Caregiver Toolbox: Becoming a ‘Detective’ for Your Loved One

A Season of Caring Podcast

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.