The One Where ... CRISIS AND CAREGIVERS COLLLIDE We share our story and explain how why I wrote the MODERN GUIDE TO CAREGIVING

The One Where ...We build a team and mentally prepare. For when you are thinking: "I can't do this solo." "No one is helping." "People keep asking me how they can help... but I have no idea." "Why is this always on me?"

Make Your Own Fun™ is about reclaiming choice when caregiving limits everything else. This section isn’t about forced positivity or pretending illness is easy. It’s about intentionally creating moments of comfort, humor, and relief—whatever that looks like for you. Through guided prompts, you’ll identify what soothes your nervous system, supports your relationships, and helps you get through this season with more ease and humanity.

"What am I even doing?" "What do they want from me?" "Am I doing this right?" THE ONE WHERE... we explore your role & define how you want to show up. Questions with clarity, compassion, and sustainability. You’ll explore stress responses (Calm or Kaboom?); explore boundaries, frustration triggers, and attachment patterns. You’ll learn to build an emotional safety zone, expand your patience level, and create options that make it easier to keep your integrity (and cool).

🤯😣😓🤷‍♀️⛈️🌩️⚡🚨🧨?" I think I'm going to LOSE IT. "What do they want from me?" "You've GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" THE ONE WHERE... we explore stress responses (Calm or Kaboom?); explore boundaries, frustration triggers, and attachment patterns. You’ll learn to build an emotional safety zone, expand your patience level, and create options that make it easier to keep your integrity (and cool).

THE ONE WHERE ... We learn how to build resilience, define self-renewal, and make space for the grand champion of care -- YOU!

"I suck." "Why can't I handle this?" THE ONE WHERE WE... investigate how you talk to yourself. One of the most essential parts of our self-support practices is having a friendly relationship with ourselves. And a good portion of that connection is based on the very personal inner mental conversation, or self-talk. Here, we'll explore how the relationship with yourself impacts your caregiving dynamic -- especially during the hardest season of life.

"I feel like an empty cup." "I'm so tired." "I don't feel like myself." THE ONE WHERE ... we explore new ways to engage with your passion, interest and love during your season of care. We'll explore the concept of "Self-Renewal" vs. "Self-Care". Then we'll brainstorm how to build toolkits for when the hardest times happen. Think of this as the oxygen in that dang oxygen mask.

"Why am I doing so much, but feeling so bad?" "Am I doing enough?" "I can't handle it all!" THE ONE WHERE... We explore how to name and tame the guilt that can come with caregiving.