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Creating Holiday Sanity

November has arrived, and this is when holiday talk and planning begin in earnest. It also happens to be National Family Caregiver Awareness Month, so let’s make sure you find good ways to take care of yourself through this holiday season and beyond. We’d all like to think that the holidays are all about joy, [...]

Creating Holiday Sanity2025-11-26T14:57:51-05:00

Mother-Daughter Relationships: Celebrated, Challenging, Complicated

Are you caring for your mother right now? Have your caregiving responsibilities recently ended? Are you anticipating caring for your mother in the future? Let’s recognize that no relationship is perfect, and our relationships with our mothers are often layered with generational patterns, unmet needs, and/or very different life perspectives.

Mother-Daughter Relationships: Celebrated, Challenging, Complicated2025-05-08T12:59:43-04:00

Beyond Being Just “FINE”

This is about helping you to avoid burnout – a tremendous risk caregivers face, and even those who may not label themselves caregivers, but are the “go-to” fixers, rescuers, givers, &/or doers.

Beyond Being Just “FINE”2024-11-05T13:48:07-05:00

Advice from Mental Health Practitioners: How to Handle Depression as a Business Owner

I recently contributed to an article on Depressed.Biz. Depression is a serious mental illness and it can have severe consequences if left untreated. For business owners, acknowledging and handling depression is of the utmost importance in order to ensure the success of their business. Depression can lead to decreased productivity, poor decision-making, strained relationships with [...]

Advice from Mental Health Practitioners: How to Handle Depression as a Business Owner2025-09-15T11:51:46-04:00

Best Caregiving Book in 2021

Take Back Your Life: A Caregiver's Guide to Finding Freedom in the Midst of Overwhelm was named the Best Caregiving Book in 2021 by the NYC Big Book Award! Download a free sample here!

Best Caregiving Book in 20212021-11-03T15:17:01-04:00

Interview with Caregiving Academy’s Denise Brown

I joined Denise Brown from Caregiving Academy to share insights about my upcoming workshop, From *FINE* to Phenomenal. I’ll deliver this free presentation on November 12 at The Caring Conference: Our Courageous Acts. Attend the Free Caregiving Conference

Interview with Caregiving Academy’s Denise Brown2021-11-03T14:48:11-04:00

Is Caregiving Stressing you Out? Learn Tools to De-stress

[et_pb_section bb_built="1"][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text _builder_version="3.15"] I was recently interviewed by Nancy the Nurse Practitioner. We discussed caregiver stress and talked tips on how to de-stress. Nancy the NP from Caregiver Success presents a new topic about de-stressing as a caregiver. Meet Loren Gelberg-Goff, psychotherapist, author, and speaker best known for creating the powerful, life-changing program for [...]

Is Caregiving Stressing you Out? Learn Tools to De-stress2021-04-08T13:51:57-04:00

Hope: Despair Does Not Get the Last Word

During these overwhelmingly stressful times, we all need something to raise us up above the noise, anxiety, fear, and tension. The dictionary defines hope as a feeling of expectation and desire for something to happen. Hope is what we hold on to in the face of challenges and obstacles that things can and will improve. [...]

Hope: Despair Does Not Get the Last Word2020-10-19T12:49:55-04:00

Families and Holiday Plans

The holidays bring up a myriad of feelings, especially when they involve caring for a frail loved one. There are many logistical and emotional challenges involved in putting together family holiday gatherings, and this year brings up even more challenges and stresses. There are issues that occur for millions of families every time there’s a holiday. [...]

Families and Holiday Plans2020-10-14T17:18:01-04:00
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