by Jnette | Apr 15, 2024 | Caregiving, Childhood Trauma, Eating Disorder Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
The Invisible Transition into Caregiving Do you remember when you became a caregiver? Was it an emergency surgery, a diagnosis, a fall, or slow decline of your loved one’s abilities? Did you decide to become a caregiver or did it just happen to you? For me, I just...
by Jnette | Mar 13, 2024 | Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, Self-Caregiving, Uncategorized
From Stressed to Empowered: Celebrating Self-Compassion in Our Caregiving Community Caregiving is often described as an act of love and, while it is, it is much more than that. So much of the role of caregiving goes unnoticed from the shift in dynamic between you and...
by Jnette | Feb 26, 2024 | Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
“It’s not that you don’t have the time to take care of yourself. It’s that you feel guilty about taking the time for yourself.” Do you think if you just had more time you would do all the things you know you need to do for yourself? Like go to that doctor’s...
by Jnette | Feb 1, 2024 | Blog, Caregiving, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Self-Caregiving, Uncategorized
Whether you grew up in a faith tradition or not, the idea of honoring one’s parents is prevalent in our society, and for good reason. We are part of humankind and connection with others, especially those around us, is necessary for our survival. There is also a bond...
by Jnette | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog, Caregiving, self-care, Self-Caregiving, Uncategorized
Is time management even possible if you can’t control your schedule? As a caregiver, mom, and busy professional, I often found that organizing and managing my time was a futile practice. I love calendars, to-do lists, and organizing my days, but so many times...