by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog
Several people have asked me about an issue that has impacted them as caregivers: What happens when your own health or physical issues arise? What can a caregiver do when we feel compromised? This is a major concern and a big reason why learning self-care is so...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Self-Deprivation
One of the hardest habits to break when you’re a caregiver, and probably the hardest to see objectively, is the tendency to deprive yourself of the care you need to stay healthy, happy and clear-headed enough to honor and pursue your own desired outcomes. The...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Asking For Help, Boundaries, Change, Family, Fears, Guilt, Making Changes, Relationships, Self-Care
One of the hardest decisions caregivers face is whether to keep a loved one living at home or move them into an extended care, nursing home or rehab facility. Just considering it as an option often brings up tremendous guilt, and actually taking steps toward invoking...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anxiety, Change, Fears, Inspiration, Making Changes, Self-Care
Change can be a scary thing, and the human brain is amazingly good at distracting us and keeping us “safe” from taking on challenges or changes that we’re afraid to attempt by making them seem impossible, complicated, undesirable or even boring. If you were to put it...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Asking For Help, Boundaries, Caregivers, Family, Patience, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress
One of the unexpected and stressful realities of caring for those you love is that it often brings up many conflicting feelings. We have a vision in our minds of ourselves being patient, attentive and responsive to their every need so that they will feel our love at...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Beliefs, Blog, Boundaries, Family, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
Here’s another great question I received recently from a reader. It’s one that I know many people struggle with, so I thought I’d answer it in today’s installment of my “Reader Q&A Series”… READER QUESTION #3 “I practiced speaking up this...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Caregivers, Overwhelm, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Self-Sabotage, Stress
Let’s talk about Procrastination, a habit that wreaks havoc in some of our lives. According to the dictionary, procrastination is “the action of delaying or postponing something.” I use a different definition: “self-punishment.” Whether that surprises you or...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Boundaries, Making Changes, Self-Care, Self-Deprivation, Self-Sabotage
Today I’m wishing everyone a very happy July 4th! For this year, to make it even happier, I’m wishing everyone a true “day of independence” from what – for many of you, I’m sure – has been the ongoing, self-inflicted oppression of chronic...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Growth, Making Changes, Renewal, Self-Awareness
Nobody liked pop quizzes back in school…well okay, maybe the brainiacs liked them, but none of the rest of us did! They caused an instant feeling of dread, anxiety and resignation whenever the teacher announced one. Well, perhaps unbeknownst to you, you’re still...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anxiety, Health, Overwhelm, Renewal, Resilience, Self-Care, Stress
Whenever we feel stress, whether due to the frustrations of normal daily life as a caregiver or the result of events out in the world over which we have little or no control, the benefits of simple breathing techniques can bring instantaneous relief. The power of this...
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