Sonia Singh talks to her friend Anjli. Anjli is now caregiver for her mom, who took care of her...
Category: Finding Meaning
Addressing the spiritual needs of caregivers.
Your most valuable possession
The release of Disney Pixar’s The Incredibles 2 seemed a perfect time to revisit an important...
When they’re dying
Sometimes when someone is dying, we're so worried about medications and trying to keep them...
Who Will Care for the Carers?
As populations age, countries will need ever more primary health workers and aides — jobs robots will never do well. So why do we treat these workers so badly?
Death is part of our life stories
People talk about caregiving for a parent as a reversal of roles. Yes, one day they're helping us...
When you’re disappointed with yourself
Are you your own worst critic? I know I am. I hold myself to standards much higher than I hold...
What keeps me going: Family
I'm not going to pretend that taking care of my dad is easy. It's exhausting. It's taken over my...
My Search for Meaning After the Death of My Ex-Boyfriend
Jon had been sober for eight years when we met him. When, in October of 2017, we learned he was...
Rolling with it
I have a new goal: not fighting things and not worrying about them. So much of our lives as...
The Rewards of Being a Family Caregiver
I have noticed an abundance of articles about the stress and burden that goes with the role of...
Me time
It seems like the biggest topic for caregivers, when we're not talking about whoever we're...
8 Unexpected Ways to Relieve Caregiver Stress
As a caregiver, you need to pay attention to your emotional and mental well-being. Caregiving can...
How to Negate Every Caregiver’s Negative Thoughts
They say that the closest job to being a hero is being a president. Presidents do not have time...
5 Tools for Mindfulness for Caregivers
Recent estimates show that 80 percent of caregivers in the US are not healthcare professionals....
Missing the hard days
I never would have imagined that I'd be nostalgic for the worst days of my life. In my husband's...
Reviving My Caregiving Happiness Jar
For more than a year, I kept a caregiving happiness jar. At the end of my caregiving day, I wrote...
Is caregiving really rewarding?
I have a secret: I don't think caregiving is rewarding. I also don't think I'm alone. I'm supposed...
What’s the most rewarding thing about caregiving?
We all talk about how rewarding -- and challenging -- caregiving can be, but we rarely talk...
How do you deal with regrets?
Tell myself I did the very best I could with what I had at the time and specific instances...
Maternal Bond: Stories about moms and their kids
In the first story, Erica Silberman and her siblings struggle to figure out the best way to care...
When Family Caregivers Become Family Historians
When your mom or dad is coping with dementia, it can be difficult watching them lose their grip on...
“Did You Have a Good Summer?”
Maybe it’s a Midwestern custom, but friends keep asking me if I had a good summer. Every time I’m...
How has caregiving changed you?
How do you know you're a caregiver? It's tricky to decide -- how many hours? What sorts of tasks?...
Is caregiving an act of love or obligation?
We talk a lot about how fulfilling it can be to support a loved on, but we also discuss how...