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Caregiving and Complicated Family Dynamics

By Deborah J. Cohan — 2017

Family violence is a dynamic process, not an event, that takes varying shapes and forms, often over years, and it can be lodged in caregiving. Caregiving, also a process and not an event, can be lodged in a context of family violence.

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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.

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Nancy Candea
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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

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Alex Smith
2021
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How Black and Latina Women Prioritized Self-Care During the Pandemic

The pandemic was rough for Black and Latina families, but many women in these communities met the challenges head on.

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Julia Yarbough
2021
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9 Practical Tips to Build Resiliency and Combat Caregiver Burnout

From finding humor in a tough situation to trying creative problem-solving, you can develop a more resilient spirit.

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Lisa Weitzman
2019
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Meditation: The Key to Resilience in Caregiving

Meditation broadens our perspective and deepens our courage. The spaciousness of mind and greater ease of heart that arise through balanced awareness and compassion are fundamental components of a resilient spirit.

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Sharon Salzberg
2010
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How to Bounce Back

Living with a disability can be stressful at times. Resilience is a term that describes how we cope with stress. By building up our resilience, we can stay more engaged in life.

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University of Washington Aging RRTC
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The Pandemic Brought Seismic Changes. They Changed With It.

From new forms of medicine to less wasteful business practices, many have adapted to Covid-19 in ways that have improved them, and society.

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Sarah Maslin Nir
2022
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‘A Story of Great Resilience’: After Fleeing Taliban, Stranded U of T Mississauga Student Turns to Profs for Help

Exam season is a stressful period for many students – but for Sana Hashim it was also the moment when her world was turned upside down.

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Kate Martin
2022
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Self Care for Activists

We become more effective agents of change when we are nurturing our own happiness and personal growth.

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Ravi Chandra
2016
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How Can Activism Be Self-Care?

I learned very early that to survive in this broken world there is a never-ending need to “support, nurture, and protect what we hold dear” to keep it from being damaged, hurt, or destroyed ……which also includes myself.

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Anne Melia
2021
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