Caregiver time management doesn’t need to be difficult. There are many useful tools to choose from and this article features powerful examples.
How to Care for Emotionally Immature Parents
Parents don’t always provide the emotional support that children need. So, how do you handle being a caregiver for emotionally immature parents?
How Do You Know That You’re A Caregiver?
Knowing whether you’re a caregiver isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Yet, the question is an important one, as identifying as a caregiver can help you to get the support that you need.
Potent Ways to Avoid Caregiver Compassion Fatigue
In her Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Kristin Neff talks about the idea of mirror neurons and the way that we are, quite literally, wired to feel empathetic pain for other people – especially those we care about. This means that when we see someone we love hurting, we often suffer as well. The ability to do […]
The African American Advantage in Dementia Caregiving
Research often suggests that African American caregivers fare relatively well when supporting dementia patients. African American caregivers tend to be more resilient, experience less emotional distress, are more likely to report positive experiences, and experience less depression. This is an interesting pattern and an area that researchers have been working hard at trying to understand. […]
How Caregivers Can Master Overwhelming Emotions And Be Resilient
Emotions might be an integral part of being human, but they’re not always welcome. Negative emotions are often far too overwhelming and have the ability to make any bad situation feel so much worse. Caregivers will know this one all too well. The caregiving role is, after all, never an easy one. Sometimes it can […]