Are you a caregiver for your parents?  Or, perhaps that season is approaching but not quite here? 
Maybe you are the parent and wondering how you can best help your child(ren) prepare. 

Judy Burkle is bringing us a conversation that is a first for The Even While Podcast. 

Since 1999, Judy has worked with thousands of caregivers in their homes, hospice, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and hospitals. 
As a clinical social worker and one who also cared for both of her parents, Judy knows the difficult journey and 

You are going to want to listen in if:

*you are a caregiver 
*your parents are nearing the caregiving age
*you are getting older and want to help your children prepare for when you need care
*you have a friend who could benefit from this podcast

In this episode, you will discover ways to:

*prepare for a caregiving season before it starts
*set a healthy culture 
*prevent burnout
*have difficult conversations with family/siblings

Connect with Judy Burkle:  https://www.coachjudyburkle.com/

PACT Academy

FB: https://www.facebook.com/judy.burkle.1
IG: https://www.instagram.com/judy_burkle__/

Book:
Four Things That Matter Most by Ira Byock

Other related episodes:

https://melindapatrick.org/2021/05/19/eps-143-how-to-move-from-a-tired-life-to-a-restored-life-with-rachel-rauch/

https://melindapatrick.org/2020/11/05/eps-124-how-to-reclaim-hope-in-a-season-of-discouragement/ 

https://melindapatrick.org/2020/10/20/eps-122-how-to-live-in-the-power-of-today-for-a-more-peaceful-tomorrow-with-kathi-lipp/ 

Do you struggle with overwhelm or thoughts that seem to hold you captive? If you’ve felt a bit discouraged, you’re in the right place.

Author Billie Jauss is joining Melinda in this episode. Listen in as Billie shares how God used a painful season to instruct her how to stop her thoughts from being her biggest bully and begin to move in step with Him.

In this episode, you will:

*learn the importance of pausing

*be encouraged that God is present even when the storm rages

*what to do when feelings of overwhelm hit

Then, share this episode with a friend who needs to be encouraged in her waiting season.

Billie's first interview on TEWP - Episode 107 -

Connect with Billie:

Billie's books:
Distraction Detox: Release Emotional Barriers, Restructure Priorities, Realize God's Best

Making Room: Doing Less So God Can Do More

Other mentions:

Jenn Hand: 

Scripture reference: Galatians 5:1 - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

Have you looked in the mirror recently only to realize you don't recognize the woman staring back at you? 

When your waiting season began, you started praying in faith and believing. Now you ask yourself: "How did I get here?" "Is this wait ever going to end?"

Weary in hope, depleted of joy, and wondering if God even cares, you find yourself veering off course and living your life on autopilot. Instead of living in response to God, you are now moving in reaction to the circumstances around you.

In this episode, you will be encouraged to take inventory of where you are and begin to move toward who God created and purposed you to be, in spite of your waiting.

https://www.nicolelangman.com/

This week, Carol Feil is sharing some of her yellow boot wisdom on The Even While Podcast. 

This waiting season seems awfully long for many of us but what if there is something we can be doing to prepare us for the other side of wait? 

Listen into the conversation with Melinda Patrick and Carol Feil.  In this episode you will gain:

*wisdom on how to strengthen your roots

*understanding as to how your roots help others

Guest:  Carol Feil - https://carolfeil.com/

Carol's Social Media Mission Possible Challenge:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd66WLAsUOl/

Mentions:

Kathi Lipp - https://www.kathilipp.com/

Michele Cushatt - https://michelecushatt.com/

Tonya Kubo - https://www.tonyakubo.com/

Shane & Shane - https://www.shaneandshane.com/

Scripture References:

Psalm 18
Eph. 6:10-18
2 Cor. 1:4
1 Cor. 13
Gal. 5:22-24

Other TEWP episodes:

EPS 122 with Kathi Lipp https://melindapatrick.org/2020/10/20/eps-122-how-to-live-in-the-power-of-today-for-a-more-peaceful-tomorrow-with-kathi-lipp/

What do you do when God gives you a promise but then things don't look like you expected or He isn't coming through in the amount of time you anticipated? 

In this episode, Melinda Patrick shares of the time God used a peach tree to open her eyes to understand what He may be doing in this time.  

Listen in to learn:

*why God may be holding off on answering your prayer

*what you can do while you are waiting

For more encouragement and help, listen to these past episodes: 

103- Tracking God with Lori Margo

104 - 3 Benefits To Tracking God

148 & 149 for the beginning of this 3 part series

For the Tracing the Father's Heart download:  

https://mailchi.mp/1cbb5d16f1f7/flourishinlife

Resource:  A Sacred Sorrow by Michael Card

Are you seeking the Lord for an answer for a specific situation in your life?  

Listen in as Melinda shares practical steps you can take to hear from the Lord and receive a promise from His Word.  

Scripture references: 

Matthew 7: 24; Acts 6:7; Mark 14:72; John 14: 10, & John 4:43-53

Other related The Even While Podcast episodes:  111, 112, 113

Books mentioned:  

Discerning the Voice of God - Priscilla Shirer

Whispers - Mark Batterson

Draw the Circle - Mark Batterson

Frequency - Robert Morris