Aggressive Assurance During a recent medical event with my wife she received significant time with the acute pain management team To my surprise they engaged me asked questions and solicited my thoughts as Gracie's longtime caregiver Recognizing that post-operative pain management with her is a bit of a trick they listened as I shared numerous incidents from her long journey After relating her history I added In my experience I've found that one of the most effective ways to help her is 'aggressive assurance ' Constantly reinforcing 'We've got you and we're on top of this ' The pain management [... more]

Chronic Pain The struggle to care for someone with chronic pain causes extensive challenges for family caregivers Dr Roland Flores called the show today to discuss this topic as well as acute pain opioids benzodiazepines - and what he'd like for family caregivers to know Roland Flores MD Anesthesiology Associate Professor University of Colorado School of Medicine IF you find this podcast meaningful please visit www hopeforthecaregiver com and let us know - and help us do more [... more]

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Teachable moments often appear in unexpected places For example a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark drove home a core principle about being in a relationship with someone who lives with pain This episode is part of series we're doing on chronic pain suffering pain management and other issues that affect us as family caregivers Feel free to add your thoughts and share this with someone you know who lives with a suffering loved one Peter Rosenberger hosts the nationally syndicated program HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER Hope for the Caregiver is the broadcast outreach of Standing With Hope a [... more]

Addiction is a life-long battle that is treatable My own sobriety delivered hope and opportunities to live a life that adds joy and purpose said Tim Roberto talking with Aimee Cabo in this episode of The Cure Radio Show The Cure Radio live talk radio show and live-streamed podcast is hosted by Aimee Cabo and offers a platform of hope to anyone who has experienced or is currently experiencing domestic violence abuse trauma mental health or other challenges that affect your life It's a place to find comfort knowledge strategies answers hope and love and so much more all while [... more]

HFTC October Welcome to HOPE FOR THE CAREGIVER on American Family Radio This is Peter Rosenberger We are LIVE and are thrilled to have you with us This is the nation's number one show for the family caregiver For those who are putting themselves between a vulnerable loved one and even worse disaster Maybe it's somebody who's aging maybe it's a special needs child maybe somebody who has an addiction issue whatever the impairment there's a caregiver How are you holding up How are you doing That's what this show is all about And we are glad to have you [... more]

Experts fear that poorly designed government policies could make a bad situation worse when it comes to North Carolina's opioid epidemic Carolina Journal's latest cover story highlights the experts' concerns Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson shares details from the CJ report Free trade has taken a hit in recent public policy debates Bryan Riley senior analyst in trade policy at the Heritage Foundation explains why free trade continues to play an important role in American economic growth Riley rebuts dubious claims about the negative impact of trade One of the most popular statistics in debates about public education is per-pupil expenditure PPE [... more]