(not quite) Mid-Week Balance: 6 July 2012

July 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment

This week's MWB is all kinds of different.  It's on a different day, because I couldn't resist the idea of an independence day post on Wednesday.  It's a bit more of a blog archive review than a collection of other posts--because this is my vacation week, and I won't be around to be combing through the blog reader.   I do have one post that I … [Read more...]

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What Do You Need?

March 9, 2012 by 7 Comments

It's been a while since I've done a post for caregivers, and I've been surrounded this week by discussions about care giving.  One of the themes that I have heard throughout these conversations is the difficulty caregivers face in creating space and time for good self-care.  I know that the struggle to make self-care a priority isn't unique to … [Read more...]

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Caring for the Caregivers

August 5, 2011 by 4 Comments

This week, I caught the very tail end of the Monday night "breast cancer and social media" tweet chat (find more at #bcsm).   I had missed the main chat already, but I saw a snippet of conversation about the needs of caregivers.  I responded to that snippet and ended up in a lively discussion.  This post is the result of that discussion, and it … [Read more...]

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When Social Support is Less Support and More Strain

July 29, 2011 by 2 Comments

Social Support is Usually a Good Thing If you have ever been in a therapy setting, you know that one of the things that we tend to assess is the extent and quality of your social support.  We ask what important relationships you have.  We check on how healthy and caring those important relationships feel to you.  Social support can include … [Read more...]

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