caregivers

As the caregiver of a loved one with chronic pain, you may experience painful emotions like grief, anger, or feeling stuck. Christiane Wolf explores how you can create the space to extend compassion to yourself, while building resilience to meet the challenges you face. Read more

Caring for someone requires more than good intentions. Founding editor Barry Boyce shares what he learned about being present and truly listening from the time he spent with his aging mother. Read more

Meditation teacher Frank Ostaseski reflects on the relationship between recovery and mindfulness following a stroke. Read more

Three unhelpful habits to watch out for when you’re taking care of a loved one, and three ways to overcome them with mindfulness. Read more

Openness is a quality of being that helps us give space to things. Explore this meditation practice to let go of the familiar and become aware of spaciousness. Read more

A new study suggests that compassion training may buffer against the detrimental effects of high-stress medical training, particularly for those prone to depression. Read more

Tips and a few resources to support the caregiver in your life. Read more

Here are five ways you can bring mindfulness into your caregiving.  Read more

How mindfulness meditation helped one family reduce stress around the challenges of raising an autistic and bipolar child.  Read more

David Marshall's documentary film about a hospice class in Rochester, New York, where students learn to care for dying, is making its way to South By Southwest next month. Read more