One of the most challenging things about being a working daughter is that caregiving is unpredictable. You just don’t know when someone might get sick and need your help. But if there is one thing we can predict, it is that caregiving will at some point interfere with our paid work. When that happens, we […]
As a writer, I know that words matter. Words convey meaning and reveal character (in the case of a certain presidential candidate, for example). Words matter for caregivers too. The words we use and the things we tell ourselves can have a tremendous impact on how we perceive our caregiving experience. Research from the Department […]
Good news working daughters! Deloitte, one of the largest professional services firm in the world, today announced the company will offer up to 16 weeks of fully paid family leave to eligible employees to support not just parenting, but eldercare, spousal care and other family issues too. In a press release, CEO Cathy Engelbert said, “By […]
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Caregiving is not for the weak. Nor is it for the perfect. Nope, there is no room for perfection when you are balancing caring for someone sick and/or elderly, working outside the home for pay, perhaps raising children, and trying to maintain some semblance of a life. The key to managing caregiving stress is to […]
Are you a working caregiver who travels for work? How do you balance your caregiving duties when you go on the road? Read on for some business travel tips. Last year a Washington Post article highlighted some of the ways large companies are making business travel more manageable for parents. Private equity company KKR pays for new […]
(Note: Some links in this post contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase.) How do we identify and act upon what matters most in life? As I mentioned in last week’s post, recently I heard Anne-Marie Slaughter speak about her book Unfinished Business and what it means to balance […]
(Note: Some links in this post contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission if you make a purchase.) Last week I heard Anne-Marie Slaughter, author of Unfinished Business, speak at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. She spoke about the balancing act between paid work and unpaid caregiving and said, […]
People often ask me, fearing they already know the answer, “How does caring for aging parents affect a career? Can caring for your aging parents hurt your career?” But the other day, Denise Brown of Caregiving.com, who always poses the most thoughtful questions, asked me, “Is caregiving good for your career?” Huh. My initial reaction was heck no. My personal […]
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For years I thought I was rather unemotional. Boy was I wrong. I blame my lack of insight on Mr. Spock and the fact that I dined with the first officer of the starship Enterprise most nights of my youth. My father was a Trekkie and so my family watched Star Trek reruns while […]
