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Caregiver Resources

  • All In My Feels

    I was raised by two people who loved their children deeply but didn’t have a lot of emotional intelligence. For both of my parents, the whole concept of feelings was little more than a…

  • The Hardest Part

    The hardest part of being a care partner for a loved one with Parkinson’s Disease is knowing there’s nothing you can do to stop the progression of the illness. There are meds that help…

  • Small cairn on coastline
    New Directions

    The Space of Transitions

    I don’t know when I first learned about what scientists call the littoral zone of a coastline. Basically, that’s the space between the high water mark–which normally isn’t under water–and the parts that are…

  • Scrabble tiles spelling out self care

    Caregiver Self-Care

    Dealing with the recent big changes in my life has been stressful, to say the least. Like most people, I’m not the best version of myself when I’m stressed out. I have the habit…