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Avoid Empathy Burnout as a Caregiver: Basic Practices
Photo by Sasha Matveeva on Unsplash As a caregiver, caring already becomes second nature, an instinct you can’t help but practice. However, this doesn’t make the work less challenging. While the endeavor is undoubtedly fulfilling, it can also be exhausting, especially...
Learning to Do Better: Navigating One’s Guilt in Caregiving
Photo by Inzmam Khan One Caregiver's Journey by Eleanor Gaccetta is a tell-all book on the complexities and intimacies of giving care to a loved one who is on borrowed time. It is a medley of sorrow and happiness, and a powerful exultation of growing as a better...
Life Lessons from the Kitchen
The kitchen is a classroom and a journey I shared learning to cook with my mother and grandmother. Many people know that the kitchen is my happy place, a safe and sweet haven. Lessons, in addition to cooking, included love and learning how food connects to life...
Advocating for Yourself as a Caregiver
In my book, One Caregiver’s Journey, I relate my life experience of being a sole caregiver for nine and a half years. The internet was not the go-to tool it is today, and I did not think to use it as a caregiver. I made a commitment to care for my mother as best I...
Help Caregivers Deal with Emotional Labor: Practical Tips
A caregiver expressing stress; a call to help caregivers deal with emotional labor | Photo by FREEP!K Caregiving is not just mentally and physically draining. It's also emotionally taxing. In order to provide comfort and the needed care as part of their job,...
An Apple a Day: Navigating Nutrient Deficiencies by Dieting
Photo by Lisa Fotios With Generations of Good Food, Eleanor Gaccetta sets out a guideline on how to preserve traditional family recipes while also learning how to live healthily. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but eating just apples won't cut it! Modern...
The Best Diet for Heart Health: An Ultimate Guide to Use
Photo by Jamie Street on Unsplash Are you ready for your venture to maintain optimal health for your heart? Dive into this ultimate guide that tackles the best-suited food, meals, or diet plans for those struggling with heart complications and those leaning toward a...
Supporting the Emotional Labor of Caregivers Right
Person comforting a tired person, depicting ways for supporting the emotional labor of caregivers | Photo by MART PRODUCTION The emotional labor of caregiving means managing personal feelings while providing care. For caregivers, this could be overwhelming. You...
Things You Need To Know About Managing Nutrient Deficiencies
Photo by Viktoria Slowikowska To ensure adequate vitamins and nutrients are consumed, it is crucial to start managing nutrient deficiencies. It also guides you to better navigate your diet plans for a positive, healthy lifestyle, shielding you from various risks and...
A Stout Heart: The Best Diet for Maintaining Cardiac Health
Photo by Jessica Lewis Eleanor Gaccetta's Generations of Good Food is a wonderful starter for any health journey. It's chock full of healthy food recipes and concrete life advice; it also pushes--as an essential theme of the book itself--the necessity of knowing how...
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