Change Your Perspective And You Just Might Change Your Reality

A hard lesson to learn is that we can’t change anyone. We can only change ourselves. Wondering why your spouse says what he/she does? Why your care recipient acts the way he/she does? Exhausted from trying to change them? A hard lesson to learn is that we can’t change anyone. We can only change ourselves. And, interestingly enough, when we change, we also change our relationships. The next time you want to...

Adjusting Your Care Recipient to Your Changes

Annie lived with her mother, Alice, most of her adult life. She worked, held a responsible job at an accounting firm in the city. She meant to move out, but then her mother’s diabetes and arthritis kicked in. Annie felt it best to stay put. So, for most of her adult life, Annie did as her mother said. It just seemed easier to go with the flow, rather than go against the grain. Her mother was a stubborn...