After a dozen years, TheCaregiversVoice.com made it to the Top 50 Aging and Gerontology Blogs. See under “Hospice and Elder Care.” A great resource for the media, researchers, and caregivers! Brenda Avadian, MA TheCaregiversVoice.com[...]
You’re a caregiver. Now what? The Caregiver’s Compass: How to Navigate with Balance & Effectiveness Using Mindful Caregiving will give you direction as you navigate the road ahead. Organized in two parts and seven chapters, the first part overviews three mindful caregiving principles—being prese[...]
To all who took time to complete The Caregiver’s Voice online forms– Ask the Caregiver’s Voice Contact Us Nominate a Caregiver Submit an Event to our Global Community Calendar Submit a Product for Review Submit a Resource Link First to Respond to Media Coverage Unfortunately, since[...]
Maybe. To know for sure, follow the advice of experts and those who have walked in your shoes. When you walk upon the road of caregiving do you have directions? “Is there even a map?” you ask. More maps of the caregiving journey are available to caregivers today than just a short decade [...]
It seems lately, the harder you work to save for retirement, the less you actually have. When will the market stop declining? How can you manage to keep track of your investments while providing care for a loved one? What is REALLY going on? Let’s look at the last question first. After thirty [...]
For all you prospective caregiving authors, please visit my Twitter Page at: http://twitter.com/CaregiversVoice. I’ve been live tweeting the Independent Book Publisher’s Association’s panel on e-Books at Publishing University in New York. Brenda Avadian, MA Editor, TheCaregiversVoi[...]
Today’s issue of Market Watch offers a postscript to our earlier article, Caregivers Nearing Retirement: Unexpected Outcomes. Read the above before reading today’s article by Amy Hoak, More homeowners choose to default on loans: Choosing not to pay has consequences beyond damaged credit [...]
Reflecting on the precipitous and historic drop in our markets Thursday, May 6th (conjectures aplenty; cause yet unknown, but I was there!), I am reminded once more of the negative role played by one market participant—the analyst. (Of course there are other issues, such as executives with generous [...]
Life coach and former caregiver, is The Caregiver’s Voice Guest Blogger, this week. Holly Whiteside applied coaching skills while caring for her mother. The result is Mindful Caregiving. Caregiving, by its nature, is a challenge, yet here are some tools and techniques that can move you forward[...]
When a loved one passes on, they will not be forgotten so long as someone remembers ... Yes, the two-year anniversary is coming up. The tears are fewer and farther between nowadays but there are times when I still feel such a profound sense of loss that I can hardly stand it. It's like there is a hu[...]
Today’s MSNBC report on a study finding spouses of those with dementia are at an increased risk of getting dementia is a wake-up call to all caregivers. Caregiver Dementia Those who endure the stress of caregiving day-to-day find themselves experiencing the very same symptoms of their loved o[...]
When a member of our community died two years ago, it was a major blow. He had been a cornerstone of our tiny enclave of tight-knit and aging-in-place families. His wife had moved him to their daughter’s home eighty-five miles away. During the last months of his life, the two moms lovingly ten[...]
