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Category: Well-being

Posts that focus on things that may help you improve your situation such as meditation, diet, and exercise.

Grieving For My Lost Life

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes It has been six months since my last post — daily life continues to frustrate my efforts to write. Plus, February 11 marked 6 years […]

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Caregiver Time Management – Always a Work in Process

By Marc LawrencePosted on February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Reading Time: < 1 minute I’m back! Well, I didn’t actually go anywhere but time has flown by, and I unintentionally took a sabbatical from writing as my last post […]

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Fear, Fatigue, and Failure

By Marc LawrencePosted on July 9, 2022July 9, 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minute Here is my latest article for lifeeffects.teva. I tried to explore the principle worries that cause caregivers to be in a constant state of anxiety. […]

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Regaining Independence

By Marc LawrencePosted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes J’s disabilities turned out to be worse and more long-lasting than initially thought and regaining independence in any activity has been challenging for her. I’m […]

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Male Caregivers Deserve Better!

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 19, 2021March 19, 2021

Reading Time: 3 minutes Okay, I get it. I’m a 60+-year-old white guy which puts me in a demographic that is clearly out of favor, on multiple fronts. Much […]

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4 Tips to Avoid Control Issues

By Marc LawrencePosted on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021

Reading Time: < 1 minute LifeEffects.teva has published my latest article: 4 Tips to Avoid Control Issues as a Caregiver. This article deals with how your inner control-freak and obsessive-compulsive […]

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Family Caregivers Need the Vaccine!

By Marc LawrencePosted on December 26, 2020February 25, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes Family caregivers need the vaccine sooner rather than later! Understandably, the initial rollout of two COVID-19 vaccines prioritize health care workers and residents of long-term […]

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“Are You Okay?”

By Marc LawrencePosted on December 17, 2020December 17, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minute My latest post “Are You Okay? 3 Communication Tips for Caregivers” is published on the Life Effects caregiver site. This is an important article on […]

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In Search of the Perfect Ponytail

By Marc LawrencePosted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes This blog is written primarily for men, and while I hope most of the articles are of interest to both men and women caregivers, this […]

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Common Knowledge is Dead!

By Marc LawrencePosted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes I yearn for simpler times when there were things most people believed to be true, common knowledge, even when they were not. George Washington chopped […]

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Too Many Hats!?

By Marc LawrencePosted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020

Reading Time: 4 minutes One thing that the COVID-19 crisis has brought to the forefront is adding additional roles to the ones I was already handling before the stay-at-home […]

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Staying Sane – Part 2

By Marc LawrencePosted on April 15, 2020April 20, 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutes Here is my most latest article for Lifeeffects.teva which builds on my recent post about staying sane. I know you have many choices from which […]

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Stay at Home Sucks (Less)

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minute My neighbor and friend, David Pogue, produced a video segment for CBS Sunday Morning on using video chat, specifically Zoom, to work at home and […]

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Staying Sane in an Insane Time

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020

Reading Time: 5 minutes or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pandemic I thought I’d break away from my usual topics, in light of all that […]

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How I Manage My Day

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 11, 2020March 15, 2020

Reading Time: < 1 minute Here’s my latest article published on lifeeffects.teva that discusses how I manage my day as a caregiver. One thing I didn’t say in the article […]

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Coronavirus Avoidance

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 8, 2020March 22, 2020

Reading Time: 3 minutes As any self-respecting blogger would do, I have to jump on the Coronavirus avoidance advice bandwagon. First, remember that I am not a medical professional, […]

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The Importance of Family

By Marc LawrencePosted on November 27, 2019November 27, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes As we enter the holiday season, it’s important to recognize the importance of family. I’m not brazen enough to think I can add something new […]

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Women Like To Have Their Faces Washed!

By Marc LawrencePosted on June 25, 2019September 23, 2019

Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog was created to discuss the difficulties of being a male caregiver, especially when the person needing care is your spouse and a female. […]

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Loneliness Affects Both Survivor & Caregiver

By Marc LawrencePosted on May 26, 2019September 23, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes Loneliness isolates both the survivor and the caregiver resulting in depression.

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“Why Can’t I Die?”

By Marc LawrencePosted on March 19, 2019September 23, 2019

Reading Time: 4 minutes Amazingly, the short break I intended to take back in October to recharge for the new year turned into a five-month hiatus. Now I’m back, […]

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7 Tips For Male Caregivers (or Not)

By Marc LawrencePosted on September 21, 2018September 23, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes A blog post about wellbeing evoked a strong insightful reaction.

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