Family

Does the picture this Reader’s Question paints of a caregiver’s life sound like yours? I have been a caregiver for my mother for the past 5 years. My mother lives alone and has a full time aide, but I am the “go-to” person for all calls, decisions, issues that arise, and the constant check-ins that [...]

Another great Reader’s Question came in this week: You write all the time about the importance of self-care, especially when caring for aging parents. I am struggling with making myself a priority when I have both of my parents, my home, my husband, my job and even some of the needs of my young adult [...]

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 she’s perfectly OK. It makes me crazy, [...]

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 thought I’d share some [...]