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A Certified Caregiving Specialist can be hired by family caregivers to manage the To Do list, freeing up some time for the family caregiver.
Dec. 18: Caregiving Virtual Holiday Party
Join us Wednesday, December 18, at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT) for a virtual holiday party. We’ll gather through Zoom for about an hour for fellowship and fun.
36-Hour Chat Begins Christmas Eve, Noon ET
If you need a extra support and comfort over Christmas, please feel free to stop by our 36-hour chat which will open at Noon ET on Christmas Eve.
Tell Us: How Do You Keep a Life During a Life of Caregiving?
Just about a month ago, we gathered for our Fourth Annual National Caregiving Conference. More than 200 family caregivers and former family caregivers from 29…
Join Our Caregiving Support Benefit
Managing the care of a family member and the responsibilities of a career call for meaningful solutions and support. According to research from CareGiving.com, individuals…
Caregiving Support Program, Better Serving the Community
About six months ago, I started thinking that some day someone will bring a private sector solution to our communities to solve what’s not solved…
Managing Thanksgiving
Dec. 18: Caregiving Virtual Holiday Party
Join us Wednesday, December 18, at 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. CT, 6 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. PT) for a virtual holiday party. We’ll gather through Zoom for about an hour for fellowship and fun.
Read MoreA Caregiving Card: Thanksgiving
A few years ago I read an in The New York Times about empathy cards created by Emily McDowell that really focus on the reality…
Read MoreA Cheat Sheet: You Burn the Thanksgiving Turkey
It’s been a bad week for you and your caree and, of course, it’s also the week of Thanksgiving and your turn to host. You’ve…
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8 Reasons Why A Personal Caregiving Experience Is the Best Prerequisite
It’s not often that a prerequisite for a career or a promotion is a personal caregiving experience. I think, though, that it should. Here’s why:…
Support a Small Business: The Family Caregiver
Every Saturday after Thanksgiving we support the small businesses in our communities. “Small businesses help ensure local economies stay strong and vibrant,” says American Express…
One Last Gift
It’s been four months. Exactly four months. The memory of that night will, I think, never fade. Bonnie and I walking into the house to see…
Dementia Journal, Nov. 27, 2019
How can I even describe what things are like now? I struggle to find the words that even begin to approximate the surreal world of…
Our Loneliness Is An Emotional Issue Not a Locational Experience
I just read a comment on social media about the loneliness we face as we care for family members. The commentor shared that we are…
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When you care for a family member or friend, you make an amazing difference.
We want to hear about your difference! Join our conversations on our blogs, in our forums and in our chat rooms.
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Start a caregiving blog.
Tell us what's in your heart.
Use our Caregiving Support Group Curriculum.
Write a Six-Word Story.
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The need is great for services and programs to help those who care for a family member or friend (family caregivers). You already know. That great need led you to us. You want to make a difference. You want to be the difference. Our training programs help you be the difference.
- Want to make a difference with your message? Learn how to become a Certified Caregiving Advocate.
- Want to make a difference by hosting a support group? Learn how to become a Certified Caregiving Facilitator.
- Interested in making extra money as you care for a family member and in the Pragmatic Stage of your caregiving experience? Want to make a difference through your own small business? Take our training to become a Certified Caregiving Specialist.
- Inspired by your own caregiving experience to start a business to help those who care for a family member? Take our training to become a Certified Caregiving Consultant to add consulting services to your own small business.
- Love to deliver presentations and workshops? Take our training to become a Certified Caregiving Educatorto deliver workshops in your community. (Note: Our Consultant training is a prerequisite for this training.)
We look forward to you joining us!
Join Me for Feel Better Fest, One-Hour Workshops
I recently connected with a colleague who kindly listened as I shared distress about situations in my life. Her kindness, however, soon became swallowed up…
First Photo Project
On the first day of every month, we take a photo of our caregiving day and share it in our First Photo Project Group. On…
Community Reflection
On the first Sunday of every month, let’s join together virtually for 30 minutes for quiet reflection with a community that cares. Denise M. Brown,…
The Largest International Virtual Caregiving Support Group
When you worry and help and care for a family member, you become a member of the largest group of health care providers. Consider: 5,564:…
Making a Break Project
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by your caregiving responsibilities… If the thought of the weekend stresses you out, because you know you’ll be off work…
Monthy Virtual Chats: Owning a Business and a Caregiving Experience
At our most recent National Caregiving Conference, our panel discussion, Owning a Small Business and a Caregiving Experience, was a hit. We recognized the need…
We believe caregiving stress is an overlooked epidemic in our communities. Please take a few moments to tell us about your stress from caring for those in your family with a chronic illness, injury or disease in our simple stress survey.
We also want to know about your caregiving pain points.
Tell Us: How Do You Keep a Life During a Life of Caregiving?
Just about a month ago, we gathered for our Fourth Annual National Caregiving Conference. More than 200 family caregivers and former family caregivers from 29…
Tell Us: How Do You Keep Going?
I suppose the obvious answer to how we keep going is: “What other choice do I have?” I totally get that. I’m wondering, though, how…
Tell Us: When Do You Feel You’ve Fallen Behind?
We fell back, setting our clocks back one hour today. During caregiving, we can feel like we fall back in our lives. We can feel…
A Caregiving Comfort: Normal
People will see your crisis and ask, “What do you need?” They may wonder about your response, which may be, “I don’t know.”
A Caregiving Comfort: Snooze
We deserve ten minutes to take a break. The challenge is to not give our time away because our fear tempts us to believe we’re not strong enough to get up.
A Caregiving Comfort: Power
You can feel powerless to your caree’s pain and suffering. No matter what you do and how much you try, it can feel like you both live with a pain that hurts the body, the soul and the heart.
A Caregiving Comfort: Always
It seems like every day will be like this day. You’ll always be behind, tortured by worries, frazzled by the responsibilities. You’ll never get a break.
Webinar: Healing from Bad Days
During a caregiving experience, we can feel like the good days are behind us, leaving us only bad days. In this webinar, Denise M. Brown,…
Webinar: Healing from Hope Fatigue
We can lose hope to the doctor, the disease, our family and friends, our days. How do we keep it when we have so many…
Webinar: Healing from Crisis Fatigue
During a caregiving experience, you can face a seemingly endless amount of crises. No wonder you’re tired of them! Denise M. Brown, founder of CareGiving.com,…
Webinar: Healing from Guilt Fatigue
In this webinar, Denise helps you let go of the guilt and embrace what’s possible.
Webinar: Healing from Support Fatigue
You may support so many that it’s no wonder you’re tired to carrying that weight. In this webinar, we look at accommodating versus supporting and…
Webinar: Healing from Grace Fatigue
In this 45-minute webinar, Denise M. Brown, founder of CareGiving.com, will help you heal from the pressure to be gracious, including to those who go…
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Our Certified Caregiving Consultants can offer insights, suggestions and resources to help as you care for your family member. They understand because they've been there, just like you.
We Do Know What We Do Every Day
Over the years, I’ve regularly written that the assumption “family caregivers don’t self-identify” drives me nuts. (You can read my previous posts in our Commentary…