Denise on August 26th, 2010

This morning, on Your Caregiving Journey, Elizabeth Lombardo, author of A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness” joined us to answer the question: How much of our happiness can we control? (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) Elizabeth shared research which shows that we about [...]

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Denise on July 27th, 2010

Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, we held our monthly book club discussion. In July, we read  “Voices of Caregiving, the Healing Companion: Stories for Courage, Comfort and Strength.” Today, contributors Nancy Hoke, M.C. Winters and Marc Silver talked about their caregiving experiences. You can listen to our hour-long show via the player at the bottom [...]

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Denise on July 26th, 2010

We think of inheritance as a sum of money given after death. Inheritance is bigger, and more important, than that. Every day, we have an opportunity to be on the giving and receiving side of an inheritance. We receive an inheritance when we take time to listen to another’s story. And, we really listen when [...]

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Denise on July 21st, 2010

If you can, I hope you can find time for stillness today. And, to help you enjoy the quiet, I’ve found some comforting quotes and a beautiful photo for you. “Love comes to those who still hope even though they’ve been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they’ve been betrayed, to those who [...]

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Denise on July 14th, 2010

We often talk about a shortcoming that we want to improve or change. We may feel impatient, so work to gain more patience. We may feel we rush too much through our day, so want to slow down. We may feel we are quick to criticize, so commit to focusing on holding our tongue. Certainly, [...]

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Denise on July 6th, 2010

A friend recounted the other day why she fell in love. “He made me feel safe,” she said. The relationships we love are the ones in which we feel safe, protected. We feel safe to be ourselves. We feel safe, knowing we have a partner who helps row the boat during difficult times and who [...]

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Denise on June 24th, 2010

As we get ready for the start of our Happiness Project (be sure to join us!), we spoke today with Jeannie Keenan of My Health Care Manager about small daily changes we can make in order to enjoy future long-term health. We concentrated on making changes in our food choices. (You can listen to our [...]

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Denise on June 16th, 2010

Karol Ward, author of Worried Sick, re-joined us today on Your Caregiving Journey to share ideas on managing chronic worry. You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post. In a caregiving situation, worry is as normal as those feelings of guilt, anger and resentment. Because of what caregiving [...]

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Denise on May 25th, 2010

Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, we had our book club discussion. This month, we read “Worried Sick, Break Free from Chronic Worry to Achieve Mental and Physical Health” by Karol Ward. Karol joined us for our discussion, which you can listen to via the player at the bottom of the post. (You’ll remember Karol from [...]

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Denise on May 21st, 2010

This morning on Your Caregiving Journey, Anna Stookey joined us to talk about Self-Sufficiency Syndrome (SSS), “an inability and unwillingness to ask for help or delegate because of the belief that no one can do it as well as you can.” You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the [...]

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