Stress

Today’s article is all about taking care of yourself in the face of the almost constant bombardment of updates about the extraordinarily long, contentious and stress-inducing 2016 Presidential campaign. It’s hard to avoid the news now that it’s 24/7, with every news outlet seemingly eager to blast out yet another all-caps revelation designed to ruin [...]

You know that feeling. GUILT. It wells up inside of you every time you carve out a little time for yourself, especially when there are twenty other things on your plate. That feeling of guilt is even more overwhelming and draining when you are a son or daughter caring for your sick or elderly parent. As [...]

Here’s a tale about boundaries – and the almost-certain impact that not having them will have on you, too. A client of mine, Sarah, complained all the time about not having time for herself to get things done. The reason – always – was that she was constantly running to take care of her mother’s [...]

If you’ve recently become a caregiver (perhaps unexpectedly!), and especially if it involves caring for a member of your family, I hope you found my last blog post helpful. In it I suggested the steps to take first to orient yourself in your new role so you won’t feel overwhelmed or blind-sided as you take [...]