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Before Your Parent's Dementia Diagnosis: 4 Things Every Family Must Do NOW (From a Daughter Who's Lived It)

May 26, 2026

Before Your Parent's Dementia Diagnosis: 4 Things Every Family Must Do NOW (From a Daughter Who's Lived It) If you have a parent over 70, this episode could save your family $35,000, a year of your life, and the kind of stress that breaks marriages and fractures families. After four years of navigating dementia caregiving for multiple family members — including her mother-in-law with Alzheimer's, her father-in-law with vascular dementia, and now signs in her own family — Shelly Niehaus is sha...

#184 Create The Community You Crave

May 19, 2026

Friend, I want to talk to you about something that has carried me through the hardest year of my life — something that didn't exist three years ago, and something I almost didn't start because I was scared, tired, and a little bit hurt. In this episode, I'm sharing the full story of how this podcast came to be — including the season I lost my voice trying to be strategic, the prompt from the Lord to come back to my roots, and the prayer call I didn't want to start that has now been carrying m...

#183 One Year After Empty Nest: What Midlife Transition Really Feels Like

May 12, 2026

Summary What if empty nesting isn’t just about loss… but about rediscovering yourself again? In this deeply personal episode, Shelly reflects on her first full year as an empty nester after launching her twin boys to college—just days after losing her mother-in-law unexpectedly. From grief and identity shifts to rebuilding rhythms, reconnecting in marriage, and navigating caregiving for aging parents, Shelly shares an honest look at what this season has really been like behind the scenes. Usi...