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.
What we’re overthinking
As caregivers, we find ourselves simultaneously impossibly busy and spending lots of time waiting around. We’re exhausted, but then we’re up all night staring at the ceiling. What’s keeping you up these days? All the work that needs to be done to the...
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...
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...
Grief: A silent killer
You know, I could start this article out with a bunch of fancy words and statistics to perhaps prove a point, but I really don’t need to. This is the 50th blog I’ve posted on The Caregiver Space this year, and all are in one way or the other, either...
Holiday survival tips for caregivers
By itself, caregiving is a huge responsibility. Add the holiday rush and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Fatigue sets in and you wonder if you’ll make it through the season. These self-care steps will help you make it through the holidays and, most important, enjoy...
41 ridiculously easy ways to find pleasure in the midst of chaos
All of the little pleasures you shared with us!
50 Shades of Caregiving
Colorful is not the way one would typically describe the life of a caregiver but once my father-in-law came to live with us my days began to revolve around the colors of his life.
Researching the Caregiver’s Burden: Sandy Lioupi Explores Perceptions of Caregiving
As life expectancy lengthens, informal caregiving for parents, spouses, and other relatives or friends is becoming increasingly common, yet the individual characteristics that help explain people’s perceptions of caregiving burden have not been adequately understood.
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