by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 31, 2020 | Caregiving
Good Habits for Caregivers & Patients #2 “I am losing my hair, and I have a terrible rash. I have developed a hump on my back, I have gained 40 pounds, I can’t sleep, and I don’t even know who I am when I look in the mirror. I don’t look like myself and I don’t...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 24, 2020 | Caregiving
Good Habits for Caregivers & Patients #1 When illness visits and you don’t feel good, interactions change. When you enter the terrain of long term, chronic conditions, you don’t feel like yourself for a long time. Some of us manage with grace; some of...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 24, 2020 | Resilience
Change for Good #3 If you sense that you are overwhelmed, then this word is for you: simplify. Caregiving scenarios, corporate work mazes, financial burden…these and many other situations are rife with complexity. In the midst of so many steps and options and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 16, 2020 | Resilience
Change for Good #2 Becoming aware of three of the most common debilitating thought habits, can empower you to stop them in their tracks and realign your thinking. All-or-nothing thinking. Rooted in perfectionistic impulses, you may catch yourself thinking this way....
by Bruce McIntyre | Jan 16, 2020 | Resilience
Change for Good #1 Peeling yourself off of the couch when you are filled with a sense of post-holiday malaise can be difficult. But, it’s a new year! Fresh start. So, let’s examine what’s happening and re-program for the good. If you find it...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 27, 2019 | Resilience
New Year Prep During the holiday weeks, I invest some prep time in charting my course for the coming year. I encourage you to do the same with whatever system works for you. There are many ways to do this. But, I strongly suggest that you write down your goals and...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 19, 2019 | Serendipity
Holiday Sightings #3 The holidays hang thick in the air, Carols, cocoa, and Christmas parties, Hustling and bustling to get it all done. But in the frantic joy of the season, I also catch regular glimpses of the struggling, Those short on cash and hope. She waits with...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 19, 2019 | Serendipity
Holiday Sightings #2 “Dad, I’ll ask Santa for that because I know it’s probably too expensive,” my son graciously offered on at least one Christmas occasion. Sneaking out of bed and into the living room at 2am with his sister, much to our...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2019 | Serendipity
Santa Holiday Sightings #1 Perhaps one of the most prevalent and delightful sightings of the holiday season in the U.S. would have to be those of Santa in his red suit and white beard. Whether surrounded by awestruck or terrified children, Santa sightings usually make...
by Bruce McIntyre | Dec 10, 2019 | Serendipity
Thanksgiving A version of this exercise is featured in a movie just released this year. I won’t mention the name of the movie lest I give it away. Take one minute. 60 seconds. Close your eyes. Think of those who have helped you become who you are today. Some of...
