(Editor’s Note: On Sunday, Terri, one of our website visitors, shared a worry in the comment section of our article about leaving and leaving behind the guilt. With Terri’s permission, we include her question and my suggestions in today’s Ask Denise column.)
Dear Denise,
I have taken care of my mom and dad for the past almost [...]
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Today on Your Caregiving Journey, Bette Scott, one of our Caregiver of the Year award winners, joined us for a discussion about caring for her mom while raising three children. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.)
During our discussion, Bette shared two goals she has for 2010:
1. [...]
In a recent New York Times article, the author and physician shared a story of a recent interaction between herself and a family caregiver to his father. At the end of the caree’s appointment, the physician noticed how worn the family caregiver looked. You’re tired, she said. His eyes filled with tears.
You’re the first doctor [...]
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In basketball, when someone takes a shot and misses, a teammate grabs the rebound in order to take another shot. The team trains to perfect rebounding as much as it does shooting—knowing every shot won’t net a score.
Who grabs your rebounds?
You can’t make every shot, i.e., solve every problem, meet [...]
We had short show today covering an important topic: Who (or what) rules you? (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.)
For me, I have two rules that seem to dictate my day:
I am a good daughter if (I attend all family functions, do exactly as my parents [...]
I give the idea of “rules” regular thought. (You can read my previous post, “Write Your Self-Care Rule,” here.) We often create a set of thoughts or beliefs, which become rules, as a way to make sense of our world. Often, we live by rules without realizing the power of these rules to hold us [...]
This morning, Anna Stookey, a psychotherapist in Beverly Hills specializing in health and wellness issues, joined us for her discussion about emotional eating. In caregiving, you can feel like you eat for two—you and your stress. It can seem so easy to reach for the Oreos, especially when it seems the Oreo offers just what [...]
“Goals determine what you are going to be.” ~ Julius Irving
Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, Ellen Rogin, our wealthness expert, joined us for our monthly chat. We focused on setting and making goals and offered suggestions and ideas to help you use goals to create just what you want. (You can listen to our show [...]
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On Table Talk today, I offered ideas for your New Year’s Resolutions. Why not, I suggested, base your resolutions on “allowing”? (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of this post.)
So, in 2010, resolve to allow:
1. Vulnerability. You are incredibly strong. Be strong not only in your stoicism but in [...]
When you hit the pillow at 10 p.m. last night, you thought: I hope tomorrow will be better.
But, tonight, at 12:30 a.m., you think: This starting over every day is just killing me.
We often talk about the constant of caregiving—change. With change, comes its sister: Starting Over. Every day, you may feel like you’re starting [...]
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