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

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...

Why do we still feel uneasy when secular experts say, “Just tell Mom her husband is at work” or “Late-stage patients have no quality of life”? Episode 269 answers with three Bible-anchored distinctives that drive the Think Different Dementia Method™.

1. Dignity Is Imago Dei, Not IQ Lizette opens by reminding us that worth flows from Genesis 1 27, not from Mini-Mental scores. Your loved one’s confused smile still reflects God’s imag...

Your loved one suddenly shaves unprompted, laughs at old jokes, and walks 10 000 steps with the grandkids. It feels like heaven cracked open—until dread creeps in: “What if tomorrow they slip back into twenty-hour sleep days?”

Episode 268 meets that exact tension. Anne, whose husband battles Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, and FTD, just lived two glorious weeks of “honeymoon” clarity. She tells Lizette, “I feel like I’m wa...

Are you juggling meds, bills, and late-night Google searches while silently asking, “Why am I still failing?” Episode 267 of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians exposes a hidden truth: burnout often happens when we care outside the wiring God gave us.

1. The Question That Changes Everything “Let’s imagine it’s six months from today and your caregiving journey feels easier. What does easier actually look like for you?” Your an...

Are you a Christian caregiver who secretly wonders, “Is all this sacrifice even worth it?”

Episode 265 meets you in that raw place with Psalm 73 as a roadmap out of spiritual jail.

1. Name the Tension “Sometimes caregiving doesn’t feel like a calling. It feels like punishment.” That line opens the episode and echoes Asaph’s cry, “Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure.”

2. God’s Character, Your Circumstances Psalm 73:1—“Surely Go...

Beth is a pastor’s wife who never planned to be a dementia caregiver. Her father died in January; her 75-year-old mother could no longer live alone. In today’s episode, Beth admits:

“I’ve moved into my bedroom and she’s moved into the house.”

Shadowing, constant haggling, endless “Where’s my bank card?”—Beth is overwhelmed. So I invite her to pause and answer the question I ask every guest:

“Let’s imagine it’s six months from today...

Linda reheats her coffee three times; John skips lunch again; Maria hasn’t opened her Bible in a week because the pillbox, insurance forms, and laundry shout louder. Episode 263 meets caregivers right there—in the blur of unfinished tasks—and offers a compass: the 4D Method™ (Do, Delay, Delete, Delegate).

The Wake-Up Statistic Lizette reminds us that 30 percent of caregivers die before the one they serve. That sobering number refra...

Linda answered my signature question with a sigh:

“Six months from today? I just want to let go of the guilt of being there all the time.”

Episode 262 invites every Christian caregiver to wrestle with that same ache. Linda’s 89-year-old mom (post-stroke, post-fall) and her 91-year-old dad live fifteen minutes away. One midnight call changed everything; now Linda’s phone sits on the nightstand like an alarm she can’t snooze. Visits ...

✈️ Walking to Sweden without a map? That’s what many of us do in dementia care.

We start out with love and conviction—but no plan. Episode 261 changes that. Lizette Cloete introduces the DigniCare Lens: one life-shaping question that forces you to think beyond today’s appointments and outbursts.

“Three years from now, when caregiving is over, what must be true for you to say by God’s grace you walked it well— and still have life to...

“I love my mom… but I miss my marriage.”

If you've ever whispered this in the quiet, exhausted corners of your day, this blog is for you.

In Episode 260, Lizette walks alongside Paulette, a Christian woman navigating the daily strain of caregiving for her mother while trying to preserve a two-year-old marriage.

Paulette lives apart from her husband so she can care full-time for her mom—and the emotional, spiritual, and logistical c...

Ever feel like you’re rowing the dementia care boat alone while everyone else shouts directions—or just enjoys the ride?

In Episode 259, Lizette introduces the Anchor Care Matrix™—a powerful framework to reduce family conflict by defining roles based on two questions:

How involved are you in daily care? How much authority do you actually have?

Once you answer these, you’ll see the four types of caregiving roles emerge:

🛑 Care Obse...

“I still visit. I still pray. But am I even a caregiver anymore?”

Larry’s question cuts to the heart of so many Christian caregivers walking the final stretch of dementia. In Episode 258 of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, we walk with Larry, a husband navigating what many call “ambiguous grief”—grieving a spouse who is still alive, yet slowly disappearing.

It’s the emotional tension of being present, yet invisible. Devot...

“Am I still doing this out of love… or just because I’m afraid to stop?”

If that question has crossed your mind in the quiet moments—between pill reminders, another load of laundry, or the third night in a row of disrupted sleep—you’re not alone.

In Episode 257 of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, Lizette dives into three hidden motivations that often lead to caregiver burnout. This isn’t about how much you’re doing—it’s a...

If you've ever felt like the sole interpreter of your loved one’s life—translating their stories, guarding their dignity, and trying to explain behaviors that confuse others—you’re not alone. 

In Episode 256, we meet Marty, a Filipina caregiver caring for her British husband in the Philippines. Her story is rich with love... and layered with cultural complexity.

Marty isn’t just a wife. She’s become the memory keeper, the translato...

“I didn’t choose this—but I keep showing up. What now?”

If you've ever felt like the reluctant caregiver—the one who didn’t raise their hand but just… showed up—today's episode of Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians is your invitation to stop surviving and start stewarding.

Lizette shares why so many overwhelmed spouses, adult children, and even grandkids stay emotionally stuck: not because they aren’t doing the work, but bec...

What happens when your medical knowledge says one thing… but your heart, your husband, and your faith point in a different direction?

In this episode, Lizette sits down with Anne, a physical therapist, wife, and Christian caregiver. Anne is navigating the heartbreaking changes in her husband Joel, who has a shunt, possible dementia, and a growing resistance to further medical testing.

Anne knows what tests might give more clarity. ...

Have you ever said, “Let’s just keep this between us”? Or felt the urge to protect your loved one’s dignity by staying quiet about their dementia diagnosis?

In Episode 253, we uncover the quiet danger of shame-fueled silence—and how it grows into stigma, isolation, and spiritual disconnection. This episode speaks directly to Christian caregivers who are walking the tension between honoring a loved one and hiding a hard truth.

Here’...

Dementia doesn’t just steal memory—it can distort perception. Paulette’s mom forgets short-term details, grows paranoid, and even plans to have neighbors take her to the bank to “check” if she’s being stolen from—all while Paulette is the one managing her finances, her care, and her household.

The hardest part? She’s doing everything out of love… and still being doubted.

But this episode reminds us: not every moment is about dement...

When someone you love is dying with dementia, it can feel like the world is unraveling—emotionally, spiritually, and physically. You're not only saying goodbye slowly, but also wrestling with deep questions of purpose, loss, and eternity.

In Episode 251, recorded just days before her mother’s memorial, Liz shares an incredibly personal message about how Christians can reframe the dying process in dementia caregiving with hope, clar...