Caregiver Support 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…

Complimentary Copies Of Two Essential Handouts For Caregivers And Their Families

September 25, 2021

If you are caring for an older adult, these two handouts may prove invaluable in helping you manage the stress of the caregiver role and the unavoidable wounds both generations incur in the process. You can order pdf copies…

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…

For whatever comes in life…

November 27, 2020

To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that…Saint Teresa of Alviar Courage by David Solie…

Eiinaudi: The soundtrack of hope

October 24, 2020

Ludovico Maria Enrico Einaudi OMRI is an Italian pianist and composer. Trained at the Conservatorio Verdi in Milan, Einaudi began his career as a classical composer, later incorporating other styles and genres such as pop, rock, folk, and world music. …

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,…

Our worse fears about Alzheimer’s patients trapped in the pandemic

September 17, 2020

The brutal isolation imposed by the pandemic on Alzheimer’s patients living in care facilities is straining their families to the limits as being implicated in thousands of ”excess” deaths of this vulnerable population. (see article in Washington Post) ”Overlooked…

The Drama of Control Never Gets Easier and Never Goes Away

August 2, 2020

Control is the current we ride to the end. Sometimes It’s buried in a dilemma between two unsavory choices and no escape hatch. Sometimes heroic efforts to facilitate control provoke dilemmas we never saw coming. My point is that control…