by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anxiety, Celebration, Self-Care, Stress
The holidays bring up a myriad of feelings, especially when they involve caring for a frail loved one. There are many logistical and emotional challenges involved in putting together family holiday gatherings, and this year brings up even more challenges and stresses....
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anxiety, Self-Care, Stress
It’s hard to avoid the 24/7 news cycles, with every news outlet giving you repeated information about Covid 19, the upcoming, imminent election, political fights and overall stressful and overwhelming news. It’s almost like being drawn to a horrific accident that you...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Blog, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Self-Compassion, Self-Deprivation
One of the hardest habits to break when you’re a caregiver, and probably the hardest to see objectively, is the tendency to deprive yourself of the care you need to stay healthy, happy and clear-headed enough to honor and pursue your own desired outcomes. The...
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 | Anxiety, Change, Fears, Inspiration, Making Changes, Self-Care
Change can be a scary thing, and the human brain is amazingly good at distracting us and keeping us “safe” from taking on challenges or changes that we’re afraid to attempt by making them seem impossible, complicated, undesirable or even boring. If you were to put it...
by Loren Gelberg-Goff | Anger, Asking For Help, Boundaries, Caregivers, Family, Patience, Relationships, Self-Care, Stress
One of the unexpected and stressful realities of caring for those you love is that it often brings up many conflicting feelings. We have a vision in our minds of ourselves being patient, attentive and responsive to their every need so that they will feel our love at...
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