Just the Facts - The Average Caregiver
46 Year-old Woman - Average age of the typical unpaid American caregiver, often with some college and provides 20+ hours of care per week...
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Sep 21, 20162 min read
Check Your Gas Tank: Compassion Fatigue
Out of Gas. Burned Out. Done. Each of these familiar expressions may resonate with most of us juggling a work-life balance. However, when...
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Sep 14, 20163 min read
Reflection: Connecting and Caring
Around the world, people have been reflecting this week on the events of 15 years ago on September 11th. As a native New Yorker...
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Sep 12, 20161 min read
When the Tables Turn Early: Children as Caregivers
For the most part caregivers are, in our common understanding, adult children taking care of their parents or parents taking care of...
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Aug 1, 20161 min read
Discovering the Five Love Languages of Caregiving
The family caregiver role is a rewarding yet sometimes frustrating and exhausting responsibility. Caregiving roles take on different...
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May 28, 20162 min read
The Caregiver's Dilemma
Many of us will find ourselves being a caregiver for a loved one at some point. Whether they receive care at home or reside in some type...
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Apr 27, 20162 min read
Ease the Pain, Make a Plan
Two weeks ago, I met with a dear friend: a beautiful career woman without children. During our dinner she shared of recently taking...
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Mar 30, 20161 min read
Quiz - What Do You Know About Caregiving?
Caregiving is one of the largest and underfunded activities in this country. Now that public discussion is increasing and legislation is...
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Mar 2, 20161 min read
Aiding the Aids: The Emotional Tolls of Caregiving
In a recent survey by the National Alliance for Caregiving, insights present many of the exhaustive, stressful and isolating perspectives...
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Feb 1, 20161 min read
Healing Across Species: What a Parrot Knows
Coupling the recovery of abused birds and veterans may seem like a stretch. However, the pioneering work of the New Directions treatment...
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Jan 11, 20161 min read
Caring for Others and Yourself - Start the Year Right!
When you fill or share the role of caregiver, there may seem as if there is little room for your yourself. This is particularly true when...
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Nov 11, 20151 min read
You're Not Alone: Supporting Loved Ones with Diabetes
When people have the support of their family and friends, they are able to better manage their diabetes. It is a hard disease to handle...
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Oct 23, 20151 min read
Tips to Overcome Communication Hurdles with Aging Parents
Seven Tips to Help Adult Children to Communicate with Their Aging Parents. Home Instead Senior Care and communication expert Jake...
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Oct 16, 20151 min read
Disrupt Aging - Expand Your Possibilities (AARP)
Let's Disrupt Aging and Rethink Getting Older. When we embrace our age, we feel good about ourselves. We are a generation of makers and...
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