The 3 Unexpected Stages of Daughterhood

The 3 Unexpected Stages of Daughterhood

I have spent the last few weeks talking to new Daughterhood Circle leaders. And, even though they live all over the country – from New Jersey to North Carolina to Texas and Minnesota — it’s AMAZING how many of the things they experience are exactly the same. I...
4 Things You Can Do to Make Caregiving Less Tedious

4 Things You Can Do to Make Caregiving Less Tedious

I once had a therapist tell me that I had “the most disordered thinking” of anyone he had ever seen. In light of this diagnosis, I probably deserve a gold medal for getting out of bed most mornings. My secret to staying semi-sane is to keep really, really busy and to...
4 Myths that Increase the Burden of Caregiving

4 Myths that Increase the Burden of Caregiving

In exactly 10 hours from now, at 5:30 am, I’m going to pull out of my driveway and hit the road for vacation. And yet, at this point, I am still working. And I’m still packing. Two days ago, I woke up in a cold sweat about my many pre-vacation obligations, checked my...
The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving

The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving

The 5 Most Unexpected Challenges of Caregiving Every single one of us – because we are alive and we are human – runs the risk that at some point in our lives something will happen to us, making it impossible for us to take care of ourselves. This something can be any...