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Tag Archives: family dynamics
Reconciliation and Your Well-Being
Growing up my family was very close. In typical Italian style, every Sunday was spent at my grandparent’s home in Chicago where random aunts, uncles and cousins (most of which lived on the same block) gathered for an amazing feast. … Continue reading
Eternally 12 Syndrome
My friend Colleen and I are both national speakers on issues related to caregiving and aging. While in Washington D.C. to speak at the Aging In America conference we shared a similar challenge in our family dynamics. Though both of … Continue reading
Turkey Talk Wednesday with Sue Salach
Posted in eldercare
Tagged aging, caregiving, disfunctional family, eldercare, family connections, family dynamics, help for the holidays, holidays, support, thanksgiving
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We’re All Geniuses in Hind-Site
It’s amazing how insightful we are about situations faced in the past. Why? Because once the chaos has subsided and the situation is over, we can analyze it from a new perspective. However; when in the midst of challenges in … Continue reading
Unrealistic Expectations
Each time I travel to Florida I have set the expectation of laying in the tropical sun and returning with a tan that would make the Bain de Sole tan woman jealous. However; the last few trips have been met … Continue reading
Stop Shoulding On Your Family
In the internet age we have immediate access to information that can help increase our brain function, manage health issues and decrease risk for increasing health problems. Sharing this information with those we love can be helpful in making a … Continue reading
Posted in boomers, caregiving, eldercare, elders, encouragement, forgiveness, sandwich generation, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged boomers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, eldercare, elders, encouragement, family dynamics, forgiveness, sandwich generation, sandwiched between children and parents, support, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Letting Go of Guilt
What is Guilt? Unwarranted response to an imagined offense Unless you actually killed someone (which I’m assuming 99.9% of my readers have not) then you are imposing this idea of having “wronged” someone else. Caregivers feel guilty for many reasons, … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving
Tagged caregiving, family dynamics, forgiveness, guilt, imagined offense, support
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The Windex Perspective
The other day I grabbed the Windex to clean the mirrors in my bathrooms and bedroom. What happened next was inspirational (or just seemed inspirational, either way I felt moved to share). While cleaning my “getting ready” mirror I realized … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, healthy living
Tagged caregiving, family dynamics, healthy living, introspection, new perspective, relationships, self reflection, Windex
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Turkey Talk Wednesday – Gobble Gobble
This Thanksgiving be thankful for the turkeys in your life. Continue reading
Well Meaning Friends May Cause Stress
The biggest cause of stress for people who care for an aging loved one or a loved one with an illness or disability may not be worrying about the affected family member. Rather, surprising new research from Northwestern Medicine shows … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, sandwich generation, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged aging, boomers, caregiving, family caregiver, family dynamics, Northwestern University, sandwich generation, stroke, support, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Are You A CAREGIVER?
A Caregiver is a person who is concerned about, or providing physical, emotional, or financial assistance to an older person. Did You Know… Estimated between 16 to 20 million U.S. employees are caring for aging parents. Chronic stress experienced by … Continue reading
Book Review of “If I Walked in Her Shoes” by Richard R. Blake
“If I Walked in her Shoes” is a fictional account of the struggles, small victories, and the underlying love that reinforce relationships. Susan Salach has carefully created a composite of characters made up of real people from her personal and … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving
Tagged aging, alzheimers, caregiving, eldercare, family dynamics
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Turkey Talk Wednesday
Author and National Speaker Sue Salach share her thoughts on enjoying time with family this Thanksgiving
Posted in caregiving
Tagged caregiving, coping with loss, family dynamics, family time, grief, holidays, thanksgiving, Turkey
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Mistakes Will Be Made
When caring for someone we love, we want to make all the right moves, research all the options and make all the right decisions. Unfortunately we are human and, as humans, it is inevitable that we will make mistakes. Even … Continue reading
Lessons from the Green Lantern
My husband and I rented the Green Lantern the other night and I wanted to impart some insights from the movie that I felt apply not only to caregivers but for the rest of us as well. In a cliché … Continue reading
Posted in against all odds, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, encouragement, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged against all odds, boomers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, eldercare, encouragement, family caregiver, family dynamics, good vs evil, Green Lantern, Movies, Ryan Reynolds, Warner Brothers, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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Surprise! Mom got Old
It still amazes me how many people I have met over my 20 year career seem genuinely surprised that their parents got old. Especially since the alternative to getting old would be death (not trying to be crass, it’s just … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving
Tagged aging, caregiver, caregiving, eldercare, elderly, family dynamics
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