by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Beliefs, Blog, Caregivers, Change, Guilt, Hopefulness, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Shame
It seems that almost all caregivers have to deal with feeling at least a little guilty at some points in their caregiving. Whether for something as simple as forgetting an item at the grocery store that their loved one was counting on, or something big like not being...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Caregivers, Change, Family, Growth, Patience, Relationships
This week I want to share with you a beautiful and thought-provoking article by Barry Jacobs that I read last week, since I expect you will probably appreciate it as much as I did. Barry, in addition to being a clinical psychologist and family therapist, is also a...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Blog, Boundaries, Caregivers, Fears, Health, Overwhelm, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Stress
As a caregiver rising to the challenges each day brings, do you get angry very often? Do life’s little inconveniences – an important item forgotten at the store when you have no time to go back, a new complaint from your loved one that must be addressed when there’s...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Attitude, Beliefs, Caregivers, Growth, Happiness, Relationships, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Self-Sabotage
In the last three posts I’ve given an overview of three important pillars of successful self-care when part of your daily life revolves around caring for a loved one. Put these in place and you can begin to reclaim more of your life for yourself than you thought...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Boundaries, Caregivers, Family, Happiness, Health, Relationships, Renewal, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Success
In the last two posts I pointed out two very common patterns I have observed in family caregivers, especially those who represent the “first line of defense” in their loved one’s care: How they can fall into such a rut of feeling overwhelmed, burnt out and defeated...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Attitude, Beliefs, Caregivers, Growth, Overwhelm, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Stress
In my last post I wrote about how easy it is for caregivers to fall into patterns of self-neglect and not even realize it. I hope you took something away from reading it that nudged you into awareness from time to time when you were pushing yourself to exhaustion. Did...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog
The following snippet is from the first chapter Take Back Your Life: A Caregiver’s Guide to Finding Freedom in the Midst of Overwhelm, which is called My Desired Outcome (no surprise there, right?). I wanted to share it with you today after this season of overwhelming...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Attitude, Blog, Family, Happiness, Hopefulness, Inspiration, Renewal, Self-Awareness
How are your holidays going this year? (…and yes, I know you may feel like most of it is already in the rearview mirror, but it’s not officially over until the new year begins!) Have the last weeks or months been filled with just the right amount of relaxing,...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog
Did you know that November is National Family Caregivers Month? If not, here’s a great way to celebrate it while there are still a few days left! In keeping with last week’s article about the real secret to being self-reliant, I want to share with you a wonderful...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Boundaries, Caregivers, Change, Family, Overwhelm, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Stress
“Sometimes asking for help is the most meaningful example of self-reliance.” (from poem “Sometimes” by U.S. Senator Cory Booker, then Mayor of Newark) Family caregivers are some of the most capable, hardworking and dedicated people I’ve ever met. They come through for...
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