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 | 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....
by Jnette | Jun 17, 2020 | Caregiving, Mid-life Recovery, Sandwich Generation, self-care
Taking time for self-care is important, especially for caregivers. Have you ever gone for that pedicure or massage and felt like it was more work to get the “free time” to do it than it should be? By the time you make sure the kids are taken care of, your...