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One of the top pain points for family caregivers is the need for training and education. Many family caregivers were tossed into a family caregiving role overnight or may have seen the need for more care coming but didn’t know what they didn’t know. Either way, family caregivers struggle to keep their heads above water. […]

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Caregiver Self-Care Can’t Be Just a Passing Thought … It Must Be a Priority

a guest post written by Rick Lauber Why do family caregivers focus much of their time, energy, and resources assisting an aging parent but, frequently, completely overlook providing themselves some help and support? There are various reasons: A family caregiver may feel that caring for an aging senior may be completely his/her own responsibility (mentally justifying

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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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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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