As a caregiver, you spend most of your time thinking of and acting for others. This makes it hard to shift the focus back onto you. It can even feel selfish. Yet self-care is critical to surviving and ...
You already care for the world — don't forget to care for yourself. Many of us have experienced the feeling of putting others first, whether it's taking care of family, friends, or colleagues. There's ...
Practice self-care to balance out long hours of stress and complex situations. Nurses are involved with so much of what happens in the health care system that burnout might seem inevitable. They’re ...
In the early stages, caring for someone with dementia is more like a partnership. Your loved one is still fairly independent, and you may be able to discuss decisions together. However, as the disease ...
Caring for grandchildren boosts older adults’ brain health, especially protecting grandmothers from memory and eloquence ...
I'm currently caring for my aging parents, disabled brother, and three young children. There are many things I wish I would have known and prepared for before being in this situation. Once I was ...
As a caregiver, you spend most of your time thinking of and acting for others. This makes it hard to shift the focus back onto you. It can even feel selfish. Yet self-care is critical to surviving and ...