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Next Steps 4 Seniors: Conversations on Aging with Wendy Jones Next Steps 4 Seniors: Conversations on Aging explores the tough aging topics no one talks about but everyone faces. Every week brings real-life guidance for seniors and families, and information to uplift the heart with spiritual and emotional next steps-encouragement, faith, and hope for the journey ahead. To learn more about Next Steps 4 Seniors, contact us at 248-651-5010 or visit us online at www.nextsteps4seniors.com Find us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@nextsteps4seniors

Recent Episodes

Honoring Aging Parents

We all say we value our elders, but our daily habits often tell a different story. Wendy Jones sits down with Pastor Tim Holland for a candid, faith-rooted conversation about the C5 Initiative and the fifth commandment: “Honor your father and mother.” What starts as a Bible passage quickly becomes a practical framework for caregiving, family decision-making, and the way we treat older adults in a culture that can be quick to dismiss them. Pastor Tim shares why this commandment is more ...

11 MIN

Supporting Transitions For Seniors

Stuff isn’t the real problem. The real problem is the story attached to it and the fear that letting go means losing the memory. I’m joined by Alyssa Egnoli from Caring Transitions to talk about supported transitions for seniors, from “we need to declutter” all the way to “we’re settled in and it finally feels like home.” We get honest about why we keep everything: family heirlooms, baby clothes, photos, gifts, and the pressure of making a “wrong” decision. Alyssa shares practical ways to ke...

25 MIN

Caregiving With Mercy, Forgiveness and Grace

Guilt can creep into caregiving in a thousand small ways: the day you lose patience, the moment you snap back, the quiet resentment you feel but never say out loud. We sit down with Pastor Tim Helland from Creekside Christian Church to name the weight so many family caregivers carry and to offer something sturdier than advice: mercy, grace, and forgiveness that actually work in real life. We start with the big picture. Our culture is divided across politics, religion, economics, and identity...

9 MIN

Changing The Way We See Dementia

Dementia can change memory, language, and independence, but it does not erase personhood, and it does not have to destroy the relationship. We sit down with dementia care expert Deborah Sealhoff of Dementia Forward to talk about what families actually face day to day: confusion, repetition, shower struggles, siblings arguing, and the heartbreak of watching a loved one change in real time. We get practical about early warning signs by comparing normal aging to dementia using a “file cabinet” ...

37 MIN

Forgiveness For Heavy Guilt

Guilt is not a light emotion, it’s the one that hooks into you and refuses to let go. Wendy Jones sits down with Pastor Tim Helland from Creekside Christian Church to talk honestly about why guilt feels so heavy for caregivers and families, and how forgiveness can become the turning point that brings relief instead of constant replay. We dig into the hard part: when someone hurts us, our instinct is to assume they meant the worst. Pastor Tim challenges that reflex with Jesus’s words on the c...

11 MIN