The Peaceful Caregiver: From Stressed to Blessed

Mary Tutterow is a wife, mom, author, speaker, teacher, and caregiver. She has developed The Heart of the Caregiver©—community and support for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the responsibilities and emotions of caring for someone with disabilities, chronic illness, or age-related issues. Mary and her husband Winn have two adult children and live in Charleston, South Carolina. Their daughter, Mary Addison, has cognitive and physical challenges and an active seizure disorder. They also cared for Winn’s mother through cancer and dementia. A former anchorwoman and marketing executive, Mary now writes, speaks, and leads online and in-person small groups for caregivers.

“The Peaceful Caregiver guides the reader to a place of solace, a tough chore considering the rigorous curriculum of caregiving. Mary Tutterow offers the reader an adventure of the head, heart, and soul on the way to harmony. Scores of Scripture passages in the book offer abundant opportunities for slowing, quieting, reflecting, journaling, and sharing. Mary is a guide helping family caregivers be intentional and tactical on our path to a more peace-filled experience. Family caregiving can be a gratifying, enriching experience. The Peaceful Caregiver guides the reader on an intentional toward meaning, fulfillment, and a more profound sense of one’s calling to be a family caregiver.” —Warren Hébert, DNP, RN, CAE, FAAN, RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow 06–09, Chief Executive Office

“A lot of how-to books have been written about caregiving. But as a long-time caregiver, I can say with certainty that it’s our relationships—with doctors, friends, and others going through the same kind of things—that help us make it through the tough times. And the most important relationship is the one we have with Jesus Christ. The Peaceful Caregiver isn’t a how-to caregiver book. It’s a how to find peace with God caregiving book.” —Kathy Harris, author of the Christian novel Deadly Commitment and fellow caregiver

“Mary Tutterow brings enormous credibility and experience to address the frenetic heart of family caregivers. In The Peaceful Caregiver she gently leads fellow caregivers on a path she herself continues to walk—a path of trusting God with harsh realities. Clearly communicating God’s reassuring hand on our shoulders as we care for others, Mary helps us discover a deeper relationship with God in the midst of our journey as caregivers.” —Peter Rosenberger, caregiver for more than thirty years, author, and host of Hope for the Caregiver

“The Peaceful Caregiver is definitely a must-read study guide for anyone traveling the caregiver journey. If anyone can shed light, love, and blessing upon your personal caregiver journey, it truly is Mary Tutterow. Her books truly embrace and empower you as well let you know you are not alone. Mary continues to travel her lifelong journey as a caregiver, and she speaks our language as caregivers. I have had the privilege and honor of not only reading her books but also of meeting and interviewing her in person. She is heaven sent and has developed these tools for us. As the saying goes, ‘Just because I carry it all so well doesn’t mean it’s not heavy.’ She gets it, and, my follow caregivers, you are not alone.” —Tammy Flynn, mother, caregiver, and producer of The On-Air Advocate