In previous posts, we’ve touched on the idea of your personal values and how these can help you to make good caregiving decisions and find meaning in your life. Today, we’re taking a closer look at values and how you can use them in your life. First though, let’s talk about the underlying idea. Values […]
20 Enticing Vegetarian Recipes for Seniors That Everyone Will Adore
Plant-based diets have long been associated with benefits, including reduced risk of cancer, decreased blood pressure, lower risk of heart disease, and much more. They’re also an easy way to decrease calorie intake and promote weight loss. These vegetarian recipes for seniors all make it easy to get seniors started with plant-based food. Don’t worry […]
How Interabled Couples And Spousal Caregivers Can Still Have Healthy Relationships
Back in 2019, Dr. Phil made headlines for an episode titled “I swiped right on my quadriplegic boyfriend”, angering many interabled couples by saying that “You can be his lover or you can be his caregiver, but you can’t be both. … It won’t work. 100 out of 100 times this won’t work.” Not surprisingly, […]
How To Be A Caregiver Without Losing Your Identity
Losing sight of yourself as an individual can happen in any relationship and is even more common when you’re caregiving. Here’s how to not only protect yourself, but also grow.
Mindfulness For Caregivers – How and When the Practice Can Be Effective
Mindfulness seems to be everywhere these days. It’s promoted as an amazing way to change your experience, even when your situation remains exactly the same. In part, this is because mindfulness focuses on changing your relationship to your thoughts and feelings, rather than altering thoughts, feelings, or situations. Mindfulness for caregivers, then, sounds like a […]
The Reality Slap – Is This Book Right for Caregivers?
The self-help industry is booming. Yet, it remains surprisingly difficult to find good self-help books for caregivers (The Reality Slap isn’t actually a caregiving-related book at all, but as you’ll see, it’s very relevant to most caregivers). Much of the problem is that few books are written with caregivers in mind. And, many of the […]