In December 2012, at age sixty-one, Judy received a diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s. The news...
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Photographer aims to capture strength of young caregivers
Growing up with a mother who had schizophrenia, Max Alexander had first-hand experience as a young...
What if There’s No Such Thing as Closure?
[Pauline] Boss, an emeritus professor of family social science — the study of families and close...
What Is Compassion Fatigue?
“Since the pandemic, individuals are coping with so many different forms of stress that might be...
Caregivers are Over Your Toxic Positivity
I stopped buying into the veneer of toxic positivity once I became the primary caregiver to my...
Making Self-Care Tactical — Why You Should Focus on Boundaries, Not Just Bubble Baths
Self-care is deeper work — there’s a difference between engaging in self-soothing relief from a...
Emma Dowling examines the mantras of self-care and what they tell us about our anxieties
As the care crisis intensifies, we are repeatedly urged to take care of ourselves. Ubiquitous,...
The right right thing to do
A good deal of moral theory, therefore, tends to assume that there’s a morally right answer about...
Why Eroticism Should Be Part of your Self-Care Plan
Eroticism isn’t sex; it’s sexuality transformed by the human imagination. It’s the thoughts,...
The Grief Artist
Someone in my group for hospice workers shares the article on flowers as a grief ritual, and...
On the consolatory pleasure of jigsaws when the world is in bits
When the call came to say my mother had died, I was working on a jigsaw of Joan Miró’s painting...
Moving Forward After Caregiving Ends
In November of 2020, my beloved husband died. His death brought 23 years of caregiving to an end....
How to heal through life writing
Life writing is about giving pause to the self to deal with this ‘mound of reflections’ and review...
When willpower isn’t enough
Willpower is overrated. When people talk about changing their behavior, they often place a lot of...
What’s “dirty” self-care, and why doesn’t it work?
the self-care we're currently engaging in is mostly a consumerized one predicated on attaining...
5 Considerations for Traveling While Caregiving During COVID-19
These considerations for traveling while caregiving will prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce any accidental exposure.
What I wish I’d known
My 21-month caregiving ended a couple of months ago when my mother passed away. Since that time, I...
Round and Round the Caregiving Circle
The circle is one of the oldest shapes in human history. Drawing circles must be instinctive...
Humor, Hope and the Caregiving Experience
As a health care provider and a person who has taken care of not one but two partners with cancer...
Jewish Perspectives on End-of-Life Care
While Jewish tradition maintains that human life is of infinite value and that its preservation...
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...
Struggle for Peace
It’s been quite some time since I’ve written my blog. Part of the reason is that things have been...
5 Ways to Restore Your Sense of Emotional Safety During the Coronavirus Crisis
As the spread of the coronavirus threatens our physical health, it is also becoming a real threat...
Reframing Guilt as Regret
Let’s talk about guilt. Ever since Adam and Eve ate the proverbial apple men and women have felt...