by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Asking For Help, Boundaries, Change, Family, Fears, Guilt, Making Changes, Relationships, Self-Care
One of the hardest decisions caregivers face is whether to keep a loved one living at home or move them into an extended care, nursing home or rehab facility. Just considering it as an option often brings up tremendous guilt, and actually taking steps toward invoking...
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 | Boundaries, Caregivers, Change, Family, Growth, Guilt, Self-Care
This Reader’s Question really captures the common caregiver dilemma of feeling trapped…then feeling guilty for wanting some freedom: I’ve been the primary caregiver for my mother forever. She was depressed, had physical ailments, and somehow she always relied on me to...
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, 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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