The Passionate Life Blog
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” February 25, 2018: Tip #12 – Practice Gratitude to Shift Your Perspective & Mood
"Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far" February 25, 2018 Tip #12 - Practice Gratitude to Shift Your Perspective & Mood My 89-year-old mom lives over 2,000 miles away. I’m often on edge when the phone rings at odd hours. I never know when I might have to pack my bags...
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” February 18, 2018: Tip #11 – Decisions Can Often Be As Clear As Mud
"Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far" February 18, 2018 Tip #11 - Decisions Can Often Be As Clear As Mud Whether your loved one lives with you, in the same time zone, or thousands of miles away, there are often big decisions that need to be made involving their care,...
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” February 11, 2018: Tip #10 – Forgive Yourself
Welcome to my new series, "Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far." February 11, 2018 Tip #10 - Forgive Yourself As I wrote in Tip #9- Forgive the Critics and Keep On Going, you're trying your very best to care for your loved one, whether they live with you, down the...
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” February 4, 2018: Tip #9 – Forgive the Critics and Keep on Going
Welcome to my new series, "Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far." February 4, 2018 Tip #9 - Forgive the Critics and Keep on Going You're trying your very best to care for your loved one, whether they live with you, down the street, or on the other side of the country....
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” January 28, 2018: Tip #8 – If You Don’t Move It, You Lose It
Welcome to my new series, "Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far." January 28, 2018 Tip #8 - You Don't Move It, You Lose It In the last tip, Tip #7 - You Are What You Eat, I made the point that we need to eat good food in order to fuel ourselves to take care of whatever...
“Tips for Caregivers – Near and Far” January 21, 2018: Tip #7 – You Are What You Eat
Welcome to my new series, "Tips for Caregivers, Near and Far." January 21, 2018 Tip #7 - You are what you eat. Caregivers often focus a majority of their time and attention on the one they are caring for, frequently leaving little time to take care of themselves,...
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