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Your Voices
We hear from women facing difference kinds of challenges every day – personal, family, career. Here’s a sample of some of the kinds of issues they are confronting. How about you? What are your concerns? What helps you cope? One reader is surprised by how fast time has changed her from the young woman she once was: “I don’t like to look in the mirror. Though I feel the same inside, I am shocked by how old and frumpy I appear in pictures with my children and grandchildren. How do … Continue reading
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Virtual Book Tour for Sandwiched Boomers
We welcome Lynn Goodwin and all Sandwiched Boomers. Lynn’s book, YOU WANT ME TO DO WHAT? Journaling for Caregivers, gives encouragement, simple instructions, and over 200 sentence starts to get you journaling. According to Lynn, journaling relieves stress, helps you analyze and process your life, and sometimes helps you find joy. Even if you are only taking care of yourself, journaling is a great way to get through stuck places and open up new ideas. NR: Why do you believe that journaling is such a great stress reliever? LG: Writing … Continue reading
Moving Along with Your New Year’s Resolutions
Now that you have begun, here are some more tips to keep you moving toward your goal of achieving your New Year’s resolutions. Continue taking small steps. They will eventually get you where you want to go if you keep moving forward. Don’t overwhelm yourself by trying to make strides that are too difficult. Continue to set short-term objectives as you progress toward your long-term goal. You may need to refine your strategies along the way as you discover what works best for you. Keep track of what you are … Continue reading
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Our final tip this week comes full circle to taking better care of youself. The more you do, the better able you are to care for others. Remember what the stewardess says on each plane trip, put on your own oxygen mask before you try to help your children put on theirs. Take care of yourself. You know what you need to do. Find a way to make it happen. Get a good night’s sleep – 6 to 8 hours a night helps you physically, improving your immune response, as … Continue reading
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Tagged diet, exercise, journaling, relaxation, Sandwiched Generation, self care, sleep, stress
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