Caring for the Caregiver: You Matter Too
Let me say something that doesn't get said enough.
You — the one coordinating appointments, managing medications, fielding the 2am phone calls, and holding it all together with a smile — you matter too.
Family caregiving is one of the most loving things a person can do. It's also one of the hardest. And somewhere between the doctor visits and the grocery runs and the emotional weight of watching someone you love slowly change, a lot of caregivers quietly start disappearing from their own lives.
I see it all the time. And it breaks my heart every single time.
The "Post-Visit Worry": How to Find Peace After You’ve Gone Home
The holidays are over. The decorations are being packed away, the leftovers are gone, and you are back in your own routine.
But for many adult children of aging parents, the drive home this year felt a little different.
Maybe it was quiet in the car. Maybe you felt a heavy "pit" in your stomach that you couldn’t quite explain. You spent days or weeks with your parents, and for the first time in a while, you really saw them.
And now that you aren’t there, the worry is keeping you up at night.