Aging, caregiving and the journey through the second half of life

Losing Patience on All Sides

September 19, 2015

The tug of war between adult children and aging parents comes down to control. This article is based on an interview I gave the publication on my perspective regarding this generational power struggle… When Seniors Try the Patience of their…

Exhausted Woman’s Syndrome

September 17, 2015

This article on the exhausted woman’s syndrome offers a sobering list of symptoms that female caregivers will recognize that comes with their heroic efforts to keep everything together. Recognizing Exhausted Woman’s Syndrome By Christine Hammond, MS, LMHC…

Older Adults with Down’s Syndrome and Dementia

September 11, 2015

I am looking to connect with caregivers of older adults with Down’s Syndrome and dementia to be part of an online support group I will be facilitating beginning in October 2015. To learn more about the project, contact me at…

Once Young Parents

September 9, 2015

Worn photographs of once young parents are preludes to well known destinies, historical starting points that stir speculation about what might have been. This is the space that Deborah Cummins has captured in her striking poem “Another Life.” It reminds…

The impact of unforgiveness on older adults

September 8, 2015

Families are a battle ground where the wounds of conflict can be carried for a life time. While at some point forgiveness seems in order, its withholding is an all too common theme in the exhausting contest to prove who’s…

Higher-Hour Caregiver

September 7, 2015

This article is an excellent overview of the unpaid caregiver zone in America. It highlights the challenges and demands of being a higher-hour caregiver (20hrs/week of caregiving). As important, it identifies why caregiver support groups, although a wonderful resource…

Memory’s Departure

September 3, 2015

Try as we might, memory is built like a cat, seeming tamed and committed only to turn and be inexplicability gone, maybe for good. Billy Collins’ brilliant poem “Forgetfulness” gives metaphoric voice to this unraveling that ties us in cerebral…

Legacy Pearls: Uncovering the Secret Stuff

September 2, 2015

Legacy coaches™ want to know the secret stuff, emotional material that contains the values to be threaded through the person’s legacy quilt. Sometimes our efforts will meet with a resounding thud at best, hostility or dogma at worst. Expect setbacks,…

Caregivers of Spouses with Dementia

August 31, 2015

The Psychological and Health Consequences of Caring for a Spouse With Dementia: A Critical Comparison of Husbands and Wives This study compares outcomes, based on gender, of caregivers of at home spouses with dementia. It also looks at how the…

Alzheimer’s Disease: Mitigating Memory Loss

August 10, 2015

This is not a new topic in the pursuit of ways to reduce memory loss in Alzheimer patients, but one that remains enticing and begs further investigation. Intranasal Insulin Could Treat Alzheimer’s Related Memory Loss Neuroscience News “Researchers have made…

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