A Love Letter to Family Caregivers
Here is my love letter to family caregivers everywhere – words to remind you of how very important you are.
What Are You Waiting For?
February is the month of hearts and love. What are you waiting for? Start with radical self-love.
Funky Start to the Year
I’ve been racking my brain trying to understand why I’m not feeling better. Understand why I can’t feel happier (not helpful at all by the way).
The Power of the Mind
But, at the end of the day. And at the end of a very, very, long 2020, you are the only one who can make the decision to take one step towards improving your wellbeing.
Inner Peace
Happy is my north star. I choose happy and the more that I practice choosing happy, then little by little, the more happiness I bring into my world.
Physical Pain vs Emotional Pain
What is so interesting, is that the memory of that pain is gone and feels like a dream. It was real physical pain; yet nothing like the emotional pain that I feel related to my caregiving role.
Winter Blues
I live in Ottawa. That’s my choice…..and it snows in Ottawa. I guess I’m feeling the heaviness of all that has transpired in 2020 as the year comes to an end.
Birthday & Reality Check
How do we think about the future without getting overwhelmed? Are we able to focus on only those things that we can control? Even when there’s so much uncertainty?
Overcoming Isolation with Community
There’s no reason for me to suffer in silence. I know that I’m not alone in the world of Moms who have a non-verbal daughter with autism and a rare disease. That’s why we need to embrace the resources that exist to support us, guide us and help us.
Small Changes, Big Impact
The weather is fickle. It’s not something that I can control – at any level – yet I feel like it’s a double whammy - we are in lockdown AND are mid-way through autumn - and therefore it’s impacting me much more than usual.
The Control Audit
One tool that I use is called the Control Audit. It entails me asking myself two simple questions – What can I control? And What can’t I control?
Setting Intentions
As a caregiver, we’re in a unique situation because the person for whom we are caring may have unflattering behaviour - but that is not to what or whom I am referring.