I’m delighted to introduce Aging Abundantly Community member, Camilla Lawson, as today’s guest contributor. Camilla has been an inspiration to those of us who have walked this path beside her as she learned to become her husband’s caregiver. Each hurdle and setback she faced was met with fierce determination,and the…
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Advocating For Aging Parents: A Starter Guide
When you are caring for aging parents, advocacy will become part and parcel of your daily life. However, advocacy does not come naturally to everyone. Below, we provide an overview of advocacy and offer a starter guide to the “do’s” and “don’ts” of this important practice. What does it mean…
View More Advocating For Aging Parents: A Starter GuideSelecting the Right Assisted Living Facility
Choosing to place your aging loved one in the care of someone other than yourself or another family member is a difficult decision. But, the bills are piling up; you have a busy job, and barely enough time to spend with friends and family. This is the realization that you…
View More Selecting the Right Assisted Living FacilityDeveloping A Mindfulness Practice
Until recent years, our western culture has been driven by thought processes that are nearly the antithesis of the practice of mindfulness. Our generation, in particular, was taught at a very early age to think ahead, to plan, to set goals, and to learn from our mistakes. We believe that…
View More Developing A Mindfulness PracticeRediscovering Your Gifts
We each carry within us a treasure. Living deep inside, it is a quiet place where we can go to find our untarnished heart and a soul that is still pure. We once knew this place, our place where there is peace and understanding, wisdom and strength, though it may…
View More Rediscovering Your GiftsADRENAL FATIGUE * BURN OUT * COMPASSION FATIGUE
PROLONGED STRESS Adrenal fatigue is a term that has grown in popularity as researchers learn more about the mind/body connection. Adrenal fatigue is used to describe a collection of non-specific symptoms that occur as a result of ongoing, high levels of stress. Living in a chronic state of stress, without…
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