As the throes of family holiday craziness only escalate, what better time to deal with Un-cope-able Siblings followed by Un-cope-able Festivities? Let’s start with impossible brothers and sisters.Read More
The Top 10 Caregiver Lessons Summarized
Where did ten weeks of “Carol-Ann’s Top 10 Caregiver Lessons” go? Unbelievable! Just on time for the U.S. Thanksgiving weekend we itemize them with this blog.Read More
Do Things Ever Return to ‘Normal’?
Can you even imagine we’re at the tenth of “Carol-Ann’s Top 10 Caregiver Lessons”? Last time, we reinforced how it is OK to feel and express all your feelings regarding a difficult aging parent. That includes the typically unpopular ones like frustration, resentment and anger. What is possibly left to tackle? How about the way you feel on the heels of their passing?Read More
What Was I ‘Supposed To’ Learn?
Now that we have reached the ninth of “Carol-Ann’s Top 10 Caregiver Lessons”, may I further support you in re-framing your mindset? You were not ‘supposed’ to learn anything. Self-judgment never has a place and certainly not during slogging eldercare.Read More
Why Bother to Care About Your Elders?
During last week’s blog within “Carol-Ann’s Top 10 Caregiver Lessons”, I reminded myself to share a little story related to resisting the endless recitation of worn-out aging parent tales. It feels like a fitting start to today’s post about why we need to see through our folks’ transitions with aplomb.Read More
Dealing with Endlessly-Repeated Stories
For those of you tracking week-by-week “Carol-Ann’s Top 10 Caregiver Lessons”, how are you handling the eldercare craziness at this point? Building on wanting to tell your parents what to do, I believe we have for you today another extremely trying topic.Read More
I STAND For…
Here’s hoping you were inspired by my post called “I Am DONE With…” You can find it at https://www.copingwithuncopeableparents.com/blog. In fact, I intend that you have been tracking my offerings since early summer to inspire you into a great fall!Read More
I Am DONE With…
You know, I once debated (vocally!) with a (former) friend about whether reflection and fun can co-exist. She asserted they are mutually exclusive. I beg to differ. Quietude by going within is how we come to know what’s right by us – and no one else.Read More
You Never Know…
Yes, this reflective title is still part of the Mid-Year Check-In to pause and take stock. The theme was catalyzed by noticing how many people in my extended circles are going through tough times. Admittedly, this may not feel like a summery topic. However, it’s important.Read More
A Mid-Summer Re-Set
On a driving trip from Toronto to Cape Cod years ago, my husband and I learned that the week where July ends and August begins is considered rather of a cross-over. Visitors there for July tend to head home and August vacationers arrive. A cool practice, I find!
Translated to our Mid-Year Check-In, how about we take stock of summer 2019 so far in a similar fashion?Read More
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