Caregiving Club's 7 Ways to Wellness is part of the Me Time Monday holistic look at health and well-being taken from Sherri Snelling's upcoming book, "Me Time Monday - The Weekly Wellness Edit for a Wonderful Life." The 7 elements include: PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL,...
September is National Self-Care Month and no better time for emotionally exhausted family caregivers to turn to a Me Time Monday superpower boost: gratitude.Author of "Me time Monday" - Sherri Snelling What is gratitude? Gratitude has been defined as our “social...
Stress is the No. 1 complaint when it comes to a caregiver’s own health and wellness, finding stress relief is just one more thing caregivers have to do. When you are burning the candle at both ends, you have reached burn-out and this can seriously impact your...
Sleep is at times elusive - especially if you are caregiving for a loved one. You either are burning the candle at both ends or you awaken several times throughout the night worried about a thousand tiny details. Either way, a lack of good, restorative sleep is not...
Following are Sherri's articles for Huffington Post: 8 Ways to Volunteer to Help America’s Largest Volunteer Health Care Work Force: Family Caregivers An Essential Caregiving Fairy Tale: Sleeping Beauty Caregiver RX for Stress: 3 Steps to Me Time Monday Caregiving...
Contributing to Examiner.com, Sherri Snelling's first article offers 7 magnificent ways for caregivers to manage stress and avoid burn-out. Approximately 47% of Americans in their 40s and 50s are considered the "Sandwich Generation" - those who are caring for both...
While some people will start the month by playing a funny joke on a friend or co-worker, the beginning of April, which marks National Stress Awareness Month, makes me think about the stress that plagues those who are caring for an older loved one. And, believe me,...
In the classic children’s story from the Brothers Grimm, a beautiful princess sleeps her way to an enchanting life with a handsome prince. If it were only that easy. For many of the nation’s 65 million family caregivers, sleep is an elusive luxury and a true fairy...
I recently celebrated my birthday and it got me to thinking about our “real age.” Whenever I meet a friend for coffee the conversation now turns to our latest health issue (we are at that age) – hurt knees from running, migraines from changing hormones, sun spots on...