Caregiver Lessons Archives - Aging, caregiving and the journey through the second half of life

On behalf of all the children…

November 6, 2021

The courage of love, the resilience of character, and the blessing of helping hands. On behalf of all the children who are unable to personally thank Ride-On for providing them with the divinely infused love and an unexplainable comfort that…

From Breakthrough to Breakdown: The unprecedented Covid-induced threat for seniors 65 and up

October 20, 2021

(I’ve never had a guest blogger post on my website. It’s only fitting that my first guest blogger is my wife Janet Solie who is brilliant, kind, and a stellar clinician. Last week, she shared a new blog she had…

Becoming Better Partners With Our Aging Parents

May 21, 2021

Better Together Love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart Like why are we here? And where do we go? And how come it’s so hard? It’s not always easy and Sometimes life can…

Secrets Of Healthy Caregivers: The Four-Knows Strategy

May 2, 2021

It is well documented in the medical literature that the stress of caregiving poses a serious threat to caregiver health. What is not so well documented are strategies that can be implemented to mitigate this threat. One of these is…

Free-Access 30-Minute Video: Closing the Communication Gap with Our Aging Parents

October 3, 2020

I created this video for adult children and their aging parents. It is information that both generations need to know about the psychology of the last phase of life. It restores dignity and purpose in the lives of older adults,…

And then an aging parent moves in…

February 17, 2020

When an aging parent moves in, no one can predict how it will work out. What looks good in the beginning can come undone in sudden and distressing ways. Adult children need to frame moving in as “one step” in…

Family Rules are not a level playing field for Caregivers

February 10, 2020

Families are complex systems where minor changes can produce major consequences at any time and with out warning. Accepting this reality as an immutable law of the world of aging parents helps prevents exhaustive efforts to prevent them from happening. …

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