A few months ago, I was chatting with the caregiving thought leader and founder of the Caregiving Years Training Academy, Denise Brown. Denise and I always have great conversations and this time, she mentioned an idea that really caught my attention. “You know why caregivers are so desperate?” she asked,
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: So THAT’S Why Caregivers Feel So Desperate!
Last week, I had a fascinating chat with the caregiving guru (and I don’t use that word lightly), Denise Brown. Denise is the founder of the Caregiving Years Training Academy and has been guiding caregivers to resources and wisdom for almost 30 years. If you have a break in
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: POWER DRESSING FOR CAREGIVERS: GOOD OR BAD?
Yesterday I read a fascinating blog post by the wonderful Denise Brown, founder of Caregiving.com. Her piece is titled Dressing the Part: Family Caregiver, MD. It argues for caregivers to wear a lab coat when we accompany loved ones to medical appointments. Brown is fed up with clinical professionals not treating
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: International Women’s Day 2015 – I Celebrate Caregivers!
March 8th is International Women’s Day, so I can’t think of a better time to celebrate the contributions of women who give care to their families and friends. More women than men are caregivers: an estimated 66% of caregivers are female. One-third (34%) take care of two or more people,
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This morning, I was lucky enough to participate in an amazing virtual conference for family caregivers called IMPACT80. Denise Brown from Caregiving.com identified a starting point that will resonate with every caregiver: Preventing Regrets in the Caregiving Journey. Denise shared her personal fear – that she would be mean to
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