Inner Critic or Outside Voices: Judgment Can Weigh Heavily on Caregivers
“Suppose you’re one of the more than 59 million caregivers in the United States caring for an adult over 18. In that case, it’s likely at some point on your journey you have questioned one of the thousands of decisions you’ve made daily or encountered suggestions from a loved one (including the one you are tending to), a physician or even a stranger’s advice on how you should be doing something differently, or daresay, better, for the person you know best.
Several years ago, I left Minnesota to visit my octogenarian mom in Florida and quickly discovered that while she sounded fine and looked healthy over FaceTime, her . . .”