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Losing The Sense of Entitlement

November 15, 2010

“Why don’t I get more help?” “People should be more understanding of what I’m going through.” “My child is in a wheelchair. We should be one of the first to be seated.” Do these words (thoughts) sound familiar? If not, then you’re a better woman (or man) than me (but you may be deceiving yourself).

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How Caregivers Can Improve Communication

October 25, 2010

Last week, Tim Gort wrote a guest post on keys to relieving caregiver stress. Today I wanted to go into a little more detail on one of those keys: Optimizing Communication To optimize communication, you must first improve it.  To improve communication, the first step is to look for alternative ways to do so.

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7 Powerfully Positive Declarations for A Peaceful Life

September 27, 2010

Empower Your Life With Your Words You can frame your world with the words of your mouth. Below you will find 7 positive declarations to inspire, encourage, uplift and promote a peaceful life.  These declarations are short  so you’ll find them easy to remember. I put together these positive declarations specifically for caregivers.  The circumstances [...]

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A Caregiver’s Peaceful Home – How to Create One

September 7, 2010

After a long day, coming back to a peaceful home is a caregivers dream. You have a lot of responsibilities when you care for a loved one with special needs.  If you work full time outside of the home, the job is that much harder. I work full time at a fast paced financial organization [...]

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How Essential Oils Balance Out of Control Emotions

August 30, 2010

Today, I wrote a letter to my list of Stress Less newsletter subscribers about Change.  I shared how just as we experience the change of seasons, it’s just as important to seek change when it comes to your personal care. Change doesn’t come easily for most people but it is something that should be embraced [...]

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Invisible Disabilities – Getting Rid of Ignorance

August 20, 2010

Some disabilities are apparent.  Others are not.  For instance, don’t be so quick to judge when you see someone with handicapped parking that doesn’t appear to have disabilities. By the way, I hate the word disabilities.  I prefer to use the word challenges because disabilities implies that the person being labeled is not capable of [...]

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Lead A Balanced Life – 5 Phrases to Use More Often

August 12, 2010

Balance is the key to life.  If you are ever going to live a balanced life of care giving and prioritizing yourself, there are some words you need to make better use of. These words are already in your vocabulary but you probably don’t use them nearly enough: Yes Thank You – These three words [...]

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6 Special Needs Friendly Acivities All Children Can Enjoy

August 9, 2010

Let’s face it.  Finding fun things to do for children who have no health problems is a challenge.  When you have a special needs child, you need to find fun activities to do so that your other children don’t feel left out. Getting Creative on a Shoe String Budget The activities you choose for your [...]

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7 Ways To Stop Crying and Get Out of Emotional Overwhelm

August 5, 2010

You are no less of a super mom (or dad) should you find yourself feeling so pressured that you want to cry. In a previous post I share how it’s OK to cry.  Life as a caregiver can sometimes bring you to the place of emotional overwhelm and crying is an acceptable way to release [...]

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It’s OK To Cry To Relieve Emotional Stress

August 2, 2010

This past Friday my son exhibited signs of being very jittery.  We had an appointment with a geneticist and he noticed it too.  It’s happened before and nothing major was wrong so why would we think differently? Well, those jitters turned into a full fledged Grand Mal seizure that lasted for almost 4 minutes. It [...]

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