If you arrived here looking for caregiving guidance, you're in the right place. These articles explore dementia care, caregiver wellbeing, and daily support strategies — written to be practical and human.
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Signs you may be doing too much — a caregiver self-check
A structured self-check tool to help caregivers recognize overload early. Physical, emotional, social, and behavioral signs that you may be stretching too thin.
What to say (and what to avoid) in early-stage dementia
Practical examples of helpful and unhelpful phrases in early-stage dementia conversations. Learn how small shifts in language can change the emotional experience of daily interactions.
The caregiver communication guide: what works better than correcting
A structured guide to communication strategies that preserve dignity and reduce tension in dementia caregiving. Learn why correcting doesn't work and what to do instead.
Held in Time
Inês Carvalho is a writer, researcher, and editorial contributor specializing in relational memory, caregiving narratives, and long-term documentation practices. Born in Portugal in the late 1980s, she has built her professional career around the study of how memory functions within relationships rather than in isolation, and how writing can serve as a stabilizing structure across time, responsibility, and change.
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Supporting caregivers, one day at a time
This Day With You provides tools, guides, and resources designed for families navigating dementia and Alzheimer's care. Discover practical support that fits your daily life.