15 December
Much of what I talk about comes from my experience with Rheumatoid Arthritis and caring for my Mom with dementia.
Much of what I talk about comes from my experience with Rheumatoid Arthritis and caring for my Mom with dementia.
I talked about Self-Care and how important it is to be sure you do things for yourself to fill the well; otherwise you won’t have anything left to help others.
I invited my chiropractor Dr. Cheryl Berry to be on the show; she has done so much as my partner in my healing. She comes from a place of unconditional love and sees each client as a whole person – mind, body and spirit. At times I feel her fingers can see inside where the pain or difficulty is – she always seems to know exactly where it hurts and what to do.
Listen to our conversation here:
Thanksgiving week I talked about how holidays are only for selling, while Thanksgiving has so far escaped commercialization. I also talked about immigration, I ranted a bit about how difficult it is doing it by the numbers, yet so many are coming in illegally and will soon have amnesty.
I wanted to introduce my insurance agent to the audience, she has been great helping me work through all the information for Medicare as well as car, home and umbrella policies. I chose her for my Medicare supplement because I knew she would always be there for me – no 800 number talking to someone different every time.
I had been dealing with my Mom’s dementia for the last four years. I realize now when looking back, it had been going on longer than I realized. As a caregiver and daughter, I began to see gifts coming out of the dementia. It wasn’t always comfortable, but it gave me a lot of valuable insight that helped me understand the childhood programs I had been operating with all these years.
I interviewed my attorney Dave Gagley. He specializes in Elder Law and was such a great help and resource for me when I was dealing with my Mom’s affairs. He had great advice, his knowledge and experience were invaluable and things went so much more smoothly than if I had done it myself. I wanted my audience to know about him and how important it is to have wills, durable power of attorney and health directive all done right.
I met Krista Gibson at a meeting of the Holistic Chamber of Commerce around 2004. I enjoyed reading her articles at New Spirit Journal, the newsletter she publishes. I learned a lot from her and had a couple of questions I wanted her to elaborate on for a better understanding.
I have known Melanie for several years and she has been friend and supporter of mine. We are a mutual admiration society for each other. We laugh and have fun together, this was a way to let people know about her and her new book.
This was my very first show – a bit nervous but decided the butterflies were happy ones – fear feels the same as excitement. Some of the nervousness shows but it was quite a good experience and I was ready for the next show.