Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians: Tips for Alzheimer’s & Dementia Caregivers to Manage Stress, Prevent Burnout & Handle Difficult Behaviors
Are You a Christian Family Caregiver Feeling Worn Thin by Dementia or Alzheimer’s?
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to figure this out by yourself.
Welcome to Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians, the podcast that helps you stop reacting in crisis and start stewarding this season with clarity, calm, and Christ-centered care.
Whether you’re a spouse, adult child, or family member trying to walk this journey faithfully, this show meets you at the intersection of practical dementia guidance and biblical encouragement—so you can care for your loved one without losing yourself, your marriage, or your mind.
Here, we answer the questions Christian caregivers are actually asking:
✅ What are the stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and how can I prepare for each stage as a caregiver?
✅ How do I survive dementia caregiving without burnout?
✅ How do I handle aggressive or challenging dementia behaviors – like hitting, yelling, or refusing care?
✅ What is sundowning and how can I manage it?
✅ When is it time to move my loved one to a memory care facility or nursing home?
✅ Why does my loved one with dementia keep asking the same questions repeatedly, and how should I respond?
✅ How can I get my loved one with dementia to bathe or maintain hygiene when they resist?
✅ How do I prevent my loved one from wandering or getting lost?
✅ How do I balance caring for my loved one and other responsibilities (kids, job, spouse) without feeling guilty?
✅ What does dementia caregiving look like from a Christian perspective?
✅ How can I maintain my faith and trust in God while caring for someone with dementia?
✅ Why would God allow my loved one to suffer from Alzheimer’s?
✅ How can I cope with caregiver guilt as a Christian?
✅ What does the Bible say about honoring and caring for elderly parents with dementia?
✅ How do I care for my parent with dementia without losing my marriage?
This podcast isn’t just about surviving—it’s about stewarding.
Because caregiving isn’t a detour from your life. It’s part of your calling.
Each episode offers:
✔️ Biblical clarity in the middle of emotional fog
✔️ Practical, research-informed strategies you can actually use
✔️ Guidance that honors your loved one and protects your most important relationships
✔️ Peace of mind that you’re not walking this road alone
You won’t find sugarcoating here. You’ll find real help, thoughtful reflection, and truth rooted in Scripture—spoken plainly, practically, and with care.
🎧 Subscribe now to Dementia Caregiver Support for Christians and take the next faithful step forward—with peace, purpose, and a voice you can trust.
📍 Find free resources and tools at: ThinkDifferentDementia.com
📧 Email: [email protected]
🙏 May the Lord bless and keep you—and I’ll see you in the next episode.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 122
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
284. How to Communicate Differently in Late-Stage Dementia Without Frustration
“I just wish my wife could speak louder so I’d know what she needs.”
If that’s your heart today, Episode 284 is for you.
Delbert is caring for his wife with late-stage Lewy Body Dementia. Her voice i…
283. How to Keep Trusting God When You’re Too Tired to Keep Going
“Have you ever thought, I am so tired, I love the Lord, I pray, I serve, but I don't think I can keep doing this?” That’s where Episode 283 begins—naming the ache many of us whisper in the dark.
Lize…
282. How To Recognize What Caregiving Costs Your Other Relationships
“I put everything on hold to care for my mom… and left my own kids by the roadside.”
Diana’s words opened Episode 282—and maybe your heart echoed them.
This conversation is for every caregiver whos…
281. How Being a Dementia Caregiver Changes Your Perspective of God
“I look in the mirror and I don’t recognize myself anymore.” If that’s you, Episode 281 is a gentle reset. Caregiving changes you—but not into less. God is reshaping you in this season.
1) Clarity: Y…
280. How To Quit Feeling Guilty When Your Loved One Isn't Happy In Dementia Caregiving
As a Christian dementia caregiver, you can pour your heart into providing safety, comfort, and love — and still feel like you’re falling short when your loved one isn’t happy.
In Episode 280 of Demen…
279. How To Know If A Dementia Caregiver Support Group Is Actually Helping You
“Not long ago, I had a conversation with someone who called my coaching community a support group… It is supportive… But here’s the difference.”
In Episode 279, Lizette explains why many groups offe…
278. How To Avoid The Most Expensive Mistake Dementia Caregivers Make
“The most expensive mistake dementia caregivers make isn’t medical—it’s waiting too long to secure legal and financial footing.”
Episode 278 is a straight-talk coaching call with Margie that every Ch…
277. How To Not Panic When Your Loved One With Dementia Falls
It’s 2 a.m. The phone rings. “Your mom fell.” Panic. Guilt. A thousand what-ifs.
Episode 277 speaks straight into that moment—and shows a calmer, wiser way forward.
1) Know the two types of falls
Med…
276. How to Truly Help the Dementia Caregiver — When You’re Not the One in Charge
Not the decision-maker, still carrying the heartbreak? That’s Helen. She isn’t in the driver’s seat of her sister’s dementia care, yet the weight lands squarely on her heart.
Episode 276 of Dementia…
275. How To Know Whether You Are Being Called To Be A Christian Dementia Caregiver
“For years I said it: I will never live with my dad.”
Episode 275 begins with Lizette’s confession—and the quiet, Spirit-led shift that changed everything after her mother’s death. If you’re wrestlin…
274. When You’re the Only One — How to Avoid Exhaustion in Dementia Caregiving
Lisa’s groceries were in the cart when her real burden tumbled out:
“I’m doing everything, and I don’t feel gentle anymore.”
Episode 274 captures that live coaching moment and the three biblical stra…
273. How To Keep Your Christian Faith When Dementia Isn’t “Fixed”
“Have you ever caught yourself thinking, maybe God isn’t going to fix this?”
Lizette opens Episode 273 with the question most Christian caregivers whisper but rarely voice. If that sentence hits home…
272. How To Care For A Loved One Alone As A Christian—Without Guilt, Burnout, or Regret
“If you are the one holding all of the decisions, the care, the appointments, the family tension, and you’re wondering if it’s even OK to use your parents’ money to get help, you’re not the only one.…
271. How to Wrestle With God About Dementia — Without Losing Your Faith in the Process
“Have you ever wondered if it's okay to wrestle with God?” Lizette opens Episode 271 with that raw question, then answers it by walking straight through Psalm 89.
1. If God Is Faithful, Why Is There …
270. How to Trust Others (and Still Protect Your Loved One) as a Dementia Caregiver
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 pus…
269. How Revolutionary Christian Caregiving Is When Contrasted To The World
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 distinctiv…
268. What You Need To Know When Your Husband With Dementia Has A Good Day as a Wife
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 in…
267. How to Stop Burning Out as a Dementia Caregiver — By Using What You're Actually Good At
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 …
266. How To Keep A Loved One With Dementia Safe When They Say They’re Fine
You hold durable power of attorney, but Mom still drives three hours alone, insists she’s “fine,” and nearly wired twenty-thousand dollars to a scammer.
Sound familiar?
Episode 266 tackles the hear…
265. If God Is Good, Why Is There Dementia?
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 Tensio…