If you are reading this you survived Thanksgiving! Now, buckle up for December and whatever holidays you celebrate. Many caregivers tell me, they would be okay skipping the holiday season…
A year ago this week, I launched Lisa Madsen Coaching. It has been a huge growth experience for me which includes feeling all the feelings - success…failure, excitement…frustration, confidence…fear…you get…
It’s that time again. Some of you are like, what time? You don’t even know what day of the week it is, that’s ok. Some of you are like, “I…
I watch my family members make tasks harder than they need to all the time. Then I catch myself doing the same thing. This week I was watering plants, using…
Many of you tell me you just want a life - I know, I was there too.A client told me they just wanted to sleep through the night. When I was…
Is it possible there is one last lesson for you on this caregiving journey? Many of you are feeling exhausted and burned out caring for a close relative who may…
What you ask? You may be thinking…I have to do things every day that I do not want to do. Do you really? What do you HAVE to do? There…
I took a nap at 230p on a Wednesday. No big deal right? Wrong. You aren’t "supposed" to take naps in the middle of a work day (even if you…
Last Thursday I intentionally planned for a three-hour respite from my life. I packed a picnic lunch, my journal, and a yoga mat. I silenced all notifications on my phone.…
You all have heard the expression, “both/and”. That is what I am talking about. People don’t often like to hear caregivers complain about how hard caregiving is. We often hear…