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 | 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 | 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,...
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