Self-care

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Journaling Helps Some Caregivers Stay on Track Emotionally

At some point during your caregiving journey, you may find yourself in a rut. The awareness may come with a birthday, a...

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Reconciling Grief & Relief When the Loved One You Cared for Dies

When my mother died in a local nursing home, my “career” of visiting this exceptional facility nearly every day for almost 15...

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New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?

Dear Carol: My parents are in their 70s, and had been mostly healthy. I don’t have to worry about financial and health...

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Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

They say hindsight is 20/20. But things from the past that may seem “clear” to you now can still be distorted by...

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New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly Parents

I have interacted with countless professional and informal caregivers over the years, and I’ve noticed two prominent patterns that characterized my own...

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Classic Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

Don’t let the title scare you, folks. I’m not presenting a “system” here. Personally, I’ve never seen a chart or graph designed...

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Detaching with Love: Setting Boundaries with Difficult Elderly Parents

When the family member we are trying to care for is critical, impossible to please or emotionally abusive, long-standing family dynamics are...

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You Can’t Prevent Parents’ Decline from Age, but Your Support Is Priceless

Dear Carol: Providing care for my parents is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s not so much the time and effort involved,...

8 Ways to Mitigate Caregiver Stress

Many of us belong to the sandwich generation; we are caring for aging parents while raising our own children. Back in my...

Affirming Phrases for Caregivers to Live By

Life isn’t easy for most people, and it’s not perfect for anybody. Sometimes, as we trudge through the days providing help for...

Self-care

Journaling Helps Some Caregivers Stay on Track Emotionally

Reconciling Grief & Relief When the Loved One You Cared for Dies

New to Caregiving: How Do I Keep from Going Under?

Hindsight Can Be a Blessing or a Curse for Caregivers

New Caregivers: Tips on Caring for Elderly Parents

Classic Time Management Strategies for Caregivers

Detaching with Love: Setting Boundaries with Difficult Elderly Parents

You Can’t Prevent Parents’ Decline from Age, but Your Support Is Priceless

8 Ways to Mitigate Caregiver Stress

Affirming Phrases for Caregivers to Live By

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