Short answer: Accepting a decline means agreeing with what has already happened. It does not mean approving of it, and it does not mean you…
Short answer: The past holds who she used to be and the future holds what is coming, and both of those hurt. The present usually…
Short answer: You cannot stop worrying by deciding to. You can decide where the worry goes. Sort your fears into the ones you could act…
Short answer: In caregiving, a setback is not an interruption of the work. It is the work. The plan you made was built on how…
Short answer: When your mother says something cruel, two things happen. She says the words, and then you decide what the words mean. The Stoics…
Short answer: Caregivers cannot control a diagnosis, the speed of decline, a parent’s personality, or whether other family members help. What you can control is…
Meet the Stoics: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Caregivers Quick answer: Stoicism is a practical philosophy founded in Athens around 300 BCE that teaches you to…