Feb 17, 2023 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go
It seems like I’ve been exhausted for 20 years. In just the last few months I’ve been waking up to the realization that this fatigue is the direct result of much-too-loose personal and professional boundaries. I’ve spent so much time and energy in my life doing things...
Dec 21, 2022 | Common Challenges, Digital Downloads, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go
I don’t know anyone who feels like they can just up and quit taking care of a loved one who needs it. The very nature of this role is that it’s not something you choose. That doesn’t mean that we don’t often, or even always, wish we could get off the caregiving train....
Dec 11, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Navigating Change and Letting Go
Let’s face it. Caregivers don’t get to participate much in the holidays. While everyone else is planning trips and parties, shopping for gifts or decorating the house, caregivers are still muscling through their daily grind. If you’re taking care of a parent or loved...
Nov 6, 2022 | Common Challenges, Feeling Overwhelmed
Other than death of a loved one, few things are more disorienting than making the shift from being cared for by your parents to caring for them. This transition is made even more challenging because it usually comes as such a surprise. And it’s not just the...
Oct 14, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Feeling Guilty, Feeling Overwhelmed, Medicaid, Medicare, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Paying for Care, Resources
In a recent survey, AARP found that about three-quarters of all caregivers spend, on average, 20 percent of their household income on caregiving. This is on top of the estimated $470 billion in unpaid care that they provide; and doesn’t include the potential lost...
Oct 2, 2022 | Assisted Living, Common Challenges, Digital Downloads, Feeling Overwhelmed, Home Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Navigating Change and Letting Go, Paying for Care
On August 16th we hosted our 6th Daughterhood conversation on Zoom focused on Navigating Home Care for Your Parents. I was joined by Andrea Cohen, founder, and CEO of Houseworks and Christine Lee, founder and CEO of Companion Home Care Solutions, an agency that...