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Helping is Making Me Feel Helpless

Helping is Making Me Feel Helpless

by External Article | Dec 9, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiving Relationships | 0 comments

Have you ever felt helpless trying to help a loved one? We know the stories: the alcoholic mother/brother/friend who keeps getting in trouble. The father who has been borrowing money from his adult children with the intent to pay it back but never following through....
How to Set Pandemic Boundaries for Relatives

How to Set Pandemic Boundaries for Relatives

by External Article | Aug 22, 2020 | Care Work Library, Caregiving Relationships, Finding Caregiver Support, Short Term Caregiving | 0 comments

While this article is written for people who’ve taken on supporting friends and family because of the pandemic, the advice is applicable to anyone who’s stepped in to help someone in need — after an accident, sudden illness, or any other unexpected...
Lost Cause: On Estrangement and Chosen Family

Lost Cause: On Estrangement and Chosen Family

by External Article | May 10, 2018 | Care Work Library, Caring for a Grandparent, Millennial Generation | 0 comments

I think I’m supposed to feel badly that my grandmother doesn’t always recognize me, but I don’t. That’s nothing new. I made her cry in the middle of Back to School Night my senior year of high school, when she said, “You aren’t gay, are you?” Now, to protect...
The Only Rule is “There Are No Rules”: Boundaries and Caregiving

The Only Rule is “There Are No Rules”: Boundaries and Caregiving

by Adrienne Gruberg | Jan 23, 2014 | Adrienne's Journal, Baby Boom Generation, Caregiver Burnout, Caring for a Romantic Partner, Long Term Caregiving | 2 comments

I needed to summon the courage to risk disappointing others by setting healthy boundaries because it was the only way I could ever take care of and love myself.

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