Caregiving can be an emotional roller coaster, with ups and downs and everything in between. Some days you will feel in control, while on others days you will feel overwhelmed and uncertain. Managing your emotions requires certain skill but, if successful in...
Sherri recently interviewed Kelly Conway, daughter of TV icon Tim Conway on a fun-filled childhood and caregiving challenges for the Caregiving Club On Air podcast and PBS Next Avenue article.
September is a time of transition. The warm summer days start to turn into cool fall nights. A light breeze means throwing on a sweater or a blanket onto the bed. Traditionally, it’s also a time for returning to school or work after the summer holiday. However, this...
In August, we celebrate both National Friendship Day (August 2) and National Relaxation Day (August 15). Together these days make the perfect prescriptions for caregiver self-care; finding time for emotionally supportive relationships and time to relax and just...
The Holy Grail for family caregivers is learning how to find calm in the chaos. Right now, that search feels even more challenging in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, social justice concerns and protests, and economic uncertainty. As these life stressors...
This weekend we offer caregivers a few things to help make self-care easy and fun. First, Saturday, June 20, is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. With more sunlight hours (actually 3 hours and 17 minutes more daylight than during winter solstice in...
Woman are uniquely challenged with it comes to brain health. According to the latest Alzheimer’s Association Fact & Figures Report, two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s cases are women. Meanwhile, more than 10 million wives, daughters, granddaughters, sisters or...
The coronavirus pandemic changed our work lives, our family lives and our personal well-being. Gerontologist and caregiving expert Sherri Snelling reported on and was interviewed by various news outlets including a New York Times article about caregiving for a loved...
May is a very special month in the world of family caregiving: We celebrate Mother’s Day, Military Families and Caregivers and Older Americans Month. More than 40 million family caregivers for older adults comprise the largest volunteer health care army in the nation...
Radio host Shawn Perry interviewed Caregiver Monday ambassador, Sherri Snelling, about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and how it is affecting family caregivers. Sherri shared insights on caregiver self-care including the Caregiver Monday plan to help...
Welcome to the Caregiver Monday campaign! Our mission is to use Mondays as the day for caregivers to plan their self-care activities for the week. Every Monday we offer new ideas and a monthly blog to help caregivers find balance and practice self-care. Check out...
Our CEO, Sherri Snelling, has interviewed Joan Lunden several times over the last few years about several of her life transitions: caregiving for her brother and mother long-distance, fighting and surviving breast cancer, being part of the Sandwich Generation, healthy...