by Heather Johnson | Apr 6, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers, Part 2 The importance of self-care for caregivers is a reality Heather Johnson has learned to deal with in her own life. She shared that story In Part 1 of this series. Today she finishes the series with specific, practical...
by Jolene | Feb 28, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
Small Things Are Saving Me This Winter Small things are saving me this winter. Just like they did last February when I wrote about how small acts of mothering and fathering add up to create a big thing—a caregiver’s sacrificial life. The small things saving me...
by Heather Johnson | Feb 23, 2022 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
The Importance of Self-Care for Caregivers, Part 1 The importance of self-care for caregivers is a reality Heather Johnson lives with. In this post she tells how her efforts to save fighting conchs on the beach reminded her of the importance of self-care for...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Oct 27, 2021 | Self-Care and Stress
Typical Caregiver Stress or More Serious Mental Health Symptoms? Distinguishing between typical caregiver stress or more serious mental health symptoms can be a challenge for special needs parents. Guest blogger Kristin Faith Evens provides guidance about how to tell...
by Jolene | Sep 27, 2021 | Self-Care and Stress, Spiritual Support
I Can’t Do This By Myself! He already knew how to tie his shoes when he held them on his lap. He was struggling to tie them when they were on his feet. My situation wasn’t all that different from his. I had used Blackboard to design the college class I was...
by Kristin Faith Evans | Aug 31, 2021 | Self-Care and Stress
Moving from Painful Comparison to Joyful Acceptance as Special Needs Parents Moving from painful comparison to joyful acceptance as special needs parents is healthy. Guest blogger Kristin Faith Evans, mom of 2 kids and a mental health therapist, offers her best advice...
