by Jnette | Mar 8, 2023 | Self-Caregiving, Uncategorized
How would you define self-care? Is it just personal care routines like bathing and brushing your teeth? Probably not. Maybe it’s time to do your favorite hobby like crafting or golf (that was my husband’s suggestion 😊.) Sometimes self-care can mean...
by Jnette | Sep 18, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
There’s a post that went viral on Facebook in 2019 and has since been floating around on the interwebs and was the topic of many blog posts. It was a quote from Nakita Valerio that said, “Shouting “self-care” at people who actually need...
by Jnette | Aug 10, 2020 | Eating Disorder Recovery, Mid-life Recovery, self-care, Uncategorized
Recently I posted an image on my Instagram that got a lot of traction. In part, it said, “I don’t know who needs to hear this, but you don’t need to close your rings every day. You know your body better than your watch does, listen to it. Sure, it is...
by Jnette | Aug 1, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
I grew up as one of my mom’s caregivers. As her only child, I feel a special connection to her. For a few years between when she and my father got divorced and married my step-father before she got sick, it was just the two of us. Though my general impression of...
by Jnette | Jul 5, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care, Uncategorized
Yes. It’s time. Time to talk about being a codependent caregiver or, as it is often referred to among mental health professionals, caretaking. Though sometimes the two terms are used interchangeably, caregiving and caretaking are two very different things....
