Join me for three-week classes that help you manage your caregiving experience. Our school is about you and your caregiving experience, to help feel better where you are right now.

Our classes conveniently take place over the phone (“teleclasses”). Teleclasses are a great way to learn, share and support—without leaving your house. In this winter school session, we’ve got three courses from which to choose. Register for one, two, three, as many as you’d like.

You can participate in our classes by registering for one for a cost of $47. Or, purchase a CarePASS and you have access to all the classes you’d like. Purchase a CarePASS, which begin at just $10 a month for unlimited classes, here.

To register for an individual class, sign up via the registration form at the bottom of this page. After you register and pay, we’ll email you the class phone number and access code as well as any homework to complete before our first class. The cost of each class is $47. In addition to the cost of the class, you’ll also incur the cost of a long-distance phone call (whatever rates your long-distance carrier charges).

Space is limited so register early to guarantee your space.

Here’s what participants say about our teleclasses:

—I so enjoyed the course from both a professional and a personal standpoint.
—This was phenomenal!
—Denise, you have such an exceptional manner in leading the discussion and your visualization exercise was the best I’ve ever encountered!
—I feel better today. I highly recommend the phone class.
—I just completed a (multi-week) training course for family caregivers; I learned as much in your one-hour presentation as I did in that (multi-week) course.

Our curriculum follows; I’m your leader for each class:

1. Rise ‘N Shine: Start your week with an early morning class focusing on meditation and inspiration. This class is a great way to start your week right. This is a three-week session; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Mondays (March 12, 19 and 26). Choose from two times: 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT, 6 a.m. PT) OR 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

2. Three-Word Journaling: You’ve probably heard this many times: Journaling can be a stress-reliever. So, you buy a journal only to stare at its blank pages. Where to start? What to write? In this three-week class, you’ll have three words to write about every week. We’ll meet on the phone to talk about each week’s three words and then you’ll be assigned three more words to write about until the next class. The class also will help you find the right time to write in your journal. At the end of three weeks, you’ll have a habit that rewards you with insights and comfort. This is a three-week class; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Wednesdays (March 14, 21 and 28) at 10:30 a.m. ET (9:30 a.m. CT, 7:30 a.m. PT) OR Fridays (March 16, 23 and 30) at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

3. The Caregiving Years for Family Caregivers: Our three-week session opens your journey to its meaning. The caregiving journey can seem like a journey of questions (Why me? Why now? What now?). In this class, we’ll help you find your answers. We’ll talk about the stages of the experience, which will help you understand where you’ve been and, more importantly, where you’re headed. The clarity you gain will help you understand your journey’s purpose. This is a three-week session; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Wednesdays (March 14, 21 and 28) at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT or 5 p.m. PT) OR Saturdays (March 17, 24 and 31) at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

And, this time, winner will take $50 plus bragging rights! In order to win, you must join our Solitaire Showdown group. With our group, we’ll be able to chat and “talk smack” throughout the Showdown. You can join the group here. Once you join, click on Forum, then Solitaire Showdown, March 4, to post messages to the other group members. (Not a member of Caregiving.com? Become a member so you can join the group.)

On March 4, play our Solitaire game any time between Noon and 8 p.m. ET (11 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m PT). The winner with the high score at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 5 p.m. PT) will win $50. More importantly, you’ll win bragging rights. You have until Noon on March 4 to practice. At Noon ET (11 a.m. CT, 9 a.m. PT), I wipe the Leader Board clean and we begin the battle.

Good luck!

Updates: G-J, who cares for her husband, joins me for Table Talk tomorrow at 10 a.m. ET; listen here. And, we have #carechat on Twitter on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET. We’ll talk about finding services in your community.

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And, here are our grand prize winners:

—ejourneys wins a copy of Trish’s book, Forever a Caregiver;
—Kaye wins a copy of our ebook, Help, A Collection of Stories by Those Who Care, our first in our CareGifters Book Series.
—Francine wins Take Comfort, the CD set;
—Amy wins a CarePASS membership (Basic Plus);
—Jane wins four coaching calls with me.

We Break for Spring! is next (and couldn’t come too soon!).

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. Image via Wikipedia

Today, we end We Break for Winter! with a playful request: How will you play today?

Play a game, play your favorite music, play hookey from housework, play a great movie. Whatever you play, make sure it adds to your happiness.

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a gift pack a day. And, when you share, you’ll also be entered into a chance to win one of our grand prizes.

Reminder: Table Talk on Your Caregiving Journey airs today. Bette will join me at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT, 7 a.m PT). You can listen live here.

(Note: A very, very special “thank you” to our anonymous donor who made it possible for us to give away a gift every day this week. We are so grateful for your contribution!)

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• We Break for Winter: With Whom Will You Drink Hot Chocolate? (caregiving.com)
• We Break for Winter: How Will You Skate? (caregiving.com)
• We Break for Winter: Who Can Help You? (caregiving.com)

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The weather in winter demands we receive help. We may need help shoveling our driveway or shoveling out our car. We may need help getting from one place to the next during a snow storm. We may need help because bad weather may keep us in, when we need to get out for staples.

Could caregiving be life’s long winter?

It seems so much easier to accept help during a snow storm than it does during caregiving. In caregiving, though, help is critical—in order to get out, in order to get the right care, in order to continue.

Most likely, you do have help. Except for that one thing. It could be that you hesitate to ask for help so you can get that Saturday off you need. Or, it could be that your stomach turns when you think about asking for help to get your caree to a doctor’s appointment. Or, it could be that you dread asking for help with that one part of personal care that throws you for a loop.

So, today, commit to asking for help (including from us!) for that one thing. Then, tell us about it in our comments section.

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a gift pack a day. And, when you share, you’ll also be entered into a chance to win one of our grand prizes. Congrats to Francine who won yesterday’s basket for sharing about her crush on Michael Landon.

Reminder: Table Talk on Your Caregiving Journey airs tomorrow. Bette will join me at 10 a.m. ET (9 a.m. CT, 7 a.m PT). You can listen live here.

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• We Break for Winter: Where Will the Lift Drop You? (caregiving.com)
• We Break for Winter: How Will You Skate? (caregiving.com)

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During our winter break, we’ve been out in the snow the past few days. So, now it’s time to come in for a break and a cup of hot chocolate. And, you get to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate with anyone you want. Yes, anyone. Cher, Prince William, your best friend. Anyone.

So, with whom will you drink your cup of hot chocolate? And, what will you talk about? Please share in our comments section, below.

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a gift pack a day. And, when you share, you’ll also be entered into a chance to win one of our grand prizes. Congrats to Kaye who won yesterday’s basket for sharing about her snow angel.

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• We Break for Winter: When Will You Admire Your Snow Angel? (caregiving.com)
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• We Break for Winter: Where Will the Lift Drop You? (caregiving.com)

Remember what it was like to make a snow angel? You plopped backward into a snow pile, then moved your arms and legs up and down in the snow. As carefully as you could, you stood up, trying hard not to disturb your angel in the snow you just created. Then, after standing, you turned around to enjoy what you made.

Ever day, you create something just as delicate and magical as a snow angel. How often do you turn around to really admire it? Today, take time to enjoy your life’s snow angels. In our comments section, share what and when you’ll admire.

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a gift pack a day. And, when you share, you’ll also be entered into a chance to win one of our grand prizes.

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• We Break for Winter: How Will You Skate? (caregiving.com)
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• We Break for Winter: Where Will the Lift Drop You? (caregiving.com)
• School of You: Winter Session II (caregiving.com)

Join me for three-week classes that help you manage your caregiving experience. Our school is about you and your caregiving experience, to help feel better where you are right now.

Our classes conveniently take place over the phone (“teleclasses”). Teleclasses are a great way to learn, share and support—without leaving your house. In this winter school session, we’ve got three courses from which to choose. Register for one, two, three, as many as you’d like.

You can participate in our classes by registering for one for a cost of $47. Or, purchase a CarePASS and you have access to all the classes you’d like. Purchase a CarePASS, which begin at just $10 a month for unlimited classes, here.

To register for an individual class, sign up via the registration form at the bottom of this page. After you register and pay, we’ll email you the class phone number and access code as well as any homework to complete before our first class. The cost of each class is $47. In addition to the cost of the class, you’ll also incur the cost of a long-distance phone call (whatever rates your long-distance carrier charges).

Space is limited so register early to guarantee your space.

Here’s what participants say about our teleclasses:

—I so enjoyed the course from both a professional and a personal standpoint.
—This was phenomenal!
—Denise, you have such an exceptional manner in leading the discussion and your visualization exercise was the best I’ve ever encountered!
—I feel better today. I highly recommend the phone class.
—I just completed a (multi-week) training course for family caregivers; I learned as much in your one-hour presentation as I did in that (multi-week) course.

Our curriculum follows; I’m your leader for each class:

1. Rise ‘N Shine: Start your week with an early morning class focusing on meditation and inspiration. This class is a great way to start your week right. This is a three-week session; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Mondays (February 13, 20 and 27). Choose from two times: 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT, 6 a.m. PT) OR 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

2. Three-Word Journaling: You’ve probably heard this many times: Journaling can be a stress-reliever. So, you buy a journal only to stare at its blank pages. Where to start? What to write? In this three-week class, you’ll have three words to write about every week. We’ll meet on the phone to talk about each week’s three words and then you’ll be assigned three more words to write about until the next class. The class also will help you find the right time to write in your journal. At the end of three weeks, you’ll have a habit that rewards you with insights and comfort. This is a three-week class; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Wednesdays (February 15, 22 and 29) at 10:30 a.m. ET (9:30 a.m. CT, 7:30 a.m. PT) OR Fridays (February 17, 24 and March 2) at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

3. The Caregiving Years for Family Caregivers: Our three-week session opens your journey to its meaning. The caregiving journey can seem like a journey of questions (Why me? Why now? What now?). In this class, we’ll help you find your answers. We’ll talk about the stages of the experience, which will help you understand where you’ve been and, more importantly, where you’re headed. The clarity you gain will help you understand your journey’s purpose. This is a three-week session; a one-hour class each week for three weeks. Cost: $47 plus long-distance phone charges.

Class Day and Time: Wednesdays (February 15, 22 and 29) at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT or 5 p.m. PT) OR Saturdays (February 18, 25 and March 3) at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PT)

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Where’s there winter, there’s snow. We shovel it, play in it, hope it arrives on December 24. We love it, until we have too much of it. Then, we want it to melt.

So, what in your life needs melting? Do you have a cold heart to a family member? Toward yourself about an incident or episode in your past? Do you need to melt so you’ll consider other possibilities because a current option no longer works?

Today, how will you melt?

Share in our comments section for a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a gift pack a day. Congratulations to Paula who won yesterday’s basket for sharing where she’ll take her ski lift.

It’s February, which means it’s We Break for Winter. During our seasonal breaks, we take time to reflect on what’s going well in your caregiving role and what needs tweaking.

We’re also making our celebration a chance for you to win a Movie Madness gift pack, which includes all you need to enjoy an at-home Movie Night. During We Break for Winter!, we’re giving away a Movie Madness gift pack a day. For a chance to win, just post an answer to each day’s We Break for Winter! question.

So, here’s our question for today. A ski lift, if you think about about it, is quite a handy device. You wait in a specified spot, it comes up behind you, picks you up, and delivers you to your destination. To catch the ride, you just need to be in the right place.

Consider where you are today. Do you feel like you’re standing in a place of Despair? Frustration? Resentment? Loneliness? Worry? Work?

Now, think about where you’d like to be. Would you like to be transported to Peace? Acceptance? Love? Compassion? Hope? Support? Forgiveness? Play?

For me, today, I would like to be transported from a place of doubt to a place of complete faith. And, when I reach my destination of complete faith, I will take the next big risk (i.e., ski the bigger hill).

In our comments section, please share where the ski lift picks you up and then where it delivers you. Be sure to tell us what you’ll do when you reach your new destination.

(Note: Our ski lift exercise can become a helpful visualization for you. When you’re feeling stuck in an emotion you don’t want, visualize the ski lift coming to get you and dropping you in a better spot. When you reach your destination, enjoy how it feels to be there.)

Reminders: Enjoy our Open House today! Details are here.