“Am I a caregiver?” She looked at me quizzically. She had just recounted all the things she was now doing for her husband. Things she…
Recent Posts
How to Know When Caregiving Experience Requires a Change in Your Thinking
In last month’s blog post, I introduced the idea of charting your caregiving experience. You can do this by creating a crude X- and Y-…
How to Chart Your Caregiving Experience: Insights on the Dynamics of Care
I have been thinking about a Rand Corporation study[1] that sought to explain, organize, and quantify the various trajectories of chronic illness that we commonly…
From Mindset to Mindshift: The Inevitable Path of Family Caregivers
I recently delivered the keynote address at the Baltimore County Department of Aging’s Annual Caregiver Conference. The theme of the conference was “It’s All About…
“The Caregiver,” a Poem by Dr. Aaron Blight
Poetry can encapsulate something in a succinct but profound way. I wrote this poem in an attempt to capture the unique qualities of a caregiving…
The Power of a Caregiver Support Speaker: How They Can Make a Difference
I was recently invited to speak at a caregiver support group meeting where I talked about the Pattern of Caregiver Development. I love speaking with…
