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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This post is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark. All opinions and statements are my own. For caregivers, life can get so jam-packed with doing that we often lose sight that we are supposed to be living. I believe caregivers won’t FIND time for themselves, they must CREATE the time for their health and happiness. One way to
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October is breast cancer awareness month. True confession time. I’m so guilty of not doing a monthly self-exam and I know better. I’m trying to figure out WHY this is. Maybe it’s related to an event that happened to me as a young woman. When I was 18, I visited my gynecologist for the first
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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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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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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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I love to read and I only want to read good books. Actually make that great books. Who has time to read a bad book?! As family caregivers who juggle many responsibilities, reading can be a great escape from a life that can just feel a bit too real at times. Back in 2014, when
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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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A guest post written for Happy Healthy Caregiver by Karen Purze I keep hearing if I meditate, fill my “empty cup”, and sprinkle essential oils around my pillow, I’ll be able to relax. Well, I’m managing my mom’s financial life and personal needs on top of my own and here’s my reality: sometimes self-care looks
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I am a work in progress when it comes to my spiritual journey. Here’s what I know for sure, the more I lean into God, the better I feel about myself and all the areas of my life. As family caregivers, events taking us away from our homes can be a struggle. For some leaving
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