Over the past couple weeks in my Take Back Your Life Group Program, the topic has been anger that sometimes comes up when you’re a caregiver, and how to handle it in new, healthier ways. One of the participants raised a great question about a particular anger issue she struggles with – and because it’s [...]
Here’s a heart-tugging Reader’s Question I got this week: I had a pop quiz this past week… with the holidays and all, I saw your article about bringing parents to family gatherings, and it resonated… For the past couple of years I have struggled with bringing my mother to family holiday celebrations. It’s been really hard… [...]
Several people wrote to me about additional feelings of guilt brought up by the many logistical challenges involved in putting together family holiday gatherings when aging or health-challenged relatives don’t live nearby. An excellent question - and a scenario that happens in millions of families every time there’s a major holiday. The collective amount of [...]
Recently I received another excellent Reader's Question: "What is the best way to handle feelings of anger - followed by feelings of guilt about being angry? My wife is constantly postponing or cancelling our plans in order to cater to her parents’ demands. I have been tolerant most of the time, but this has now [...]
Increasingly I’m hearing from program participants and readers of my blog that they are feeling a great deal of anxiety about the changes coming soon in the country’s health insurance system. A good example is the following question I recently received in my inbox. It summarizes the concerns so well that I decided to answer [...]
Change...is as inevitable as the sun rising and setting! So...just 4 days to go! As we get closer to election day, many among us have strong feelings about wanting one candidate or the other to be elected our next U.S. President. Others may be completely disinterested in politics, and believe that it [...]
Today’s article is all about taking care of yourself in the face of the almost constant bombardment of updates about the extraordinarily long, contentious and stress-inducing 2016 Presidential campaign. It’s hard to avoid the news now that it’s 24/7, with every news outlet seemingly eager to blast out yet another all-caps revelation designed to ruin [...]
You know that feeling. GUILT. It wells up inside of you every time you carve out a little time for yourself, especially when there are twenty other things on your plate. That feeling of guilt is even more overwhelming and draining when you are a son or daughter caring for your sick or elderly parent. As [...]
Here's a tale about boundaries - and the almost-certain impact that not having them will have on you, too. A client of mine, Sarah, complained all the time about not having time for herself to get things done. The reason – always – was that she was constantly running to take care of her mother's [...]
She brought you into this world. She cared for you and made sure you got everything you needed in life...and she was the BOSS. When you were growing up she set the rules and controlled your life - and as you aged into adulthood, she still managed to be overbearing. The years have passed, and [...]
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