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, 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...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Attitude, Boundaries, Caregivers, Family, Overwhelm, Patience, Relationships, Self-Awareness, Self-Care
What happens when you feel judged for how much you do to take care of your family member, or criticized for particular choices you’ve made in providing that care? Do you react by feeling like you have to prove to your judges, and justify to your critics, what you do...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Boundaries, Caregivers, Events, Fears, Overwhelm, Resilience, Self-Awareness, Self-Care
It’s hard to find anyone these days who wouldn’t agree that we are currently experiencing some chaotic times – all one has to do is turn on the television, read the front page of a newspaper or open an internet browser, and it’s instantly obvious. I recently told...
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