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Self-Care for Caregivers
The ultimate Caregivers guide to resilience, strength, and balance.
Wisdom From The Inside
I was constantly adjusting my life and world as a Caregiver Warrior, and often couldn’t find the information I needed. My blog is a place where I share my personal caregiving experiences, survival strategies I developed, and lessons learned in the trenches. I truly hope this might provide you with some guidance and relief during your caregiving journey.
Having An Off Day
Caregivers Journey Everyone has an off day. No matter who you are or what you do everyone has one. An off day usually comes without warning and can wreck havoc if you let it. We all know what having an off day feels like. Nothing seems to work, everything we touch...
Love And Caregiving
Caregiver Warrior It's absolutely amazing what we will do and the lengths we will go to because we love someone. Love is like a magic potion that creates miracle and acts of extraordinary measure. I was just thinking today of all the things I do and have done for...
Shut Up!
Self Help Note to self: "Shut up!" Harsh? Nah. Necessary. I have never heard such a nasty critical judgmental conversation as bad as the one I can have in my own head with myself! It can start the minute my eyes pop open when I wake up in the morning. "Oh @@&%,...
Caregiver Reality Sinking In
I think I unconsciously operated in the state of denial for quite some time about my parents. Even though I moved through the process of taking care of them, there was a small part of me that hoped or prayed or even believed that everything was going to be ok and...
Panic Attacks
Caregivers Journey I had one of those 4am in the morning panic attacks today. I was worried about everything that had to get done in the coming hours. Like the pump for the boiler in the basement was broken and I couldn't be home to meet the plumbers, like I needed to...
The Caregiver Worrier
Caregivers Journey I wake up worried. I am one of those people who open their eyes and immediately start worrying about what I have to do or what might be happening. I think I'm hard wired that way. My mom was a worrier so whether it’s hereditary or I learned it...
Do Not Put Your Life On Hold!
Life On Hold In contrast to other times in my life today I do not feel overwhelmed. I have a lot on my plate but the feeling that I am going to freak out because I just cannot get everything done and I will die is not with me. Which made think about all the times when...
Frustration And Anger
I had a really hard time with my anger and frustration at the beginning of my caregiving journey. I want to say right here and now that frustration and anger are normal responses in the caregiving world. Everyone I know or talk to experiences both anger and...
Caregiver Warrior’s Guide To Chocolate
Caregiver Warrior Ok so I have a sweet tooth. Blame it on all the ice cream I was given in front of the TV set (heaven) when I was little or all the chocolate I have seen my mom and dad eat (hello Tastycakes!) or maybe it's because my dads dad had a soda fountain but...