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Posted on: Fri, 10/21/2011 - 10:21am
When emotions run your conversation over the cliff- How to stay a grounded caregiver
What factors make some topics so hard to discuss? Do you get frustrated when you try to make improvements and you just get resistance to any new ideas? Are you tired of starting a conversation and having it turn into a fight?
What can make for tough conversations? Talking to your elderly parents or spouse about needing more help in the home? Talking about long term financial needs with your siblings when one parent has medical issues? Starting to discuss what will happen when aging parents are not safe at home? read more »
Posted on: Mon, 10/17/2011 - 10:01am
"Boundaries"- helpful or hurtful?
Personal boundaries are those invisible limits that you set around your life to allow good things in and keep you out of harmful situations. I consider boundaries as landmarks that mark my comfort zone in many situations. For many years I was a "yes person". I would agree to take on any project and fix any situation for others with no regard for how that affected my energy levels. Then I moved to the other extreme and became a "no person" to any request. read more »
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Posted on: Tue, 10/11/2011 - 7:47am
Communication- Dancing with Change
When I talk to my parents and inquire about how they are doing in general or in any specific area: the answer is always "We are fine, just fine." What I observe when I am with them is the difference of how they move or operate now compared to previous years. I see a big difference. Is this "fine" because they really think everything is OK or because they have accepted the changes and I have not? read more »
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Of Cats and Dogs and Hikes on My First Father(less) Day -
Sunday, June 19, 2011, 5:19 am, by Mardy Ross
Father's Day is today, the first one since my father passed nine and a half months ago. He died on Labor Day, the ultimate irony since he was the hardest worker. He worked at everything, even at having fun. Hikes or walks on the flatlands were monitored for how many miles per hour, ski runs were evaluated on the way back up on the lift, people were evaluated after parting from spending time together. read more »
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Posted on: Tue, 05/31/2011 - 10:41am
When It's Your Time ....
Time heals pain, so I am now able to share a tragedy that occurred in our family. On April 26th, at 9:23 am - Pacific Standard time, my cousin's wife drove off the 4th floor of a parking garage of a gym in West Los Angeles, CA. read more »
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Posted on: Tue, 11/30/2010 - 11:03am
See it. Say it. Do It! by Dr Lynn Hellerstein
It is an honor to say that I know Lynn Hellerstein, OD, author of See it. Say it. Do It! She not only further boosted my performance with brain / vision therapy and special eyeglasses, she has helped many of my clients and patients in the past 15 years as well. She had written portions of books I had used in OT school in the 1990s, it turned out -- so it was a very good thing to have found my way to her when I was in Denver as a new OT in 1997. read more »
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