I believe many Caregiving conflicts we have with others stem from unspoken expectations. A lack of understanding of personal boundaries. Think about your last Caregiving related conflict you had with someone. Was this the case? Was something this person expected you to do or say? Or, were you expecting them to do or say something? Do […]
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Recorded Caregiver Webinar As part of fulfilling my requirements to become a Certified Caregiving Consultant, I needed to facilitate an online chat, hold a phone support group call, or do a webinar. I chose to create a Caregiver Webinar as part of my ‘final’. (By the way, If you want more information on becoming a Certified
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We Had a YouTube Channel for Caregivers In the fall of 2016, my fellow global Caregiving advocate, Carole Brecht (author of The Artistry of Caregiving) connected with me to see if I was interested in creating an inspiring & uplifting Caregiving talk show with her on YouTube. After lots of phone and email conversations, recording
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A guest post written by Jessica Hegg. Being a Caregiver can be one of the most stressful experiences of your life. Most people giving care for loved ones don’t get paid – and many caregivers work full or part-time, or have children or other responsibilities that mean their life gets very, very stressful. It’s very
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A guest post written by Erica Hornthal, founder and president of Chicago Dance Therapy. I had the pleasure of meeting Erica at the 2016 National Caregiving Conference and attended her movement breakout session. Her techniques opened my eyes to a fresh new tool for our caregiving toolkit. As a dance/movement therapist, I have the opportunity to
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A guest post written by Beth Phillips, blogger and Happy Healthy Caregiver Community member As caregivers, we are vulnerable to stress, exhaustion, anxiety and a variety of other factors that can lead to depression and other types of illness. We know that paying attention to our own health and happiness will give us the energy to care
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Throughout our caregiving journey, we are developing so many new skills and collecting more resources than we know what to do with. It can feel like we are getting our ‘masters in caregiving’ and preparing to write a thesis! Getting her ‘masters’ was an expression that Colleen Kavanaugh, Certified Caregiving Consultant, used to explain why after a
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