Episode 444 - Caregiving with Grit and Grace with Jess Ronne
How do we find the true rest our souls need in the most pressing seasons of life? What does it look like to stay grounded in who we are when the needs around us feel constant and consuming?
Author Jess Ronne knows this reality deeply. As a mother caring for her special needs son into adulthood, she has experienced the kind of depletion that can come with long-term caregiving. Like many caregivers, Jess discovered that traditional ideas of self-care often aren’t enough when life is this demanding. What she needed was something deeper—what she calls rest care: intentional renewal for the soul, mind, and body.
She explores this kind of rest in her book, Caregiving with Grit and Grace: 100 Days of Hope and Encouragement, offering honest reflection and hope for those walking similar paths.
In this episode, Davey and Jess talk about the unique challenges caregiving families face, especially as care extends into adulthood, the vital role community plays in sustaining caregivers, and how to rediscover your identity in the midst of caring for others.
If you are responsible for the ongoing care of someone in your life, this conversation will remind you that it is not only okay—but necessary—to receive the rest your soul needs in order to keep showing up with love, strength, grit and grace.
“Caregivers are the foundation of society. We enter the world needing care and most likely, we're going to leave the world needing care.”
-Jess Ronne
Website: www.jessronne.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessplusthemess
Books:
Caregiving with Grit and Grace: 100 Days of Hope and Encouragement – Wisdom and Refreshment for Every Season of Life https://amzn.to/4uAlWmv
Blended with Grit and Grace: Just Keep Livin’ When Life Is Unexpected
https://amzn.to/3Mnjr72
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