I’m proud to be an Ambassador for the No Barriers Caregiver Program and a volunteer retreat leader. I just returned from an amazing ‘train the trainer’ multi-day pack trip outside Cody, Wyoming. I knew going in that it would be a bonding experience for us as retreat leaders and be a mock caregiving retreat allowing […]
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This post is sponsored by Clearday at Home™. All opinions and statements are my own. Do You Need Clearday At Home? Clearday at Home is a monthly membership service providing an interactive platform for dementia care recipients and their caregivers to feel confident in providing care at home. I introduced this product to you in
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. A few weeks ago, I participated in a live virtual event entitled “The Empowered Caregiver.” The free digital experience was hosted by SheKnows, an organization all about helping women care for themselves and their families. Our interactive hour was sponsored by
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I have fantasized about being a full-time entrepreneur for over six years. The reasons have changed, but the mission has remained consistent. Now that I’ve been living my best entrepreneurial life for the past couple of weeks, it feels surreal. On my last day, I drove my husband’s Jeep Wrangler to the office to turn
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When the flowers and trees start blooming, I begin making lists on my phone and on post-it notes about what items to include in this year’s Mother’s Day and Father’s Day gift guide. This is one of my favorite posts to put together because finding the right collection of gifts that says ‘thank you’ or
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I find humor in hearing that April is Stress Awareness Month. As family caregivers, I do not think we need an ounce of help being aware of the heavy amount of stress upon us. A more fitting theme for this month would be Stress Management Month. We know we have caregiver stress that can show
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This post is sponsored by Clearday at Home™. All opinions and statements are my own. We have been living this pandemic life for over a year now. We have all had to create and adjust to our ‘new normal’ and find new ways to combat isolation, boredom, and physical inactivity. I know when I find
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March is Women’s History Month, or as I have heard it called before – Women’s HerStory Month. It is a month where we honor and celebrate the courageous and forward-thinking contributions women have made in our history. Currently, over 60% of family caregivers are women. Each of these women has a story worth sharing and
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a guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by family caregiver, Dave Werner My wife, Susie, began to show signs of memory loss in 2016. When we took her to the doctor, they told us she was displaying early signs of dementia. Susie’s symptoms progressively got worse. Having never faced Alzheimer’s disease before, our family
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