Never give up hope. If you do, you’ll be dead already.–Dementia Patient, Rose from The Inspired Caregiver

Where there were once several competing approaches to medicine, there is now only one that matters to most hospitals, insurers, and the vast majority of the public. One that has been shaped to a great...

It’s crucial to practice self-empathy, for trust can’t be willed into existence. That didn’t work when our caregivers tried to impose their will on us, and it won’t work internally, either. Only when we can...

All infants and children require and deserve comfort in order to develop properly. Soft cooing voices, gentle touch, smiles, cleanliness, and wholesome food all contribute to the growing body/mind. And when these basic conditions are...

Caregivers, like all of us, inevitably reflect their culture’s attitude toward children and life. The story goes that when Pearl Buck was a child in China, someone asked how she compared her mother to her...

For every wounded warrior, there is a myltitude of family, friends, and communities who are forever changed.

My caregiver mantra is to remember ‘The only control you have is over the changes you choose to make.

Caregiving will never be one-size-fits-all.