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Brain Injury Caregiver: November is National Family Caregivers Month

November 1, 2011
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Did you know that National Family Caregiver Month (NFC Month) is observed every November? The National Family Caregiver Association (NFCA) originated the observance in 1997 to focus attention on the more than 65 million family caregivers who provide 80% of the long-term care services in the US. A study done by AARP showed that family [...]

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Brain Injury Caregiver: After Brain Injury come Havoc, Hope, and Healing

October 11, 2011
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After brain injury hits your family, getting reliable information you can relate to is essential. In addition to the information provided by hospital staff, you might find that memoirs written by survivors and family caregivers provide hope, valuable tips, ideas, and inspiring stories when you need them most. On October 24, 2011, I’ll have the [...]

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Brain injury Caregivers: The Value of Feeling Sorry for Yourself

July 8, 2011
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Brain injury caregivers give their injured family member their all. Every day we give full attention to the cognitive, physical, emotional, and social needs of our loved one. The stress of caregiving is undisputed, and the health hazards abound. Yet, so many caregivers feel guilty if they spend a little time feeling sorry for themselves [...]

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Brain Injury Caregivers- Cultivate Resilience with Life Road Maps- Part Two

June 10, 2011
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I recently participated in the Harvard Medical School course “Building Resilience: The Mind Body Revolution in Health and Healing.” Brain injury caregivers can benefit from reducing stress and cultivating resilience in many ways. The focus of the course was on applying new research about resilience and positive psychology to heal the mind/body mechanisms of chronic [...]

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Brain Injury Caregivers: Cultivate Resilience with Life Road Maps

June 8, 2011
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I recently participated in the wonderful Harvard Medical School course “Building Resilience: The Mind Body Revolution in Health and Healing.” Brain injury caregivers can benefit from reducing stress and cultivating resilience in many ways. The focus of the course was on applying new research about resilience and positive psychology to heal the mind/body mechanisms of [...]

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Brain Injury Caregivers: Express, Explore, Energize, and Create!

February 9, 2011
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Brain injury family caregivers can easily get into the habit of putting others needs ahead of our own. Sometimes it feels easier to set aside our hobbies and passions in service to caregiving.  Last week I attended the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Washington, DC. Wow! Six thousand writers, teachers, publishers, and [...]

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