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10 Journal Prompts to Help Relieve Holiday Caregiver Stress

This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. Implementing a habit of journaling offers several benefits. The act of journaling itself is a huge stress reliever. Many mental health counselors encourage keeping a journal because it provides time and space to process and share our thoughts. Journaling also helps […]

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The ABCs of Self-Care – Sing them throughout Self-Care Awareness Month

September is Self-Care Awareness month. Being intentional with self-care habits takes time so it makes perfect sense that we need a dedicated month. While my hope is all family caregivers sprinkle flecks of self-care into each and every day, we all can use a jump start. I am grateful Self-Care Awareness month is September because

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Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Became a Caregiver for My Mother with Dementia

A guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Annabelle Short. Four years ago, on a hot summer evening, I sat in my porch waiting for my mom. It had been three hours since she went to pick my son from school. Normally, it took her 40 minutes to and from school, but of late,

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Caregiving can be a dirty job…and that’s ok

This post is sponsored by Depend® brand. All opinions and statements are my own. Remember the TV series ‘Dirty Jobs’? In this Discovery Channel series, host Mike Rowe would explore what he deemed the dirtiest jobs in America. Rowe acted as an apprentice in these jobs and assumed responsibilities as a roadkill collector, septic tank

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Helping your loved ones stay connected to life events and experiences

This post is sponsored by Depend® brand. All opinions and statements are my own. Sadly, Mom has been confined to her at-home hospital bed since Thanksgiving week 2018. It’s been a tough transition, particularly for her. She feels like she is missing out on life. Even before she became bedridden, her mobility and health issues

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