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...
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...