SHIFTING FROM "YOU" TO "US" IN CAREGIVING
There might be a good reason that nurses ask patients, “How are WE doing today?” The caregiving relationship is one that consists of two people who are ‘in it’ together.…
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A Cool Tool For Balancing Caregiving With…LIFE
There is so much talk about self-care in the online caregiving discourse that it’s just plain exhausting. What we need is a simple and realistic way to think about how…
The Caregiver Easy But Effective Exercise Routine
I always feel SO much better when I move my body, even it’s just five minutes of stretching. And I have always loved sports – my favourites as a child…
CAN CARING EVER BE A FORM OF SELF-CARE? MAYBE!
This afternoon I pulled our daughter close in a long embrace as I whispered “goodbye, I love you”. Natalie and her partner Alex were with us for a week at…
SELF CARE? YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING.
Last evening I presented a workshop on self-care for caregivers in my city of Ottawa, Canada. Going in, I knew that this group had huge challenges at home and that…
National Caregivers Month Part 1: Bullet-proof
November is National Family Caregivers month and I’ve decided to write a series about resilience. When I think about my own resilience, I am only half-joking when I tell friends…
Taking Care of Yourself As a Long-Term Caregiver – Guest Post
Recently, someone asked me what medications I was on. “Umm…wait. I can tell you my son’s medications and my mother’s too. Gee, I can’t think of my own!” That’s the…