David Solie's blog Archives - Aging, caregiving and the journey through the second half of life

The Most Important Question Adult Children Should Ask Themselves About Caregiving-2

August 13, 2019

(This blog was originally posted in 2017) The drama of our aging parents takes place in an emotional landscape, an environment that can overwhelm us without warning or apparent logic. We seem to be bobbing corks on an angry ocean…

Becoming Better Partners: Final Chapter—New Video

July 14, 2019

This is the final chapter in my new video, Closing the Communication Gap with Our Aging Parents. I began the video with Bill’s late night phone call from his sister, discussed why this breakdown in communication was happening, considered the…

Another Sample from New Video: ”Why We Lost The Connection”

June 11, 2019

Here’s another sample chapter from my soon to be released video officially titled “The Secret Mission of Aging Parents: What Every Baby Boomer Needs To Know.” The take away from this chapter is that our assumptions about older adults may…

Another Sample from New Video: Task 2 “The Search for Legacy”

June 5, 2019

This clip is another sample chapter from my new video on how to improve communication between adult children and their aging parents. It will be released this summer. The Task 2 clip looks at the issue of creating a legacy…

Sample from New Video: Task 1 “The Battle for Control”

May 29, 2019

Here is another sample chapter entitled Task 1: The Battle for Control from my new video on communicating with aging parents due to be released this summer. This chapter addressees the daunting issue of control, all too often a deal…

Caregiver Self-Worth: Perspective and Practice

May 15, 2019

Coming Along Side by David Solie (endoftheworldart.com) “Some people will like us and some dislike us; some come through for us and some betray us; some care tenderly about our feelings and some trample them under foot. Accepting this variety…

Finding A New Primary Care Physician Mind Map

May 7, 2019

Sometimes you need to change doctors, but where to begin? The short answer is with yourself. You need a primary care physician who is qualified, has a “always ready to help” office staff and most important “gets you.” This is…

The Phone Call: How the New Video Opens

April 26, 2019

Just to give you a starting point, here is the opening chapter of my new video. The chapter is entitled “The Phone Call,” and portrays an all too familiar power struggle that occurs between adult children and their aging parents…

The Real Story on Aging: There’s Growth to the End

April 23, 2019

Here is a recent sample chapter from the new video I’m creating for adult children and their aging parents. After some unplanned delays, it’s back on track for release by late summer this year. This chapter of the video addresses…

Middle Age + Caregiving: Three Mind Maps

March 21, 2019

Middle age is daunting for everyone, especially caregivers. There are so many moving and complicated parts that can quickly overwhelm the best intentions or the most efficient management skills. One of the biggest mistakes I see middle age caregivers make…

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