MENTAL & PHYSICAL HEALTH
Learn the common challenges that caregivers face, including compassion fatigue, depression, anxiety, and addiction
Resources
Contact these trusted and helpful resources for your Mental & Physical Health needs.
Caring for Nancy
One-on-one caregiver sessions to help answer questions, create a plan of action to solve any problems, and provide helpful local resources. Schedule a one-hour session with owner and operator Karin Pauly.
Family Caregiver Alliance
Helpful online resources and tips for caregivers.
https://www.caregiver.org/
Latest blogs about Mental and Physcial Health
Merry Christmas
by Karin Pauly Thank You for Your Support As we celebrate Christmas and 2019 comes to a close, I want to thank you for your support in reading the Caring for Nancy blog posts. You are an inspiration to me in your commitment to caregiving. And, when you share your kind...
How-to Make Christmas Memory Boxes
by Karin PaulyMore Joy and Less Stress My wish for caregivers this holiday season is to be as stress free as possible, to enjoy time with loved ones, and to remember the reason for the season. I come from a Christian background, and so Christmas is important to me....
Memories and Thanksgiving
Memories and Thanksgiving Take Time to Cherish Yours By: Karin Pauly Thanksgiving is a bittersweet time of year for me now. As I get older, I notice and am thankful for so many of the little things. The aroma of our meals, the beauty of our landscape, and the hugs and...
Thank You for Caring
Thank you for Caring You Do the Most Important Work in the World Author: Karin PaulyNational Family Caregiver's Month November is National Family Caregiver’s month, a time to recognize and honor family and “informal” caregivers, the work they do, and to raise...
Caregiving is Overwhelming: Take Small Bites
Caregiving Is Overwhelming: Take Small Bites By: Karin Pauly Nobel prize laureate and anti-apartheid campaigner, Desmond Tutu, said, “There is only one way to eat an elephant, a bite at a time”. Of course, I would never really eat an elephant, but what Tutu meant is...
What If You Don’t Like Your Loved One
What If You Don’t Like Your Loved One? It isn’t always a happily ever after…. By: Karin Pauly Let me preface this article by saying what you are about to read is a tough topic, but an important one. In fact, it might be exactly what you needed to hear at this very...
Caregiver Burnout
Take Care of You, Your Health is at Risk By: Karin PaulyLet’s face it, caregiving is hard work! Really, really hard. In fact, I believe it is one of the most challenging roles in the world. I discovered during my journey of caregiving there were many who just...
You are not alone!
You are not alone! By: Tami Kolbinger, BS, ADC/MC, CDP, CADDCT If you are a caregiver, you do not have to do the work alone! Repeat after me, “I am not alone!” You have help and support. No matter what your journey--or where you may be in this journey, or whom you...
Three Things All Caregivers Need to Know
Three Things All Caregivers Need to Know by Jodi Speicher, VP of Sales & Marketing, Good Shepherd Community Three Things All Caregivers Need to Know The world of caregiving is very complicated and often overwhelming. It can be one of the most difficult journeys...