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On Being “Ill At Ease”
I am not at 100% today.
I thought about whether to share this with you or simply pull out some previous content and some makeup and carry on with my video and post.
What is the conversation that you need to have?
I am going to ask you straight up for a self-check. Is there a conversation that you need to have? Is there a conversation that is waiting to be held? Do you owe someone an important conversation? Might there be a conversation that you have been avoiding? Why?
Decision Fatigue – What it is and How to Avoid it
I have a twofer for your consideration today. How about avoiding a negative and improving your life? Interested? Today I am talking about Decision Fatigue.
Crafty Lead-ins for Difficult Conversations
We all know there are some communication difficulties, whether in healthcare or aging. There just are.
There are a gazillion reasons that people do not communicate well. We’re intimidated by our doctor. We don’t know how to start the conversation.
Talking- Let’s shift from should and get to the good.
I don’t like being told what to do. When I first entered the senior care realm – when MY family members were aging and I had to respond – I was hit with all these articles and info about talking.
There’s still some F.U.D.G.E. left… The ‘E’ in F.U.D.G.E. is for Exhaustion
Are you still sampling the holiday fudge? I hear it freezes well.
Hello F.U.D.G.E.-Folks, and the people that love them and the professionals that work with them. I’m back with another helping of F.U.D.G.E., and there’s plenty to go around.
Thought-Full Considerations Over the Holidays
Do you have a special place you go to? Somewhere to really settle down and think about what is important?
There’s this place I go to every year, sometimes more than once if I am able. It’s a little rental I had the good fortune to find years ago, hosted by a lovely couple who are now in their eighties.
Holiday Traditions – An Unexpected Rumination
In 2019 a good friend of mine, Nancy Loeffler of Being With Grief, queried me and others about any new holiday traditions that came about as a result of change or loss. I sat down to write my response. I had none, and this all fell out.
The “G” in F.U.D.G.E. is for Guilt
The holidays are here, are you beginning to see FUDGE?
Today I am discussing GUILT, the G in F.U.D.G.E. As you will remember I get a lot of mileage out of this concept of F.U.D.G.E. (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt Guilt, and Exhaustion).