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En Su Contrato de relación como cuidador de un ser querido, Hallisey analiza las delicadas y difíciles conversaciones que los cuidadores deben tener con sus seres queridos para aliviar la tensión, en ambos lados, que resultan con los deberes y las relaciones cambiantes. Ella usa ejemplos de su propia vida, así como de muchos de los clientes con los que ha trabajado. Su libro tiene como objetivo reforzar estos roles que cambian constantemente y proporcionar orientación para navegar el contrato del cuidador.

You find yourself as a single woman over 50. Maybe you are divorced, lost a partner, or maybe you are still waiting to find the right person. Whatever your circumstances, if you are looking for a life partner you may feel uneasy, discouraged, or even scared. Dating when you're over 50 is a different ballgame than dating in your 20s, this is true for both men and women. This audiobook is going to help you get in the right mindset to start dating again as a woman who is over 50, understand what older men are looking for, and walk you through some practical strategies.

Although it is the unthinkable, all people think about it at some point, or have it in the back of their minds. Whatever your thoughts about skilled nursing homes are, the images are not always pleasant. Whether you are aging yourself, have aging parents, or have a disability, who will provide for you? Is skilled nursing the answer, and what will it cost? Carefully choosing options, knowing what those selections mean, and demystifying the process is the central theme of Love and Loss: The Storied Nature of Nursing Home Care.

Caregiving can be a positive experience if families better understand aging, understand the disease their loved one has, learn how to improve family communication, and have an aging plan. The Invisible Patient provides inspiration, encouragement, and step-by-step guidance to ease the caregiving journey. The author leaves no stone unturned, providing personal anecdotes and scenarios about the caregiving process, and includes numerous references and resources in this guide to caring for the caregiver.

In Amaging™, author Margie Hackbarth reveals the ways affirmations help us set and achieve meaningful goals during this phase of life’s journey. This includes how to recognize and tackle unconscious and deep-rooted age bias. She teaches how to pause to reflect, then guides listeners to shift from reluctantly aging to intentionally aging.

"Älter werden wir alle, auf das Wie kommt es an." Wie es gelingt, geistig jung, gesund und voller Elan zu bleiben, lebt uns Dr. med. Marianne Koch vor. "Erfolgreich altern" nennt sie das, und was alles dazugehört, erzählt sie hier. Marianne Koch beleuchtet physiologische wie psychische Aspekte, die das Altern mit sich bringt. Sie geht auf das Selbstbewusstsein ein, auf Ernährung und Bewegung, auf lebenslanges Lernen, das Problem der Einsamkeit, den Umgang mit Verlusten und zeigt, wie wichtig es ist, die Lust am Neuen nicht zu verlieren. Am Ende steht die Frage: Wer bin ich heute - und wer möchte ich morgen sein?

Judy Gaman was so busy making a name for herself that she barely took the time to meet a stranger, enjoy life, or simply stop to breathe. Immersed in her job as the director of business development for a high-profile medical practice - a job that required her to write health and wellness books and host a nationally syndicated radio show - she spent every day going full speed ahead with no looking back. That is, until the day she met Lucille Fleming. What began as a quick meeting became a lasting friendship that transformed into an inseparable bond.

Ein Neuanfang mit Patina muss nicht immer verstaubt sein. Er kann auch glänzen! Gerade fünfzig geworden und alles auf Anfang? Als die quirlige Carola herausfindet, dass ihr Mann sie betrügt, steigt sie aus der gemeinsamen Firma aus und fängt noch einmal von vorn an. Geht nicht gibt's nicht. So sucht sie ihr neues Glück auf unterschiedlichen Wegen: über Fortbildungskurse, eine Typveränderung, Dating-Apps und neue Bekanntschaften. Doch es geht eben nicht mehr alles so einfach wie mit zwanzig.

In Your Caregiver Relationship Contract, Hallisey, discusses how caregiving changes the everyday lives of the caree, the caregiver, and their circle of loved ones. She uses examples from her own life, as well as many of her clients, to help you work through your elderly parents’ expectations, how to set caregiver boundaries, the need to structure hard conversations with mom and dad, and how to pull together a support network for caregiver self-care. Her book aims to bolster these ever-changing roles and provide guidance in navigating the caregiver contract.

The decisions we make from our hearts, using good guidance and information, are often the best ones. Our culture focuses on reactionary health care rather than proactive life decisions. This approach can be devastating if we wait too long to choose a positive living environment.

A practical, compassionate guide to caring for a loved one with dementia written by an RN with 40 years experience.

So the cover picture is how our household scene was layout of house: our fur family, cozy love sofa, Dave’s computer cave, Mom’s comfy recliner, and my kitchen, a.k.a. crying/sipping station. Cheers! In advance! Sip, sip. Have your favorite drink ready for this Tipsy Caregiver’s tale. Dementia, a.k.a. the d-word, put all the sadness and heartbreak aside for a moment.

Right now, all across the world, many people are losing hope. It is being replaced by fear - fear of the unknown, fear of poverty, fear of a global pandemic; fear of death and violence, fear of turmoil and social upheaval. We are in the middle of transition, and change frightens people. My primary purpose for writing this book was to rekindle hope within the hearts and minds of humanity, especially my fellow Christians, because we are the ones who harbor the ultimate hope of the universe.

Never Too Late for Love is the guide for women who are ready to find and keep the love of their life. At age 62, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love.

My stepmother, June, lived alone until her nineties, but over time, she fell into the depths of dementia. With no biological children of her own, I was the one left to guide her down the path toward the end of her life. Haunted by my father's last words to me to take care of his Junie, I couldn't walk away from this difficult task.

Guidance for those facing the end of life transition of a loved one. Useful information along with comforting stories, poems and prayers, to help your loved one, yourself, family, and friends through the challenging days ahead. A book to share. A book to keep.

Who doesn’t want another shot at childhood? The key to opening that door is your grandchildren. Coauthors Siegel and Zinberg provide a concise, down-to-earth guide for both grandparents and parents. Each of the 52 straightforward nourishing practices provide methods of mindfulness, along with endearing real-life stories that grandparents can identify with.

In Now What? Managing the Emotional Journey of Long Term Care for Families, Deborah combines her many personal experiences as a resident's wife and daughter with her industry insight to provide a framework for managing this major life change. Now What? is your playbook to manage this emotional journey so you can transition through this very important role with more ease and grace, and less guilt and anxiety.

Dementia is a slow and upcoming epidemic that can be a pandemic in the long run. And the truth is, there is no cure and none coming soon. Whether a person has Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, they all come across similar problems mostly. So, why not prepare yourselves with the evidence-based information available up till now. This is a simple, easy-to-listen-to, indispensable guide written by an occupational therapist.

Shifting Gears is based on interviews with 50 retirees. The stories reveal the rich abundance of retirement ventures, from the exotic to the mundane. Discover what each of them learned in their journey in this next stage of life.