Fighting for Relational Health: Aware Coaching

Bridging Eternal Promises with Present Pain: Navigating Faith Through Life's Hardest Trials adversity caregiving encouragement faith family hope lament resilience spirituality strength suffering trust Nov 04, 2024

The hardest part of my faith is to bring the eternal promises of faith into my present circumstances. This is a blog to remind myself how although its the hardest thing to do when Tracy's health tends to be my deepest desire.

1. Acknowledge the Tension

The hardest part of faith is often reconc...

The Cognitive Fog of Caregiving in Brain Cancer: Navigating Mental Fatigue in the Midst of Uncertainty brain cancer caregiver burnout caregiver mental health caregiving chronic stress cognitive fog compassion fatigue emotional strain memory loss Oct 30, 2024

Caregiving for a loved one with brain cancer is unlike any other journey. It’s an all-consuming experience that affects you physically, emotionally, and, perhaps most surprisingly, cognitively. As someone living through this, I often find myself feeling disoriented, forgetful, and mentally fatigued—...

The “Mind-F*ck” of Caregiving: Navigating the "Cognitive Dissonance" Rollercoaster ambiguous loss caregiver guilt caregiver mental health caregiving cognitive dissonance coping strategies emotional whiplash glioblastoma grief Oct 19, 2024

Caring for someone with a brain-related condition, whether it’s a cognitive decline, injury, or progressive illness like glioblastoma, can feel like a constant assault on your mental well-being. Many caregivers describe the experience as a “mind-f*ck,” and it’s not hard to see why. Watching someone ...