Caring for others, whether family, friends, or community, can feel like navigating unpredictable waters. Some days are smooth sailing, while others crash in like storm waves. That’s why tending to your own mental health isn’t just important — it’s essential.
Social media gets a bad reputation when it comes to self-care—and often, for good reason. We associate it with doomscrolling, comparison spirals, and overstimulation. But what if, instead of draining us, our feeds could nourish us?
I’ve started practicing a mindful, intentional interaction with social media that I’ve dubbed carebrowsing.
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“Get out, get out, get out…you stupid b***!” she screams repeatedly, beyond physical exhaustion and vocal strain. She is a woman who has dementia, and she is not talking to another person, she is talking to an image perceived of in her mind.
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I’ve been fascinated by birds for as long as I can remember. As a child in New Jersey, birdsong woke me almost every day in spring and summer. In Califiornia, hummingbirds regularly visited my back yard. In Texas, I had regular visits from bluejays and cardinals and a family of doves who liked to nest in the birdfeeder. Now that I live on Florida’s Nature Coast, my birdwatching has expanded. A flock of ibis regularly struts through my neighborhood like a gang of street thugs, a family of cardinals is nesting in my crepe myrtle, eagles (including bald eagles!) are everywhere, and the shore birds are a marvel to watch – egrets, herons, sand pipers, seagulls, and sandhill cranes are at every beach, and most of our neighborhood ponds.
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Is there really a difference in adult protective underwear? Many people have asked me the same question… “Are your products really better than what I buy at the store?” The answer is YES! There is a big difference especially for those with heavier incontinence issues. The key factors to look at are ABSORBENCY, DRYNESS, and DIGNITY
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