“I’m looking for less stuff to take care of.” This phrase is something my friends and family would hear me say when I was deep in the role of being the primary caregiver for my mom on top of working full time, raising two children, spending time with my husband, and taking care of me. […]
Can having less stuff make you happier? Read More »
A lot can happen in a year and yet years seem to go by faster and faster. 2016 just flew by! With hundreds of days in a year, we have good days and bad days but collectively my wish for you and for me is that our days roll up to a year of new
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I like to regularly feature one-on-one conversations with a family Caregiver from either my Happy Healthy Caregiver Facebook Group. I call each of these recorded conversations a ‘Caregiver Spotlight’. I started these because each caregiver journey is unique and I know every time I talk to another caregiver I learn something new and I leave that conversation
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It’s not realistic to think that you can be happy all the time. We live in a culture where we tend to stuff our emotions and fears. We’re busy. We don’t take time to feel and process our emotions and fears. Lately, I’ve been trying to become more in tune to my inner voice. I
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I believe many family caregivers think of self-care as a weekend retreat, a night out with the girls, or a relaxing day at the spa. Those activities do sound and are amazing! However, self-care can be a collection of tiny little daily habits that allow you to nurture and energize yourself. In this post, I
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Expert Interview – Karen Habra Smyth Karen not only wants to aspire and achieve health and happiness goals for herself and her family – she wants you to adopt a deliberate vision for your life, too. Karen and her business partner Jodi offer products and resources to help everyone, including family caregivers, create the vision
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Chances are we all take better physical care of our smartphones than we do ourselves. I’m not hating on the smartphone though as it’s a powerful little tool that helps caregivers in many ways. We all have our phones with us wherever we go and there are some powerful tools we can take advantage of
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I’ve been sitting on this advice for a few months and it’s time to release some of it into the universe. My dad passed away 2 years ago this week. A death anniversary is melancholy yet I have this urge to do something in memory of this special person to continue to honor his life. A
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I first heard about the ‘mindset of abundance’ on a podcast and it allowed me to analyze why I like hanging out with certain people more than others in my personal life. I like moms who subscribe to this mindset who know that my kids can be smart, socially accepted, and athletic and their kids can too.
6 Behaviors To Cultivate A Mindset Of Abundance While Caregiving Read More »
I have read and heard much about meditation, especially in recent years as our lives continue to get stuffed with so many demands. ‘They’ say it can improve your life. Once you hear that, how can you not try it? The benefits of meditation Then you hear about all the benefits of meditation. Here are
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