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Dementia Caregiver Identity: Can You Be Supportive Without Losing Yourself?
Caregiving for someone with dementia can slowly erode your sense of self. This article offers practical ways to stay present without disappearing—setting small boundaries like 15 minutes of morning solitude, keeping one hobby that is yours alone, allowing yourself emotions unrelated to caregiving, and staying connected to friends who knew you before. Self-care is not selfish—it is what makes sustainable caregiving possible.
What If They Don’t Agree With You? Navigating Disagreement in Dementia Care
When a person with dementia disagrees with you about safety, medication, or daily routines, it can feel like a power struggle. This article helps caregivers understand what drives resistance — from fear of losing independence to feeling controlled — and offers practical strategies like offering choices within boundaries, stepping back before pushing harder, and accepting that disagreement is not failure.
What Risks Are Reasonable to Accept in Dementia Care?
Eliminating every risk in dementia care often means removing what makes life meaningful. This article helps caregivers weigh safety against quality of life with practical examples: walking familiar routes, cooking with adjustments, and maintaining social connections. Learn how to evaluate likelihood versus possibility, reduce risks without removing activities, and trust yourself to adapt as things change.
The Long View
Margaret Collins is a writer and digital memory strategist specializing in long-term documentation, personal archives, and reflective writing systems. Born in the United States in the mid-1980s, she has spent more than a decade working at the intersection of content design, knowledge management, and human-centered technology. Her work focuses on how people can build durable personal records without turning documentation into a burden.
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