by Lisa Kendall | Dec 2, 2018 | Caregiver Issues, Stress Management, well-being, Women's Health
When we care for others, whether professionally or as family, we may feel time passes very quickly just as we have a longing to slow down and savor it.
As Nature slows for the Winter Season, and many traditions celebrate mid-winter holidays and Holy days, we offer this virtual seminar as a safe space to pause in quiet contemplation with a small community of fellow travelers.
by Lisa Kendall | Nov 30, 2015 | Caregiver Issues, dementia
Please join me in appreciating Jean Lee for writing this guest blog post, on the final day of Caregiver Appreciation Month! Thank you, Jean, and thanks to all of the people who are writing about their experiences as care partners. Let’s listen to the voices of...
by Lisa Kendall | Nov 3, 2015 | Caregiver Issues, dementia, Eden Alternative, well-being
Welcome to the fifth installment in a series of blog posts on The Eden Alternative Domains of Well-Being(TM). Read more about these domains by clicking HERE! After my Grandfather died, just before Christmas in 1994, our family discovered that my Grandmother was...
by Lisa Kendall | Feb 16, 2014 | Caregiver Issues
In 2011, I wrote a blog post about the importance of regularly taking time away from caregiving, often referred to as “respite.” At that time, I suggested that in every day, we should have a respite of at least 10 minutes or so, and in every week we should plan...
by Lisa Kendall | Nov 25, 2013 | Caregiver Issues
Thanksgiving is a very special American holiday that carries many memories and not a little nostalgia for the past. I remember riding in our family car with my sisters to visit Grandparents for Thanksgiving, and singing “Over the river and through the woods, to...
