If so, you are not alone.  According to AARP, 53 million people are caring for a loved one and 60%...

I woke up today feeling off, anxious, and burdened with expectations: a list. I sat, got quiet and asked myself...

Do you feel lost at sea? Many do, and you are not alone. It may feel like it, and I...

A wife who is a caregiver for her spouse with dementia shared her frustration today: Her spouse asked her the...

As a caregiver why do I keep comparing my situation? Because your brain is normal. What do you see when...

I was at a small airport a few weeks ago and had Epsom salts in my carry-on. The bag was...

The American Academy of Neurology reports 8% of people ages 65-69 have MCI. This is the stage before typical age-related...

Grace-colored Glasses I read a poem today about grace-colored glasses, message me if you would like a copy. It got...

I love to watch my young adult son embrace life.  I recently went to the beach with him knowing he...

Defined by Webster as: ‘continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition’. Sam...

Likely you know someone with a chronic illness. The CDC reports 60% of adults are living with at least one...

When you see a family member who is ill, struggling with physical pain, it can be difficult.  You may also...

Listen, fear can not actually hurt you. As caregivers and humans, we all experience it. Fear is an emotion. Like...

You take the good,  you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life....

You may want to run away, cry, go back to bed, wish it would all go away - that’s all...

I’m writing this on Mother’s Day.  It does not escape me that many mothers and adult children are lonely today,...

Do you think you would be happier under a palm tree? At a lake? On a mountain top?  If so,...

Perhaps how clean your loved one/patient is. Perhaps how well they take their meds. Perhaps how they follow doctor’s orders....

This one question will change your caregiving energy forever if you use it appropriately. Use it all the time.  Every...

I was watching a training session and a new coach wanted to know the secrets from a veteran coach who...