Being Mortal by Atul Gawande is a fascinating book for caregivers that covers oft-unrecognized topics about death, dying, and the care we receive.
Caregiver's Book Corner
Self-Love Workbook for Women Review
We often talk about self-compassion for caregivers. This is our ability to be kind to ourselves and forgive whatever mistakes we make. A distinct, but related, concept is that of self-love. As the name suggests, self-love is love and appreciation for yourself. It’s the idea of seeing yourself as being important, worthy of love, and […]
Caregiving Confidential Review: Caregivers Book Corner
As Ilene Nathanson notes in the introduction to Caregiving Confidential, sometimes the most powerful thing for caregivers isn’t advice, but having a friend alongside that really understands the complexity of the role and all the emotions that go along with it. That focus is part of the reason for this Caregiving Confidential review. It’s always […]
Helping Your Aging Parent Review: Caregivers Book Corner
Helping Your Aging Parent: A Step-By-Step Guide is a little different from the other books we’ve reviewed at Kapok, as it isn’t nearly well-known and doesn’t have the same following as other caregiving books. That’s not a reason to ignore the book, though. After all, many good authors with important things to tell struggle to […]
Where the Light Gets In Review – Caregiver’s Book Corner
Where the Light Gets In is an interesting book for caregivers. I say interesting because it isn’t really a caregiving book at all, but can still be surprisingly useful. That’s why this Where the Light Gets In review is digging into what the book offers and where it is relevant for caregivers. What is it […]
Caregivers Book Corner: The Third Space by Adam Fraser
I find myself spending a lot of time with self help books (although, admittedly, I listened to this one as an audiobook on Audible). That’s partly because I’m always looking to improve. Mostly though, I’m curious. I love seeing what ideas there are out there and which ones actually make sense. Ideally, I want to […]