It’s all about Connection – Connecting with your Loved One
Listening is one of the simplest and most effective ways that you can provide your loved one with emotional support. Listening demonstrates to your loved one that you are interested…
It’s OK to Feel – The Emotional Side of Caregiving
As a caregiver you are likely to experience a range of emotions as you try and navigate through the complicated and frustrating world of mental illness. It may sometimes seem…
Ambiguous Grief – Grieving Someone Who is Still Alive
“Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.”…
Developing Your Self-Care Plan
Practicing self-care reduces or eliminates anxiety and depression, improves focus, reduces irritation and aggression, increases happiness, improves energy, and more. So how do you practice self-care? Here are some steps…
Setting Limits with your Loved One
As caregivers, we often put the needs of our loved ones ahead of our own. Despite the detriment to ourselves, we accept things that we normally would not, fearing the…
Creating a Support System
It takes a village… There is an African saying that says “it takes a village to raise a child”. The idea is that it takes a supportive community, working together…
Creating Healthy Boundaries
“Your personal boundaries protect the inner core of your identity and your right to choices.” ~ Gerard Manely Hopkis Creating boundaries is an essential part of self care and while…
The Importance of Self-Care for the Caregiver
Being a caregiver brings some unique rewards that are hard for others to understand, but what isn’t difficult to comprehend is the toll that caregiving can take on our physical,…