What happens when you feel judged for how much you do to take care of your family member, or criticized for particular choices you’ve made in providing that care? Do you react by feeling like you have to prove to your judges, and justify to your critics, what you do and why you need to [...]
It’s hard to find anyone these days who wouldn’t agree that we are currently experiencing some chaotic times – all one has to do is turn on the television, read the front page of a newspaper or open an internet browser, and it’s instantly obvious. I recently told someone that I believe “we are being [...]
Thinking about the importance of recognizing the immense contribution of American laborers this past holiday really highlighted for me an issue that’s been coming up a great deal lately in caregiver conversation circles: the growing number of caregivers suffering in silence. Many caregivers describe to me that they feel it’s better for their parents or [...]
Wow, another great Reader’s Question this week (…and they’re all great, so keep emailing them in!): As the primary caregiver in my family, it seems like I have lost all my rights to have any kind of a normal life. Every time I want to do something for myself, and others need to fill in [...]




