Yesterday on Your Caregiving Journey, Dr. Jamie Huysman, co-author of Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health & Happiness while Caring for Someone with Memory Loss, joined us to share tips on keeping your marriage in a good space. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.)
During yesterday’s show, we focused our discussion on marriages in which one spouse cares for...
It can seem, because of caregiving, that your future is on hold. Certainly, some aspects must wait.
The waiting provides the opportunity.
So, today, what seed can you plant which will bloom in your future? For instance, can you research a trip? Begin a business plan? Start an exercise program? Take a online class? Make online connections that can help with a career change?
It may seem like it’s on hold, but...
SOAP BOX – 1
PARENTING YOUR PARENT
Ok! Drum roll please, getting up on my soap box finally! I want to present my opinion on a subject that causes me irritation by those of differing opinions! However at the end of this post I will invite those of both views to express their opinions.
The subject is that there are individuals, specifically caregivers, who feel that to use the term “Parenting Your...
When you care for a parent (or another family member or friend) it can seem like you, your spouse and your caree in your marriage. And, it can feel like you have time for everyone except your marriage.
Dr. Jamie Huysman, official spokesperson for the NASW (National Association of Social Workers), a certified compassion fatigue therapist, co-author of Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health & Happiness...
Caregiving changes everything. Especially you.
So, today, as part of our We Break for Spring! celebration, we’re talking about growing. How have you grown because of caregiving? Have you grown courage? Faith? A back bone? Compassion?
We’d love to know: How have you grown because of caregiving?
Share in our comments section for a chance to win a gift basket created by Bette, one of our family ...
We made it! We say good-bye to winter and hello to spring. To celebrate, we’ll holding a week-long contest on Caregiving.com called We Break for Spring!. We’ll celebrate spring while encouraging you to take a break (even a short five-minute one) daily to do something just for you or about you. Our contest takes place on our Facebook fan page, on Twitter, on Your Caregiving Journey talk show, and on our...
We’re breaking for spring!
Today’s question is: How will you play today?
You can play an instrument, play a board game, play cards, play tag or play a favorite song. You can play at working when you’re really resting (I can do this–if you need tips, just email me).
Or, maybe you’ll take a playful attitude.
You can play for a minute or two hours; it’s not about the time but about...
This week, we break for spring. Let’s also take a break from guilt!
Let’s commit to making decisions that honor us and our priorities without guilt. Let’s take a break from believing others judge our decisions and actions, which can lead us to question what we’re doing and how we’re doing it. And, that, of course, leads to guilt.
Let’s enjoy a reprieve from believing others know...
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(Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome a new blogger: Ryan Whitmore of Elder Brief. Ryan will update us regularly about technology and gadgets that can make caregiving easier.)
Isolation is huge issue for seniors living alone and its effects can be devastating, from bringing about chronic conditions like anxiety and depression to making existing conditions worse. According to a study by the University of Chicago,...
On Friday, Sheri Samotin of LifeBridge Solutions, joined us on Your Caregiving Journey to discuss how to budget for care. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post. (Did you know Your Caregiving Journey is part of iTunes? You can download our free podcasts here.)
Sheri shared great information, including:
The difference between budgeting and planning; budgeting is about the “right...
On Thursday’s episode of Your Caregiving Journey, Becky Lowry and Nancy Hanley from My Health Care Manager shared tips to manage your caree’s planned hospitalization. (Next month, we’ll offer tips on managing the unexpected hospital stay.) You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.
Becky and Nancy offered great suggestions on how to prepare for hospitalization, how to...
