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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Instead of an annual resolution, try just adding a healthy self-care intention each month or subtracting a bad habit.
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. How have you been doing with your fitness routine during this pandemic? When I was working outside the home, I was such an avid gym person. I liked how it got me up and out of the house. I was so
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This post is sponsored by Depend® Brand. All opinions and statements are my own. With the coronavirus pandemic, so much of life is out of our control. Here are just a few examples that have impacted our family: I have no control over when my employment furlough will end and the outcome. My son had
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We’re not only saying goodbye to the year 2019 but also the decade! If I was labeling the decade I would definitely call it the ‘sandwich generation caregiving decade’. It started out with intermittent requests for help from my parents and Jason’s mom. In 2019, my children were in elementary school and now I’ll soon
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This post is sponsored by Depend® brand. All opinions and statements are my own. Look for a special invitation from Depend to join a private Facebook Group for anyone impacted by incontinence. Yoga has been around for ages. Experts and self-proclaimed yogis swear by the mental and physical benefits. And yet, for years, I’ve been
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Sleep is often the forgotten component of a healthy lifestyle. When I used to think about health improvement, eating nutritious food and exercise is what immediately came to mind. I’ve learned there is actually another important component to physical health – sleep. Gone are the days when I would sacrifice sleep to jump out of
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A guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by family caregiver Kristen Heller. It’s hard to describe how fast your days go by when you are caring for someone else. I imagine it is like having a child, except I can’t say for sure. I have spent most of the last few years caring for
As family caregivers, we write care plans for our care recipients. As parents, we share our children’s routines with babysitters. As committed employees, we draft transition plans and instructions when we leave work for a few days. What we often don’t do as human beings who are juggling multiple competing priorities is reflect on how
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Eating healthy. Exercising regularly. Getting enough sleep. Keeping up with our wellness appointments. All of these are important healthy habits that we as family caregivers intend to do. We know how to provide excellent care for others health but when it comes to our own healthy habits…we may not give ourselves a passing grade. Why?
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