The Quiet Burnout

The Quiet Burnout

The weight of all of the “shouldn’t’s” is making my shoulders slump, friends. I’ve been working with a team so heavily entrenched in mistrust and conflict that I’m not sure we started the work in time. I keep hearing, “I shouldn’t say that” or “she shouldn’t be doing...
Real Ways to Support Caregivers

Real Ways to Support Caregivers

Last week, I had the honor of speaking to over 200 people at the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The topic was “Caregiving Is… Many Things.” By the unusually large number of people who registered in advance for this event, the organizer and I felt...
I Need Your Input.

I Need Your Input.

Some of you may know that I’ve been working on another book this year. I wasn’t sure I was ready to write it, but once I started, it came pouring out of me. That’s how it is sometimes. In some ways, writing it was the easy part. Now, I need your input. My mom was...
How to Actually Help a Caregiver

How to Actually Help a Caregiver

Caregiving is an issue that’s all too real, and there’s nothing pretty about it. It also is something with which I have had a lot of experience over the past five years. This week’s episode brought home a couple points I feel compelled to share. I believe everyone who...