Is it time to celebrate Thanksgiving by letting go of traditions so you can focus on caregiver self-care? If you’re like me, you might have strived for decades to host Thanksgiving dinners that resembled Normal Rockwell paintings.
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On Veteran’s Day, we celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of men and women who have served in the military. During November, we also celebrate caregivers for their courageous acts of love during National Caregivers Month.
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. It is a time when organizations strive to raise awareness of caregiving issues and thank caregivers for their invaluable contributions.
This annual recognition is lovely, but when...
Most caregivers are intimately familiar with sacrifice. It’s something they do daily. The problem with caregiver sacrifice is that when you give up everything you need to maintain your own physical and emotional well-being over an extended...
Like mothers of small children, caregivers think they have to become adept at doing several things simultaneously. Otherwise, how would you ever get anything done? The problem with caregiver multi-tasking is that you're doing one thing while your...
Buddha said, “Holding on to anger and resentment is like drinking poison every day and expecting the other guy to die.” I believe that is a true statement. I also believe that forgiveness can be an effective tool to reduce caregiver...
I had never made a connection between sports, caregiving, and how positive affirmations could help build caregiver confidence until I heard Dr. Ivan Joseph speak about his own experience.
Dr. Joseph went from being a soccer coach at a...
When people suffer from pain, illness, or dementia chronic pain, their world becomes smaller and smaller. They tend to turn inward and focus solely on their own illness, feelings, and needs. Rather than expressing appreciation for everything you...
Managing is caregiver stress is difficult even when everything going well, but when you’re caring for someone who is experiencing physical and mental decline, things can go from calm to crises in a heartbeat.
A few years...
It can be hard to fully understand caregiver grief when someone is losing a family member who is old and living with dementia. I was reminded of that recently when Kathy, a dear friend, called to tell me that her mother had suffered a...
It’s not uncommon to feel overwhelmed as a caregiver because the moment you think you have everything under control, something happens, and you are faced with a new problem. So how do you avoid feeling overburdened and...
As a young woman, I had no knowledge or awareness of the terms Caregiver or Respite Care. However, after having three babies in three-and-a-half years, I was feeling undone by the unrelenting responsibilities of motherhood.
One day,...
