by Heather Johnson | Jun 6, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Making marriage a priority is crucial for parents raising kids with disabilities and special needs. But how in the world do stressed parents make time for one more thing? Guest blogger Heather Johnson shares ideas that worked for her and her spouse while they raised...
by Jolene | Jun 5, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
Special needs caregivers have to find ways to inject humor into their lives. I think that’s why I’m a huge fan of the television show, Parks and Recreation. To be clear, I am no longer caring for someone with special needs. But I write frequently about my...
by Heather Johnson | Apr 3, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
Caretakers can take care of themselves, and they must take care of themselves. Guest blogger Heather Johnson explained why self-care is important for caretakers and provided easy-to-implement self-care strategies in 4 Ways Caretakers Can Take Care, Part 1. In this...
by Heather Johnson | Mar 28, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
Caretakers can take care of themselves. Caretakers must take care of themselves. Guest blogger Heather Johnson learned this truth through hard, personal experience. In this post, she explains why caring for ourselves is so important and offers a few simple ideas. Come...
by Jolene | Mar 13, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress
Stress and compassion fatigue in caregiving parents was the topic of a Different Dream blog post last week. That post shared general statistics from the stress and compassion fatigue survey completed by over 1400 caregivers in January of 2019. I (Jolene) conducted the...
by Jolene | Mar 6, 2019 | Self-Care and Stress, Special Needs Parenting
Stress and compassion fatigue is real for parents caring for kids with special needs. Not only is it real, the number of people who completed a recent survey on the subject show that stress and compassion fatigue is a huge issue for families. This series examines the...
