Mental Health

Recognizing Caregiver Burnout and How to Move Forward

Caregiver burnout isn’t something that happens all at once. We all have good days and bad days, which is normal. Eventually, though,...

As we travel our own unique journeys, most of us find that certain phrases or concepts take on the status of truth...

We live in a society that tends to value what we do over who we are. If what we do isn’t highly...

I once visited a caregiver friend and her mother, who had moderate Alzheimer’s disease. At one point during the visit, the mother...

As people age, they tend to sleep more lightly than when they were younger. Waking up during the night due to achy...

We all live with a certain amount of worry, much of which is caused by fear of the unknown. Since health issues...

Dementia can cause people to say and do some pretty odd things. Family caregivers may be caught off guard at first, but...

Most people have not personally provided care for a loved one and therefore cannot fully understand everything that goes into being a...

Medications save lives and/or increase the quality of life for many people. Yet, there are few, if any, medications that have no...

Being a family caregiver doesn’t always stop at caring for our own aging parents. Our significant other’s mom and dad often look...