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Blogger, author, speaker and caregiver advocate. Survive the caregiving journey with grace and power. "Warriors are not what you think of as warriors.

The warrior is not someone who fights....The warrior is one who sacrifices himself for the good of others. His task is to take care of the elderly, the defenseless, those who cannot provide for themselves, and above all, the children, the future of humanity." - Sitting Bull

27/04/2026

What a powerful conversation about how we can reframe the guilt we feel as caregivers. This is one of my favorite episodes and I was honored to be featured on the Dementia Detangled Podcast. Please listen in!
https://bit.ly/4vTQZvF

06/04/2026

We have talents and skills and we love hard. We get up when knocked down, and bring our best Every. Single. Day.

So the unknown is scary but not something that will bring us down forever.

Believe. And try not to worry.

23/03/2026

I woke up so angry. My bingo card looks absolutely nothing like I imagined it would look now. It feels like I’m not getting one single number I need to call Bingo!

My life was supposed to look so different.

I was supposed to be off the hook, free as bird, roaming around the city I love, getting that well deserved time and space to do anything I wished, not headed towards a fourth caregiving journey in a strange city and place.

I am mad about it!

Wow!

There are certain emotions in the caregiver world I call “entitled” and anger is one of them. As caregivers we are entitled to feel anger.

There are so many contributing factors, and so many reasons we have to feel angry as caregivers.

There’s no need to apologize or act like we never feel it.

We don’t have to stuff it, we don’t have to slime others with it, we don’t have to fix it and we can’t push a button and make it go away.

What we can do is speak about it, give ourselves permission to feel it, and be especially kind to ourselves when we feel it.

It not a crime to be angry and it in no way diminishes who we are or how great we are as caregivers.

It’s a teacher, a signal, and a friend who’s telling us things we might not want to hear, but are good for us.

So today I’m angry. And that’s ok. When the smoke clears, when it’s run its course, I’ll be wiser about things I might want to change. When I’m not holding on to the anger, I might have the energy to make those changes.

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

24/02/2026

I love to estimate how long I will have to go through a challenge. I really want to put a time limit on challenge.

Sometimes I actually can.

I can try to time recovery according to best guesses, or pretend to see into the future and judge how long I will need to show up in full force until the job is done.

But for the most part, the caregiving challenges I face have a mysterious aspect to them.

I have to let the challenge unfold, see what I’ve got and what I’m left with.

I’d love to control how long I’ll be figuring out how to manage a challenge or how long I will walk through a hard time, but sadly no one gave me that control.

We can’t control how long it will take or how much it will hurt.

What we can control is how we get through it.

We all have different ways of coping and so many unique tools in our tool boxes to put to use during the hard times.

We have all have the universal ability to do our personal best, try to find some peace while we’re at it and grab some of that kindness we have for others and spread around our own hearts.

So while we’re waiting for the storm to pass, we can keep looking up to the sky for hints of the sun.

And keep busy while it’s raining.

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

18/02/2026

There’s a moment in every caregiving journey when we realize something hard:

We can’t always bring them back.
Back to who they were.
Back to how things used to be.

But we can meet them where they are.

One day at a time.
One moment at a time.
One breath at a time.

The love is still there….

17/02/2026

No one talks about this part of caregiving.

The quiet wins.

The moment we remember to eat a snack.

The night we finally slept the whole night.

The doctor’s appointment that doesn’t go badly.

The time we remembered to think before we spoke.

The deep breath we took.

Loss is loud.
Progress is quiet.

Don’t forget to count the quiet victories too.

16/02/2026

I can get easily distracted lately and if I’m honest, there are times I seek distraction!

Whether it is conscious or unconscious, I can feel myself gladly drifting away from the task at hand and the caregiving challenges that present themselves everyday.

I give myself a pass on this because it’s understandable. The pressure I’m under as a caregiver is a dangerous thing. It’s like a person who is a really bad influence on me hanging around poking at me to run away with them.

And there are so many bad places to run away to where the noise is loud and people are shouting at me to pay attention to them.

It’s easy to get drawn in.

That’s ok.

I’m learning to look up but then look away.

I’m learning to hold on to my peace of mind by protecting my calm heart.

I’m learning to stay focused on me, my loved ones and the things I can do to make us feel safe and as comfortable as possible.

It takes work to do this especially when someone is banging on the door of my mind and soul.

But I can choose to do things like putting my phone down, not going to every fight I’m invited to, and concentrating on doing things that nurture me.

And staying centered on giving service and enjoying the precious time I have with those I love.

And living in quiet kindness.

I will get distracted time and time again, but I can return home to the balance and peace I’ve built out of love for my loved ones and for myself.

Let’s protect our peace of mind.

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

14/02/2026

Happy Love Day to all the Caregiver Warriors and their loved ones out there. You are my Valentines! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

09/02/2026

I hate when I walk out of a doctor’s appointment having more questions than answers.
If I leave feeling like I don’t have enough information to make decisions, or know what to do next, I feel thrown off, annoyed and worried.

I want control. I want to move forward. I want to fix it. I want answers. I want to be solving the problem and finding the solutions.

And sometimes I can’t do any of the above: I just have to wait.

😩😡

Pins in my eyes.

I’m allowed to feel mad, hurt and underneath those two, afraid.

Hopefully I can process these emotions (I call them entitled feelings) with grace and no blow back to anyone around me, and then a deep breath is in order.

I have to remind myself that more will be revealed.

I’m going to get there eventually. The next test will be performed, the results will arrive, the specialist will chime in, we’ll see how it goes, and time will show us the way.

I have to relax and let go of my need to take over.

There is a timeline to everything and I am not the keeper of the stop watch.

It’s my job to be ready to put the puzzle pieces together when I get them.

In the meantime, a step back, a refocus and trust in the process can help me get me centered.

Some chocolate helps too.

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

04/02/2026

I found myself smiling today in the midst of caregiving chaos. It felt good. It also stopped me in my tracks.

I took a minute and just shook my head, let the smile spread over my face and said omg.

My sense of humor somehow choose this moment to kick in and it was delightful.

The absurdity, irony and craziness of the moment I found myself in was actually funny.

It was on of those, you can’t make this s #%t up, you’ve got to be kidding me moments and I got to tell ya it was a relief and a saving grace.

It reset the narrative in my head and cooled me off. And it was fun.

My sense of humor, while probably not appealing to everyone, has really served me well in my life. It truly deserves to be nurtured and pampered and kept healthy so it can make an appearance like this as often as it wants to.

We all need to work at polishing our sense of humor and keeping it shiny and ready. Our world would be so much safer, happier, stronger and loving if we did.

For more helpful info, head to my website and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself at the link below!

02/02/2026

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

29/01/2026

Caregiving requires the skills of a warrior, magician, CEO, PA/EA, psychic, nurse, saint, and angel with the arms of an octopus.

It takes strength, wisdom, faith hope, dedication and a lot of luck.

Sometimes we have stamina to go all night and day and sometimes we can only muster up the energy to place one foot in front of the other.

Some days we can move mountains, and some days we carefully place one step in front of the last to climb those mountains.

No matter how we move forward, we are walking with those we care for and it’s the intention and heart we use that’s important, not the speed or flash or display.

I’m going to feel the same fulfillment today as I put one foot in front of the other that I feel when I’m flying through my to do list with unending energy.

We musn’t measure the care we give to our loved ones by how fast we administer it, but by how intentionally and consistently we offer it.

Today it’s one foot in front of the other, and lots of love.

For more helpful info, head to my website caregiverwarrior.com and check out my book “Self Care for Caregivers” to get quick, actionable ways to care for yourself.

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