While caregiving comes with many challenges, it doesn’t need to be as difficult as it often seems. In this post, we’re looking at a set of techniques that can help to reduce the weight of caregiving, even if your situation remains unchanged.
Being a Resilient Caregiver
How to Change Self-Talk and Decrease Caregiver Stress
Negative self talk often increases stress for caregivers, making their role feel much more challenging than it needs to be.
How to Improve Resilience in Caregiving
Despite the challenges of caregiving, some caregivers don’t experience negative outcomes. Resilience is a key reason for this.
How Expectations Shape Our Journeys and Lead to Suffering
It seems to me that very little of what we suffer in life comes from the events that are actually occurring to us or around us. While it may sound strange to say, the events themselves are neither good nor bad in their own right. Instead, our views of events are based on our expectations […]
The Power (and Challenges) of Relaxation
While relaxing is a common idea, it’s not always as easy to do as it sounds. This post talks about the challenges with relaxation and how we can learn to relax more.
Why the Goal of Finding Happiness is Deeply Flawed
Research is beginning to show that the reason so many of us struggle to find happiness is the fact that we’re searching for it.