by Jean Wolfe Powers | Feb 9, 2021 | caregiving
How do you start a complicated conversation with your spouse when you both are not ready to have it? Cancer leaves your immune system so vulnerable that emergencies happen when you’re not looking. Here are three ways to approach a conversation worth having: 1....
by Jean Wolfe Powers | Feb 4, 2021 | stress management
A fresh outlook is required in dealing with the emotional stress of life. Take five minutes to picture a positive outcome toward stress. I suggest you do this before going to bed. This will give you time to really sleep on it. Using the word fresh, such as fresh...
by Jean Wolfe Powers | Feb 2, 2021 | caregiving
1. Wake up five minutes earlier than your Caree. Meditate for at least two minutes to greet the day. Try this: Take in a deep breath. Feel the expansion in your rib cage down through your diaphragm until you feel the expanse of your breath with your back. Slowly...
by Jean Wolfe Powers | Jan 28, 2021 | trust
I find the most important way to navigate through the unknowns of life is to trust yourself through them. Treat yourself with the utmost respect. Don’t promise yourself something and then not do it. If you tell yourself, “I will meditate...
by Jean Wolfe Powers | Jan 26, 2021 | grief
One of the hardest things for us to watch is our children hurting. When they skin their knee, we are there with ointment, a band-aid and a huge mommy-kiss. Mothers intuitively respond with their armor. With no phone booth needed, the figurative Super...