.[14:04] This episode has been brought to you by Content Magazine, a quarterly electronic magazine designed to help you find God in your caregiving season, coming in January 2023.
14 min