What is Self-Care Really About?
We live in a society where we often feel pressured to do more and more. Asked to accomplish 11 hours of work in only 8 hours. Agonizing how we might somehow fit in an hour’s drive to check in on an elderly relative while worrying we won’t be back in time to pick up our kids from school. Getting home exhausted after an hour-long traffic-snarled commute that was supposed to be 20 minutes – only to arrive to a dirty apartment we don’t have the energy to clean....
Reaching Out for Support
We’ve gotten older, and our friends have long moved away. Perhaps our spouse has passed away. Our adult children are busy with their lives and children, and when we call, we feel like we are ‘bothering’ them. We realized it’s fairly common to get through entire days without meaningful conversations with anyone: the longest conversation we had today was with the food delivery guy dropping off our takeout. How did it get this way?...
Feeling Directionless After a Life Change
After a major life change - grown children moving out, a job loss, or even simply retirement - we might find ourselves feeling directionless. Truth be told, we often identify ourselves with our roles – whether that be as a parent, a wife, or a teacher. Definitions provide comfort for us, make our actions feel purposeful. But when a life change comes along - the children move out, the marriage ends, or we retire or need to change jobs we tend to feel unmoored....