by Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick | Apr 28, 2021 | Advocacy, Self-Care and Stress
What if Denying Self-Care Is an Injustice to You and Your Family? What if denying self-care is an injustice to you and your family? Guest blogger Sandy Ramsey-Trayvick poses that question in today’s post. Her thought process is both convicting and empowering. As...
by Jolene | Apr 26, 2021 | Encouragement, Self-Care and Stress
Uncertainty and Lack of Control: What’s a Caregiver to Do? “I can’t.” I sat in my office one morning a few weeks ago and sobbed as my daughter rubbed my back. “I just can’t.” Only one of the vehicles needed for our family of 4...
by Jolene | Apr 15, 2021 | How-Tos, Self-Care and Stress
Aligning Priorities as Caregiving Demands Change Aligning priorities as caregiving demands change became part of my world in February. That’s when the residential facility where my mother lives reinstated room visits. Wahoo! After a year of staying home all day every...
by Cori Welch | Jan 19, 2021 | Advocacy, Self-Care and Stress
EA/TEF Repair Is One Chapter in Your Child’s Life EA/TEF repair is one chapter in your child’s life, says guest blogger Cori Welch. She wants you to take heart when the first chapter is where you are. She also shares what she wishes she’d known while living through...
by Liz Eidelman | Jan 12, 2021 | Self-Care and Stress
Connecting the EA/TEF Community: Indie’s Story Connecting the EA/TEF Community is one of the goals of EA/TEF Awareness Month. Doing so is the passion of Liz Eidelman, our first 2021 guest blogger. I’m delighted to introduce readers to her and to her delightfully...
by Mark Arnold | Dec 23, 2020 | Self-Care and Stress
Hygge Is Good for Caregiving Parents Hygge is good for caregiving parents. So says guest blogger Mark Arnold who is here today to explain what hygge is, cite some impressive research, and encourage caregivers to add it to their lives this winter. Hygge is a...