I will never be forty years old again. Or fifty. I can either try vainly to regain the body and…
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The Hidden Trauma of Caregiving
When a crisis strikes a family member, everyone else is affected, too. This post helps you recognize the hidden trauma caregivers face. Part two of Lessons from the Storm: Staying Sane in a Family Crisis.
Helpful Tips for Weathering a Family Crisis
Weathering a family crisis involves grieving what has been lost. Because a crisis affects everyone in the family. Everyone’s life has been disrupted. Lessons from the Storm part one: Learning to grieve our losses.
Gift Ideas for a New Normal
I may not be happy about our post-pandemic world, but our new normal is here to stay whether I like…
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Embracing a New Normal
Life changes. We got older. We have a baby. We move to a different state. The world as we know…
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Do the Olympics Make You Feel Old?
For a more recent post on this subject, read How to Make Peace with Growing Old. I am not normally…
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