Ep 12: Have You Been Lying to Yourself About What You Need?

I don’t know about you, but I pride myself on being an independent person who doesn’t need a lot of support from other people. I can always convince myself that I’m doing fine, and that I don’t need more support or connection from family or friends. On Mother’s Day this year, I had the sudden … Continue reading Ep 12: Have You Been Lying to Yourself About What You Need?

Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do It

Do you put off calling or visiting your loved one because it’s hard to do? Do you keep putting off a personal or professional goal because you know it will be a lot of work? Or, maybe you just keep saying that you want to do something, but you still haven’t even taken the first … Continue reading Ep 11: Sometimes It’s Harder Not to Do Something Than It Is to Just Do It

My Mom’s Alzheimer’s Battle Was a Roller Coaster Ride

During my mom’s 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s, I felt like I was on a roller coaster that I didn’t agree to get on. I don’t even like roller coasters in the first place. They make me dizzy and nauseous and they’re not even that much fun. And the roller coaster of my mom’s Alzheimer’s was … Continue reading My Mom’s Alzheimer’s Battle Was a Roller Coaster Ride

Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going Through

For a long time during my mom's Alzheimer's battle, I mostly focused on what I had lost--not what I still had. That left me feeling sad, hopeless, and depressed almost all of the time. At some point, I decided that I needed to do something different to better cope with what I was going through. … Continue reading Ep 8: Using Gratitude to Cope with What You’re Going Through