by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anxiety, Caregivers, Change, Family, Fears, Guilt, Relationships, Stress
This week’s Reader’s Question is about how to best handle a situation many family caregivers dread: “I know it’s time for my mother to stop driving, but I don’t have the heart to discuss this with her. She only drives locally, and drives very slowly, so she thinks...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Boundaries, Caregivers, Family, Forgiveness, Guilt, Relationships, Self-Care, Support Groups
The following question was sent to me this past week, and the issue raised is so universal that participants in my Take Back Your Life program are always glad we deal with it in depth, so they learn how to handle it better. Since it is such a common challenge, I...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Boundaries, Change, Family, Overwhelm, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress
A client recently asked me this, and it’s my Question of the Week: What do I do when I seem to care more about my spouse’s health than he does? My husband has been struggling with health issues for a few years now. He’s diabetic, overweight, has heart issues, drinks...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Caregivers, Change, Family, Overwhelm, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Esteem
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...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Boundaries, Caregivers, Change, Family, Relationships, Self-Care
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...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Boundaries, Caregivers, Change, Family, Guilt, Self-Care, Stress
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...
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