Self-Care for Caregivers | Sheila Collins

Sisters

by Sheila Collins | Aug 26, 2021 | Celebrations, Family, Good Will Come, Grieving, Personal Stories, Self-Care for Caregivers, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Since my 79-year-old sister Pat died over the weekend I’ve been flooded with memories of her and the long life we shared together. It’s amazing how present she has become now that she has made her transition. Pat slept in the twin bed next to me most every night for...

Gifts That Keep On Giving

by Sheila Collins | Jun 24, 2021 | Art & Life, Community, Duality, Family, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Our Children, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care for Caregivers, Spirtuality, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Last week, on the first day of summer known as the summer solstice, thoughts and memories of my youngest son, Kenneth were close at hand. Friends and family members know this day as the anniversary of Kenneth’s death from complications of AIDS at age 31. They send...

Crossing Over

by Sheila Collins | May 27, 2021 | Celebrations, Duality, Family, Gatherings, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Our Children, Personal Stories, Rituals, Self-Care for Caregivers, Songs, Spirtuality, Story-telling, The Art of Grieving

Michael rowed the boat ashore, Alleluia, Sister helped to trim the sails Alleluia. Our living room has turned into the dying room. Friends linger after stopping by to bring flowers or drop off food. One tells me, “There’s so much love in this house. it’s hard to...

A Garden Remembers

by Sheila Collins | Jul 24, 2020 | Art & Life, Environment, Family, Grieving, Health and Wellness, Meditations, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Spirtuality, Stillpoint, The Art of Grieving

I was having one of those down days. My sister is in a memory care center in the Boston area, so of course I hadn’t been able to see or talk to her for several months. I’d gotten an email about a meeting the staff was having for family members, but the notice came so...

Radical Self-Care for Front Line Caregivers and Those who Love Them

by Sheila Collins | Apr 16, 2020 | Good Will Come, Health and Wellness, Institutional Loss, Personal Stories, Resilience, Rituals, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers, Stillpoint, The Art of Grieving

I was on an airplane a few years ago when a flight attendant made the following announcement, “We have several members of the United States Armed Forces on board today so let’s let them know how much we thank them for their service.” Most everyone on board looked...

Sheltering In Place – Published April 9th, 2020

by Sheila Collins | Apr 16, 2020 | Environment, Good Will Come, Grieving, Health, Health and Wellness, Personal Stories, Resilience, Self-Care, Self-Care for Caregivers

Families Sheltering at Home – To much togetherness? Not enough? Or Just Right? Goldilocks figured it out. One bed was too soft, the other two hard; one porridge too hot, the other porridge too cold – but then – she found the ones that were just right. Not that easy...

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