Category Archives: caregiving

How long term stress affects your body

Posted on October 24, 2015 by webmaven

How Stress Can Make You Sick Posting this in preparation for the talk I will be giving at the JFS Caregiver Conference  entitled: Stress?  What Stress???Source of video: TED-Ed – How stress affects your body

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What are the 5 Steps to Better Caregiving?

Posted on September 20, 2015 by webmaven

Denial’s not a River We live in a time of tremendous cultural denial of aging and end of life issues. That’s why the Caregiver Revolution is so valuable. It goes right to the heart of the issue. To start, you … Continue reading →

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Caregiver Revolution – 2 reviews

Posted on April 26, 2015 by webmaven

We just came across two reviews of our book and would like to make them available to visitors to our site. From Hospice Care, reviewed by Roni Fuller: Caregiver Revolution: 5 Steps to Enlightened Caregiving From New Perspectives, reviewed by … Continue reading →

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What a Happy Cell Looks Like

Posted on February 14, 2015 by webmaven

Is true happiness associated with possessions and “stuff?” Apparently not… “There are two distinct forms of happiness, hedonic happiness and eudaimonic happiness, and our bodies respond differently to each type,” Cole explains. “Hedonic happiness is the elevated mood we experience after … Continue reading →

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Thomas Merton’s Prayer That Anyone Can Pray

Posted on February 13, 2015 by webmaven

A short article about Thomas Merton which includes his famous prayer. It reminds one of the Holy Hobo Prayer from a different tradition, but similar in feel: “I don’t know what I am looking for, but I know I’m looking for … Continue reading →

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Caring for elderly parents from afar? Here are some ideas for making it easier

Posted on December 28, 2014 by webmaven

Here is a good article which might give you some ideas to help with your long distance caregiving. Caring for elderly parents from afar? Here are some ideas for making it easier.

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