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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
A New You for the New Year!
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” ― Thomas Jefferson As a new year rolls in many will set “resolutions” for the upcoming year. Some will involve weight loss; career … Continue reading
Posted in caregiving, encouragement, forgiveness, healthy living
Tagged aging, attitude, caregiving, change your attitude, encouragement, forgiveness, healthy living, New Years, reactions, Resolutions, self-care, stress, support
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A Tribute to My Mom – Happy Mother’s Day
I have been blessed to have the best Mom in the history of Mom’s. Maybe I’m a bit biased (just a little), however; if you were to ask my friends from childhood through today about my Mom they would probably … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiving, encouragement, encouragment, forgiveness, lessons learned, Mom's, mother's day
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Forgiving Myself
I was talking with a friend about a falling-out he had years ago with a family member. I shared with him my thoughts (and a couple of my blogs) about forgiveness and that forgiveness is about him and not about … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiving, caregiving and stress, forgiveness, guilt, self reflection, self-care, self-doubt
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What is Christmas all about?
This post was written several years ago by my dear friend Susan Avello. I was inspired to share it again this Christmas season. While trying to get through the rush and bustle of the busy holiday season I’m reminded of … Continue reading
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Tagged caregiving, Christ, christian, christian caregiving, Christianity, Christmas, encouragement, forgiveness, God, Jesus, Savior
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Permission to Fail
A few years ago I was part of an expert panel discussion on “How to care for yourself while caregiving” through WEGO Health and one of the other panelist, Ben Murphy (@athletdad) shared a great point. He said that one … Continue reading
Posted in against all odds, boomers, caregiving, eldercare, elders, encouragement, forgiveness, health care, making a plan, sandwich generation, taking care of yourself, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged against all odds, boomers, caregivers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, eldercare, elders, encouragement, failure, family, forgiveness, forgiving yourself, health care, Healthcare, just stuff, making a plan, sandwich generation, success, support, taking care of yourself, thomas edison, truth shall set you free, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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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
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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
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Tagged caregiving, family dynamics, forgiveness, guilt, imagined offense, support
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New Years Resolutions (& other ways we set ourselves up for Failure)
Every year thousands of people set New Year Resolutions only to fail within the first month. I’m here to share GOOD NEWS about resolutions and how to better take care of yourself and love those around you.
Turkey Talk Wednesday – Gobble Gobble
This Thanksgiving be thankful for the turkeys in your life. Continue reading
Random Stop Syndrome
While at a conference in Las Vegas, I experience a phenomenon I refer to as “Random Stop Syndrome”. While walking through the casinos people would come to a sudden and complete stop for no apparent reason setting off a chain … Continue reading
Posted in aging, boomers, caregiving, encouragement, forgiveness, sandwich generation, work/life/flex, working caregiver
Tagged aging, alzheimers, boomers, caregiving, caregiving and stress, caution, elderly, employees and employers, encouragement, forgiveness, It's fun to laugh, just stuff, LasVegas, life changes, sandwich generation, stopping, work/life/flex, working caregiver
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CaregiverLife Radio – Music Therapy
Join me today from 10-11am (CST) for CaregiverLife Radio My guest: MARY ELLEN HEELAN Mary Ellen Heelan, a native of Downers Grove,Illinois has had an eclectic career, starting out as a Social Studies teacher in Oklahoma and Virginia; then moving into … Continue reading
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
