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Use Your 5 Senses as Sandwich Generation Stressbusters
We are kicking off April Stress Awareness Month with self-care stressbuster hacks for caregivers and the Sandwich Generation. As I write in my ME TIME MONDAY book, brain health and longevity are based on working out your 5 senses. And, when it comes to self-care...
Caregiving Club Newscast
One of the gaps Caregiving Club CEO, Sherri Snelling, felt has long been missing in the world of family caregiving is where to learn about new programs, new products, new ways to save on costs of care, etc. Many caregiving sites offer great resources but they are...
How to Swap Out NYR with MTM – Successful Self-Care Takes 3 Steps and Only 7 Minutes
Each year, we indulge ourselves on New Years Eve (champagne, cocktails, calorie-laden food and celebrations with family and friends) in preparation for the strict goals we typically set for the next day as a New Year’s resolution. Yet, studies show by February, 80%...
5th Annual Caregiving Club Holiday Gift Guide
Caregiving Club’s 4th Annual Holiday Gift Guide is here! Check out Caregiver Wellness, Older Adult Wellness and Wellness for the Home gift ideas.
Caregiving Club On Air Podcast Ranks #3
We are celebrating International Podcast Day (September 30) with exciting news: our "Caregiving Club On Air" podcast just rose up the ranks again to hit #3 in the top 80 caregiving podcasts announced by Feedspot. In 2026, we start our 6th season of the podcast with...
Caregiver Self-Care in 7 Minutes Videos
To celebrate National Self-Care Month, corporate gerontologist and author, Sherri Snelling, takes the tips and wellness hacks from her Me Time Monday book and turns them into “Self-Care in 7 Minutes” solutions videos for busy caregivers.
Dog Lovers Live Longer – 10 Wellness Tips I Learned From My Dog
It's not a pill or cleanse or even a new exercise routine. Owning a dog can seem like a lot of work but the benefits far outweigh the challenges. However, busy caregivers already are caring for so many others – can adding a dog to the list add stress or stress relief?...
7 Relaxation Hacks for Caregivers on National Relaxation Day
This blog celebrates August as National Wellness Month and National Relaxation Day on August 15. When you become a family caregiver, relaxation is about the last thing you get and the thing you need the most. Yet, chronic stress does not allow the body and brain to...
10 Global Wellness Hacks for Caregivers on International Self-Care Day
July 24 is International Self-Care Day – a perfect time to review 10 of the top caregiver wellness and self-care practices that come to us from around the world. In my book, ME TIME MONDAY, I write about how many of our modern-day wellness trends are really just...
National Day of Joy
Since 2023, corporate gerontologist, Sherri Snelling, has served as a consultant and spokesperson for the annual Comfort Keeper’s National Day of Joy celebrations held the third Wednesday in June. This year’s events will be on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Snelling’s role...
June Brings: Alzheimer’s & Brain Health Month, World Music Day and Summer Solstice
June is a time for the summer solstice, music and knowing more about Alzheimer’s and brain health. How can music heal or possibly prevent dementia? Will Billy Joel follow other musicians lost to Alzheimer’s including the recently passed Brian Wilson? Learn more about music and your brain.
The Tragic Death of Gene Hackman & the Lessons Learned About Alzheimer’s Caregiving
He won his two Oscars and other honors for playing the indefatigable yet tough guy NYC narcotics detective Popeye Doyle (The French Connection) and the bloodthirsty sheriff Little Bill in the Old West (Unforgiven) but that only scratched the surface of a four-decade...
Celebrating Financial Wellness Month
January is Financial Wellness Month and I was grateful to recently be involved in two activities that help educate financial advisors about longevity and caregiving – the “Synergize” podcast from Trade PMR with Bill Coppel and Ryan Neal; and my guest column for the...
“Ditch Your New Year’s Resolution Day” with 7 JOYFUL Workouts
Today (January 17) is now officially “Ditch Your New Year's Resolution Day” and while that sounds like a defeat it is actually an opportunity to embrace the concept of Me Time Monday and 7 Joyful Workouts. In my book, Me Time Monday, I write about becoming a New...
How to Become a New Year’s Resolutionary: Adopt the Me Time Monday Plan
Why do New Year’s Resolutions start out strong on January 1 and disappear by February-April? Sherri Snelling explains the hazards of making one big goal rather than adopting a new lifestyle of small yet powerful steps to find better balance in life that achieve well-being and joy. She calls it the Me Time Monday Plan and here is how you can become a New Year’s “Resolutionary.”
4th Annual Caregiving Club Holiday Gift Guide
Caregiving Club’s 4th Annual Holiday Gift Guide is here! Check out Caregiver Wellness, Older Adult Wellness and Wellness for the Home gift ideas.
Halloween Hacks for Caregivers: Vampire Power, Caregiver Ghosting and More!
October is when we celebrate Halloween and spooky things. I thought it would be a good time to review some spooky things related to caring for older loved ones at home and a perfect time to give caregivers some Halloween Hacks of helpful tricks and treats. Vampire...
National Wellness Month and Me Time Monday
In celebration of National Wellness Month this August, I share insights from my book, "Me Time Monday - The Weekly Wellness Plan to Find Balance and Joy for a Busy Life." I begin with this description of wellness from the introduction to the book: "Most people think...
Hollywood Caregiving News
Even Hollywood celebrities struggle navigating caregiving. Sherri Snellling’s celebrity interviews, including articles, podcasts and the red carpet, capture the news headlines of the day from Hollywood and caregiving.
Oscar Sunday Special: Caregiving and the Movies
The fashion, the fans and the best films of 2023 gathered in La La Land March 10 to hear, “And the Oscar goes to . . .” In celebration of Oscar Sunday, we have compiled our list of best films that capture the many ways we become caregivers and how it can provide...