Happiness training for caregivers can help significantly lower depression and anxiety, according to one study.
(NAPSI)—Millions of unpaid, family caregivers may be putting their own long-term health and financial security at risk when providing support for relatives or friends who need help taking care of themselves. Research from nonprofit Transamerica Institute® finds that 69 percent of caregivers gave little or no consideration to their own financial situation when deciding to become a caregiver, and 55 percent say their own health takes a back seat to that of the person they are caring for.
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Once writer and health researcher Misty Pratt stopped fighting nature, she was able to see its beauty, and how she is connected to it.
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Caring for someone with dementia can be overwhelming. But there are places you can go for helpful instruction either in person or online.
Some 39% of adults serve as full- or part-time caregivers to a loved one struggling with a disease or disability.
Well-rested, happy caregivers are crucial to caring. But, caregivers must find a balance or experience caregiver fatigue and burnout.
Figure out when worry works for you and when to let it go
Although worry and anxiety are something which are normal, it can get serious at times. Therefore, finding a way to reduce the same feeling is something that most should learn to live life happily. Perhaps, worry and anxiety are the two most troublesome experience that stops us from living freely. No matter how happy you …
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10 cognitive distortions that make things worse for us.
(Family Caregiver Alliance) It sometimes seems that people are more comfortable talking about sex than money. Every family has unspoken rules and expectations about how they deal with money: how to…
Around the country, millions of people are acting as Alzheimer's
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When confronting the challenges of giving care, either for yourself or another individual, knowing where to start and understanding what you’ll face is d...