When it comes time to arrange care for yourself or your spouse as you age or to help set up care for your parent, it works out best for everyone if family members can set aside their differences. With heightened emotions at play in caregiving situations, both sides are super-sensitive, tension is exacerbated, and flare-ups...Read More

I am often asked by my coaching clients how to handle heated situations. Sometimes the person doing the asking is the adult child and sometimes it’s the older adult. Nevertheless, the answer is pretty much the same. It helps to take a giant step back and assess the situation, ideally from outside of “the moment.”...Read More