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 able to spend more quality time with [...]
As a caregiver rising to the challenges each day brings, do you get angry very often? Do life’s little inconveniences – an important item forgotten at the store when you have no time to go back, a new complaint from your loved one that must be addressed when there’s no room for that on your [...]
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 possible. Yet even with clear desired outcomes, [...]
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 that they’ve given up trying to carve out time [...]
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