What is Love?
This article consists of the responses of a group of children, four to eight years old, who were asked, “What is love?” as well as a life-changing lesson the author learned from his/her mother.
Talking To Children About Going To War – A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet
Families of deployed military personnel face talking to their children about why they have to leave, where they are going, what they are going to do, risks associated with their assignment and how long they will be away. This article provides some tips.
Exercise & Esteem
Exercising greatly enhances a person’s self esteem and mental outlook while reducing stress. This article provides tips on how to get motivated to start exercising, to improve your self esteem.
Neuro-Emotional TechniquesTM
NET TM or Neuro-Emotional Techniques TM is one of the newer �power therapies� that seems to work quicker than traditional talk therapies. This appears to be due in part because they target the more primitive parts of the brain.
Breaking Free From Thought Loops – The Thought Flow Process
A thought-loop is a set of thoughts that go around and around without an exit point or any form of resolution.In all systems flow, these endless loops need some form of exit point because unless such an exit point exists, there can be no forward movement.
A real-life story: ‘if you have to, you can do anything. You truly can.’
‘If anyone had told me that by the age of 30 I’d have survived 2 abusive marriages, mothered 5 children abandoned to raise them alone, had a child with an incurable heart disease, raised another child from birth for 4.5 years before I lost her..’
Soothing Those Jangled Nerves: Stress Management
For family caregivers, stress is often of a higher intensity and longer duration than for others, and requires diligence to manage effectively. Read about the symptoms, and about strategies for stress management.
Why we must face the inevitable
The author describes how, after experiencing both methods, it is has become very clear to him that sharing the inevitability of death is far, far better than ignoring it.
Why Peacocks Honk
When you feel lonely, separate, or outside of love, your pain and what you do out of pain is your honk to be reunited with your beloved. Your beloved is not just a person; it is the Beloved.
Practical Lessons for Negotiating Cancer
- Aging
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Death and Dying
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Spirituality - Religion - Beliefs
While the author’s book tells of his journey with his wife and her illness, this excerpt from Appendix A gives information on practical lessons learned.
Ramp up the New Year
When considering achieving a goal, you need to answer 2 questions: 1. What is the coolest thing that could happen? To get a vision to peg your dream on. 2. What is the next coolest thing that could happen? To give you a reasonable step for an action plan.
Setting Limits to Caregiving
- Care for the Caregiver - Nurturing
- Caregiver Issues
- Caregivers: Experiences & Ideas
- Long Term Care
- Mental Health - Emotional - Issues
- Wellness
Setting limits is difficult for most people; it is a common problem in many areas of our life, not just caregiving. It is hard to say “no” or “enough” without feeling guilty.