The Four States of Distress: how to comfort someone when something bad happens to them
When a friend or loved one has something bad happen to them, what should you do to help them feel better? This question can be difficult to answer because people want different things at different times: empathy, problem-solving, optimism, distraction, and so on. We...
What Is Caregiver Stress Syndrome and Its Symptoms?
Knowing how to recognize and alleviate caregiver stress syndrome can help you stay strong and feel capable.
The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at
I picked up Kelly McGonigal’s The Upside of Stress assuming I would skim it for a few interesting ideas, but probably not finish it. This was based on having seen her TEDx talk, which I watched as a participant in a TEDx Circle. The idea of framing stress as a...
How eldercare takes a toll on women’s careers and health – and how employers can help ease the stress
Two years ago Liz Rejman was ready to hop a flight to California for an important meeting, when she received a phone call from her elderly father’s assisted-living facility. He had broken his wrist. “You have to make choices. Does work come first in a moment when your...
9 Simple Self-Care Strategies for Stress Relief
When you become a caregiver, you suddenly don’t seem quite as important to yourself as you should. Your priorities are shifted immediately to the loved one you’ve taken under your wings. While providing care is a rewarding experience, it also has its pitfalls, with...
8 Unexpected Ways to Relieve Caregiver Stress
As a caregiver, you need to pay attention to your emotional and mental well-being. Caregiving can trigger feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression. In many cases, your personal well-being depends on finding ways to relieve caregiver stress. You probably already...
7 Techniques For Keeping Your ‘Thought Life’ Healthy And Your Stress Level Low
Life gives people plenty of reasons to be stressed. Relationship problems, child-rearing issues, job woes and a lack of money are just some of life’s complications that can weigh people down – and cause health problems. “It’s difficult to stay healthy and energized...
Why Stressful Events Are Bad For The Brain
Stress is bad for our physical and mental health. It has been linked to several leading causes of death, including heart disease and mood disorders, such as depression. Now new research suggests that the actual number of stressful experiences we encounter can have...
How caregivers cope with stress
Coping with stress is a constant challenge for caregivers. Coping mechanisms that are actually realistic for caregivers is a pretty frequent topic of conversation. Here are some of the suggestions that came up recently. Small treats After the day I had, tonight it was...
In Remote Idaho, A Tiny Facility Lights The Way For Stressed Rural Hospitals
By Anna Gorman Just before dusk on an evening in early March, Mimi Rosenkrance set to work on her spacious cattle ranch to vaccinate a calf. But the mother cow quickly decided that just wasn’t going to happen. She charged, all 1,000 pounds of her, knocking Rosenkrance...
Identify the Sources of Caregiver Stress
Being a family caregiver is stressful. Unless action is taken, stress will continue to build. Family members, even the loved one you’re caring for, may not understand your stress. Some family members may think you’re exaggerating. What’s all the fuss about? “I’m not...
Geriatric ERs Reduce Stress, Medical Risks For Elderly Patients
The Mount Sinai Hospital emergency room looks and sounds like hundreds of others across the country: Doctors rush through packed hallways; machines beep incessantly; paramedics wheel stretchers in as patients moan in pain. “It’s like a war zone,” said physician...
Simple, stress-busting tips for seniors & caregivers
Caregiving for your loved ones is exhausting- both mentally and physically, as well as time-consuming. But the reward of satisfaction that comes with caregiving is incomparable and unmeasurable. As parents age, they lose control over their mobility, and face...
Why is caregiving stressful?
Caregiving is stressful. I’ve been a caregiver for more than 18 years and, as time passed, became more aware of stress. My husband (the caregiving recipient) thinks some of my stress is self-induced, but I don’t agree with him. From my perspective, stress is built...
The science of stress
Does this sound familiar? Image source: Fix.com by Rick Aroroa. Are you worried about the toll stress is taking on your life? Caregivers aren’t usually able to address the cause of stress, but we can control how we react to it. Build a supportive...
Cut stress in 15-minutes with these mindfulness techniques
Mindfulness has ancient religious roots, but today it’s become a largely secular practice that’s been demonstrated to relieve stress, improve attention and memory, and reduce blood pressure. Source: Fix.com. View the original post. Nicola Brown is...
3 ways to get rid of stress – no judgements!
Among the lists of things that are common to humans, stress is one of them. We have all gotten stressed out at one point or the other; even babies feel stressed. I do three things to relieve stress depending on the nature of the stress, and the time and convenience I...
How I used billiards to cope with my stress and anxiety
From a very young age I’ve valued the sacredness of being alone. As a self-identified introvert I learned early that I function best when I’m able to steal away time for myself to recharge and gather my thoughts. I had the usual childhood stresses you...Ways caregivers can cope with stress
As a caregiver, have you been stressed lately? In this video, PhysEd focuses on defining stress and techniques on how to deal with it. PhysEd emphasizes that exercising is the key to cope with anxiety, stress, and depression. PhysEd suggests that performing aerobic...
Send out an SOS when you feel stressed
At the beginning of your caregiving journey things were pretty simple. You provided a comfortable bed for your loved one, did the laundry, made medical and dental appointments, fixed nutritious meals, provided taxi service, and daily companionship. By itself, each...
You Shouldn’t Have to Take Care of Your Aging Parents on Your Own
“For most older Americans, care will come from unpaid family members or friends, who contributed around $600 billion worth of free labor to the economy in 2021, according to AARP. That care is not, of course, free for those providing it. Dwane Hodges is a...
Something Better Than This
I’ve been under significant financial stress. My family has also been hit by a couple of major health crises. I’m in the midst of some serious ambiguous grief, mourning my mother, whose dementia has taken a sudden turn for the worse over the past couple of...
Who Cares for Caregivers’ Families While They’re Caring for Us?
Even before COVID-19, turnover in the health care workforce was a concern. During the pandemic, the stress on health care workers, especially women, was profound. After COVID, substantial shares of workers reported burnout and said they were considering leaving the...
The Swedish theory of love
Ten years later, I worked odd jobs in San Francisco: nighttime at a café, daytime for a nonprofit organisation called Meals on Wheels that provided meals for elderly people who had a hard time shopping for food and cooking at home. By this time, I was more familiar...
The Assisted Dying Debate Is Really About How We Treat the Living
In a recent issue of the French weekly news magazine L’Obs, prominent public intellectuals — including actors, filmmakers, university professors, and the mayor of Paris — penned an open letter calling on French president Emmanuel Macron and prime minister Elisabeth...
Family caregivers of people with long COVID bear an extra burden
For Louise Salant, long COVID has meant new stress, new responsibilities, and multiple medical crises to manage. It’s transformed her life. But there’s a twist. She’s had to deal with this condition not just as a patient but also as a caregiver for...
What happens when a family caregiver needs caregiving?
Research into caregiving reveals a common sequence of events: caregivers often get depressed, which then makes them more vulnerable to a range of mental health issues. Caregivers are also more likely to not have much support. In some instances, caregivers are more...
When a child’s medical care becomes a parent’s pain
Parents of children with complex medical problems have higher rates of anxiety and depression. A new study in Child: Care, Health and Development looks at how traumatic hospital experiences play a role. University of Calgary researchers interviewed 22 parents whose...
On #dementia TikTok, family caregivers find support and bring the disease to light
“My mom was taking care of her mom, who had Alzheimer’s, [and] not telling anybody how hard it was or that she needed help, or that it was completely stressing her out,” Revere says. “And then it became about me coming home to be in a house...Top Posts
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