Last week I agreed to lead a fall workshop on the subject of caring for the caregiver. I proposed exploring the premise and possibility of matching a self-caring action with each caring action we perform for a loved one. An example might be to nurture …
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: The Allure of Professional Cuddlers
Loving care is valuable and Evan Carp can prove it. He’s the ‘Emperor of Snuggles’, the founder and CEO of The Snuggle Buddies, a professional cuddling service.Paid cuddling services are popping up everywhere. They are clearly filling a voi…
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: Tackling Loneliness: For Love, Money or Qualifications
Two stories in the news this week caught my eye. The first was really an OpEd in the Guardian (UK) paper, penned by the Head of Policy at a very good charity for the deaf/blind called SENSE. Sue Brown titled her piece “Tackling Loneliness is a Job for Professionals, Not
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