Jul 6, 2026 | Caregiver Emotions, Caregiver Stories, Depression, Grief and Loss
In our last post, we explored the complex differences between being alone, feeling lonely, and experiencing the lonesomeness of a changing relationship. Today, we are focusing on the next crucial step: how to practically protect your time and emotional health by...
May 27, 2026 | Caregiver Emotions, Grief and Loss
Understanding Anticipatory Grief: Grieving Before a Loss What does it mean if you experience the heavy symptoms of grief—such as deep sadness, anger, denial, or physical exhaustion—but no one has passed away? For many family caregivers, the emotional journey of loss...
Oct 27, 2025 | Caregiver Emotions, Caregiver Support, Grief and Loss
When you are in the midst of being a caregiver, you build your time and your life around managing the caregiver tasks that need to be done. As a caregiver for my dad, I know my schedule revolved around visits to the doctor, the hospital, the assisted living facility,...
Apr 24, 2025 | Alzheimer's & Dementia, Grief and Loss
After being off work for a period of time, I returned to find that one of my longer term hospice patients had died. I had spent a lot of hours with this patient, her spouse, children and hired caregivers over the course of her time on hospice. I reached out to the...
Dec 9, 2024 | Grief and Loss
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross published her groundbreaking book On Death and Dying which introduced what became known as the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. These stages were originally based on Kübler-Ross’ years of...
Sep 19, 2024 | Caregiver Support, Grief and Loss
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