Entries by Stephanie Turnage

Top 4 Ways Caregivers Can Prevent Bedsores

I’ve worked with caregivers for years and one of the greatest fears I hear expressed is of skin breakdown. The common belief is that bedsores are a sign of poor care or neglect. It feels like the badge of a bad caregiver. While that may be the case in some instances, more often than not, […]

23 Scriptures for Caregiver Burnout

Whether you call it caregiver stress, caregiver fatigue, or caregiver burnout, it is real and it can feel like you’re drowning sometimes. The stress, anxiety, and even bitterness can be all-consuming. Thankfully, Ephesians 6 reminds us that God has given us a full armor to combat these things. We often think the things that we […]

A Caregiver’s Prayer

 As a healthcare provider, I have a soft place in my heart for caregivers. As a Christian, my spirit cries out for them. The thing about caregiving is that no one can truly relate to you unless they’ve experienced it themselves, and even then everyone’s journey is different.  People from the outside looking in are […]

Spiritual Help for Caregiver Burnout

Being a caregiver is something like being a superhero. I mean if superheroes were everyday people who ran on coffee, donuts, and lack of sleep. On a serious note, caregiving is not for the faint of heart. So when you think of a job with such an extraordinary responsibility, it calls for supernatural ability. And […]