Taking care of someone you love can be rewarding, but it also can be very hard. When people care for a family member who is sick or getting older, they may feel tired, stressed, easily frustrated or ...
While massage and somatic bodywork may be the last thing on most parents' minds, touch can be a restorative tool.
Caring for others is a resilience skill. When we take care of others, we build our own resilience. As I explained in an earlier post, this is a time when we need to be taking good care of ourselves as ...
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 ...
A recent study found that grandparents who help care for their grandchildren tended to perform better on memory and language tests, and grandmothers also showed slower cognitive decline over time. The ...
Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet it’s often overlooked — especially when life gets busy or stressful. That’s why we need simple, effective tools that help us check in with ...
Mental health is just as important as physical health, yet it’s often overlooked — especially when life gets busy or stressful. That’s why we need simple, effective tools that help us check in with ...