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Language Matters in Caregiving.

February 25, 2020 by Debra Hallisey

Daughter gently holding her elderly mom's face, looking into her eyes

That includes what we tell ourselves. If you know my work, you know how much I object to the term “Parenting Your Parents.” I object because language carries intent and bias and we don’t even realize it. The words we use to describe caregiving, our care partner and ourselves create our truth as caregivers. When caregiving is about parenting your parents, without even … [Read more...]

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