Helping.Mom
Army Vet goes home to care for mom.
Terry closed his restaurant in Texas to care for his elderly mom on their family farm in Indiana. What happened next, no one could have predicted. In this "Helping Mom" podcast, Terry gives fellow caregivers real-world tips and straight-talk motivation to love & serve those who loved & served us--our parents!
You can find his fast-read book "Beginnings" on Amazon Kindle & Softback.
Terry is disabled Army Veteran, with 4 university degrees, and proud Dad to 5 daughters. He has taught university in Europe, Asia & Africa. He completed Harvard University Faith & Leadership program. His work includes Soldier, attorney, champion basketball coach, and Fortune 500. His restaurant was 2-X Best of Region.
Terry is medical guardian to his mom, Sherry, and full-time caregiver to her brother, Uncle Perry, who also lives on their family farm. For his own therapy Terry raises pure AKC White German Shepherd pups for military veterans & other great families, thru his non-profit PatriotPups.org WOOF!
Terry welcomes your emails of your experiences, stories, tips and ideas, in addition to prayer requests, at Info@helping.mom
Episodes
66 episodes
Virgin Mary's Caregiver. Learning from young John 19:25-27. Sunday Musings
Program Note: Today I experimented with new microphone for podcast. I hate it, so will throw it in trash. Sorry for echo-sound in voice. It wont happen again. "New" is not always better. Where were Jesus’ followers or Mary’s chil...
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Episode 67
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27:17
7 Funny (Helpful) things about Caregiving. Paraphrase of Susanne White book
Disclaimer: following thoughts my own; names have been changed to protect the guilty 7 Funny (tho Helpful) things about Caregiving, based on book "Self-Care for Caregivers" by Susanne WhiteDo best you can – – till y...
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Episode 66
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9:42
3 Widow Teachers. Sunday Musings. Special Program Announcement 1000 downloads!
Special Announcement. As of June 7, 2025 helping.mom podcast now has 1000+ downloads from 15 countries & 138 diff cities. Thanks to each of you! Also, I have made decision to NOT put advertisements inside my podcasts. I am sick of how many ...
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Episode 65
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23:54
Managing Emotions as Caregiver. Thoughts from Author Susanne White
I would argue caregiving is ALL ABOUT managing emotions. Which is why I was awful at it, when I first began. Author Susanne White in book "Self-care for Caregivers," makes 3 interesting insights into managing emotions as caregiver.&...
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Episode 64
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9:36
Christ our Caregiver. Sunday Musings. Ephesians 5:1-2
The Secret of Christianity: We walk behind Christ, who walked before God. Everywhere He said, "Come, follow me." Letter of Ephesians is master opus of Paul. Key of letter is to distinguish Christians from syncretism idolatry sinfuln...
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Episode 63
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19:24
Special Report! CVS Fined $400M Fraudulent Billing (Biggest Nursing Home Fraud case in History
Federal Jury in NYC finds CVS & subsidiary Omnicare guilty for filing 3M fraudulent Rx claims in 3000 nursing homes, against Medicare, Medicaid & Tricare, over several years. CVS slammed for $400M in damages to USA govt + whistleblower ...
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Episode 62
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15:31
What to Do when Mom goes into Hospital? Hospital Facts for 65+
Hospital admission rates, severity, cost and duration is 4x higher for 65yoa than 25yoa. 20% of 65yoa will go to hospital this year; rate is 10x higher than for 20yoa. AVG stay in hospital for 65yoa is ...
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Episode 61
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12:54
Battling Bitterness. Naomi our Caregiver. Sunday Series (Book of Ruth)
How do we go from "pleasant" to "bitter" to "blessed" as caregiver. Sometimes it takes 12 years...Of the fears within and fightings without which beset us as caregivers, none is more strong than bitterness. Bitterness binds as it blinds....
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Episode 60
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26:41
Paying Family Caregivers. Why we must, as Nation
National policy toward the aging must be to keep them in their homes as long as possible; and, where not, inside homes of family members who have direct interest in their health and wellbeing. To incentivize right behavior, keep families intact...
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Episode 59
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11:37
Religious Basis for Caregiving. FINALLY something all 3 Religions agree on! Sunday Musings
The Old Testament is obligatory, true and divine to 60% of world's population, to all followers of 3 great religions: to Christians, Muslims & Jews. Let us draw strength from the OT passages below, in rendering care today to our loved one.&...
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Episode 58
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22:05
Facts & Hope for Modern Caregivers
30% of American homes (40M total) provide some level of free care to loved ones. This % + # is much higher if we count caregivers who are over 50yoa. Most caregivers donate 26 hours/week. 25% are sandwiched between caring for their own children...
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Episode 57
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14:53
No Pouting on Pisgah. Getting (Un)Lost as Caregiver. Deuteronomy 3:24-28. Sunday Musings
Don’t pout on Pisgah; Get Perspective14,600 days the children of God walked in circles, when they should have walked 11 days straight into the promised land. All now felt lost--Moses as the greatest caregiver of all time told he cant go ...
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Episode 56
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22:05
Podcast Update Praise & Prayer Request
PRAISE: This Helping.Mom podcast is already in Top 1% of podcasts in Eldercare category, and Top-3% in all categories--with 55 Episodes created/posted in 2-months, with 800+/- episode Downloads, from listeners in 11 countries + 97 cities. I hav...
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Episode 55
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11:22
Quality of Life. How to Enhance QL as Caregiver
Quality of Life is the mental and physical health of our care receiver. Improving QL is the basis of our $3T health care system. Everything we do as caregivers either adds to or diminishes from QL for our parent.QL is made of m...
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Episode 54
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10:06
Faith at Harvard. Sunday Musings, Hebrews 11:1
Today we discuss the 3 universal beliefs held by every attendee at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Faith & Leadership Program, and what these beliefs have in common with caregivers. Stay tuned!
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Episode 53
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10:15
Slaying Hydras, How-to Solve Problems as Caregiver
As Senior Level Project Manager for US Army & Federal Govt I was responsible for $2BN projects in many states, & overseas. The same skills then help me now caregive for mom, including: defining overarching goal, thinking strategically +...
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Episode 52
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13:55
What CARING for MOM is TEACHING Me about WOMEN
Oh, Dear! This is going to get me in trouble...Come laugh with me as I share KEY lessons learned about women, by caring for my sweet, dear mama: HOW can you talk for hours about a problem, instead of solving it in minutes? <...
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Episode 51
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7:44
Written Caregiver Agreement. What it does, How to write
It is critical to create a signed written Caregiver Agreement to set forth who is doing what to care for mom, in exchange for what compensation or reimbursement. This will save you $200K/yr, AND improve care for your mom vs hiring an "angels" s...
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Episode 50
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7:37
Carolyn's Story, Cancer Returns
Today we are blessed with Carolyn's Story of 2-X cancer, first her's, then her husband's, and what she learned through this valley of death's shadow. If you wish to share your caregiving story, please email me at Info@helping.mom
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Episode 49
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7:13
WHY We're Here. Sunday Musings
Daughter Vivian helps us today answer the age-old Q: why we are here, what we are supposed to be doing, and why. These are critical to know, as caregivers. Come let us study together.
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Episode 48
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9:44
Cell Phone Minimalism. Decluttering Mom's Phone
I think term "parental control" applies more to regulating your aging parent's cell phone, than your childrens'. Decluttering your mom's phone is like swatting mosquitos in Summer in Indiana--you gotta stay at it. It never stops. With her phone...
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Episode 47
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15:31
Self-Pity, How to climb out
Self-pity is the self-dug grave of caregivers. Why Me, Woe is Me. I dont deserve this, I didnt ask for this. Why dont they, When will they... SP is worsened by our culture of selfishness, our online/on-phone isolation, and breakdown in family s...
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Episode 46
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13:43
Wasted Words. Right use of Tongue in Caregiving
Nothing is more untrue than, "Sticks & Stones may break bones, BUT WORDS CAN NEVER HURT US." Every pain I have suffered in life, and most I have inflicted on others, has been the result of words--hateful words, mean words, destructive words...
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Episode 45
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13:53
Mental Minimalism. What Caregivers must NOT think about
What not to think about is the epitome of positive self-discipline. Think of the squirrel who loses half by thinking of all. The weight of wrong thinking submerges the caregiver, more than the doing of required tasks; our battles are more withi...
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Episode 44
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12:57
HOW to LOVE DAD. What’s his Love Language?
At helping.mom we also love dads! In fact, my hero is the man who does the hard, silent work of being dad, who daily stands by the stuff, with no appreciation. So, how do we love him? Who is he? How does he love us--in his own way? HOW can we b...
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Episode 43
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13:44