Category: Caregiving
7 Tips for the Cancer Caregiver: How to Support a Loved One
Cancer caregiver—it’s a role you may have thought you’d never need to play, but one that can mean the world to a loved one with cancer. A few practical tips can help you be there for a friend or family member on their cancer journey.
It’s Your Life, Speak for Yourself with Advance Care Planning
Advance care planning is the process of deciding and documenting what types of health care you’d like to receive if illness or injury leaves you unable to speak for yourself. The best time to start the process is long before you need it. Still, as long as you can communicate your wishes, it’s never too late to start planning.
Parenting and Mental Health: Building Your Toolkit
It can be easy to keep track of your child’s physical health, but you may know less about their mental health. Fortunately, there are approaches that can help you manage your child’s mental health, including the four essential tools of a “mental health toolkit.” With these tools, you can promote positive mental health and prepare your children, and yourself, to cope with difficult times.
Artful Meditation: A Handful of Gratitude
Gratitude is very important for self-care. It brings attention to the good things in your life. It emphasizes that there is good in with the bad, and there is a lot of good when you …
Choosing the Best Palliative Care
If you or someone you love is battling a life-threatening, chronic or serious disease, you want the best palliative care team possible by your side. Here’s how to find it.
A Guide to Self-Care for Caregivers
Practicing self-care as a caregiver of someone who has cancer may be challenging, but it’s vital for you and your loved one. Learn what you can do.
How to Support Your Loved One After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injuries can be a challenge for recover from — for both the patient and caregivers alike. Learn how to support your loved one during rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury.
Stay Connected With Your Loved Ones Struggling With Addiction During the Pandemic
It’s hard to be there for your loved ones struggling with addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic, but however far away you are, it’s important to try. Find out the steps you can take to help.
4 Ways to Care for a Loved One with Heart Disease from a Distance
When you’re separated from a loved one with heart disease, it can be difficult to help them manage the condition. Here are some easy ways that you can help.
How to Stay Connected to Your Older Relative
When an older parent or relative lives in a long-term care facility, it can be difficult to stay connected with them — especially if you can’t visit. Learn some easy ways that you can stay connected to your older relative from a distance.