What keeps me going: Writing
I felt like I was losing my mind a little. I was functioning, sure. I got up every morning, helped my mom get out of bed and ready. We had breakfast together, sort of, which was mostly me trying to feed her while rushing around to find everything I’d need for...
Writing through pain: A cancer survivor guides patients with pen and paper
Would you be interested in participating in a writing group on The Caregiver Space? We’ve had The Page Listens since the beginning, but we’d like to organize a group that discusses the process together. In 2013, Lynn Scozzari was staring at a photo of a...
How to recover from tragedy
How do we keep going when our lives fall apart? three P’s can stunt recovery: (1) personalization — the belief that we are at fault; (2) pervasiveness — the belief that an event will affect all areas of our life; and (3) permanence — the belief that the...
Writing my memories
I’m writing my memories. I’m not famous or important. I’m simply exploring the course of my life and how I got where I am now. That recently led me to a journal from1974, when I was in Africa with my first husband, trying to find a location to build a research...
Getting in touch with our Selves
Join Adrienne as she discusses writing exercises that encourage and support you to stay in touch with who you are and what you want. As you learn and practice using writing as a vehicle to take you out of your current environment, it becomes easier to reclarify who we...
Sensory writing exercises for caregivers
Join Adrienne in this segment of The Page Listens to learn how to explore all corners of your mind on paper. Personal writing can be one of the most freeing, therapeutic and nourishing practices you can gift yourself. Listen in as Adrienne offers prompts and exercises...
Legacy writing: the stories of you and your loved ones
In this segment of The Page Listens, tune in to hear founder, Adrienne Gruberg discuss the practice of legacy writing. Listen and learn how you can help document and tell your loved one’s story. Legacy writing can be a beautiful practice that helps transform...
Counting our blessings as we get ready for a new year
Join Adrienne this week for an exercise in counting your blessings as we reflect on the past year and our caregiving journeys. The lives of caregivers can be especially difficult but each of our daily lives include things that make us smile. The simple act of...
How To Deal With Anxiety, Tragedy Or Heartache – 4 Steps From Research
In the early 80’s he came across a study showing that people who experienced personal traumas but didn’t discuss them were more likely to get sick. He wondered if just writing about their emotional upheavals could help people recover. And the research he did changed...Journaling, What’s the Use for Caregivers? Freedom, Perhaps.
The payoffs of journaling is pure freedom, which gives profoundly beneficial stress relief, as it is one activity the caregiver may perform their way.
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