What’s Your Story?

Everyone’s life is a story to be shared. You may not think you have anything interesting to say about your life, but I guarantee it is interesting to someone. Maybe you think it would be egotistical to write about your life, but it isn’t; it’s historical. The...

Make Self-Care Part of Your Caregiving Routine

Practicing What We Preach Growing up, I can remember my basketball coach relentlessly hollering at me to run faster, harder, and further.  Rather than focus on increasing my respiratory fitness (per his constant suggestion), all I could focus on was his rather...

If You Don’t Ask, The Answer Will Always Be No

A post I wrote last month apparently hit a nerve in the caregiver community, so I thought I’d address the gist of these comments. It was about asking for help at holiday gatherings. As a caregiver who became used to doing it all, I stopped asking others for help. Why...