When Everything Feels Like Too Much: A Message for Caregivers

Common Challenges, Overwhelm

Ask people how they’re doing while waiting in line at the grocery store. How many will tell you they’re exhausted?There’s the doomscrolling, the relentless news cycle, and that nagging feeling that even the simplest things have become unnecessarily...

Supporting Your Care Partner Through Tragedy

Common Challenges, Overwhelm

One thing is for sure in life: Hard things happen. When they happen to our parents or care partners it can be difficult to know how to best support them. Missing Last month I was flying from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland to see my two favorite 91-year-olds, Mom and her...

I Can Buy Green Bananas

Common Challenges

I received the gift of renewed connection with my dad about six years ago. My dad had wrenched his shoulder when he fell out of the attic. Don’t ask. The doctor sent him to physical therapy first, but surgery was ultimately required to repair it. I was loosely...

Your Parents’ Health Data Is Out There – Here’s What You Need to Know

Common Challenges

The healthcare system was not built for daughters. It was built for the patient, but you’re the one carrying the binder into the ER, spending afternoons on hold, and logging into portals as your parent because there’s no other way. If any of that sounds familiar, this...

Where Can Caregivers Go for Help?

Common Challenges

Caregivers have questions! At Daughterhood, we’ve heard a lot of them over the years. Each person comes to us with a unique and complex set of problems. These problems almost always generate some version of the question, “Where do I go for help? Where do I even...

Caring for Aging Parents – A Sibling’s Survival Guide

Common Challenges, Free Download, Overwhelm

There are many heartbreaking moments to navigate when our parents start to depend on us for care. But few are as painful as fighting with our siblings. This doesn’t always happen. Sibling relationships can be a source of strength and comfort as parents grow older....