You Have People Around You. You Are Still Doing This Completely Alone.
What to do when no one around you understands what managing an aging parent while working full time actually requires.
The Aging Society- Balancing Work & Aging Parents
A weekly publication for professionals who are quietly taking on more responsibility for aging parents, while work continues, life continues, and nothing has officially been named yet. This is not caregiving support. It's clarity before a crisis.
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You Haven't Told Your Boss Yet. You're Not Sure You Ever Will.
How do I tell my boss about my aging parent without hurting my career, and what actually happens if I say it out loud.
You Did Everything On The List Today. It Still Doesn't Feel Like Enough
What to do when the guilt of aging parent care follows a working professional into a job that already asks for everything she has.
You Don't Recognize The Person You've Become At Work. And You're Starting To Wonder If She's Gone For Good.
What it means when managing an aging parent quietly changes who you are at work, and no one there would think to ask.
Nothing About Your Work Has Changed. You Have. And No One There Knows Why.
What it means when aging parents start affecting your work performance during your peak career years.
You Are Not Burned Out. You Are Resentful. And There Is a Difference.
What happens when the exhaustion managing an aging parent at the height of your career stops being tiredness and starts being something you are not allowed to name.
How Do I Talk to My Siblings About Aging Parents When I Am the One Still Working
When you are the one still working full time, it starts to feel like your aging parent relies on you more than your siblings ever will.
When Your Aging Parent Calls During the Workday
What the call is actually costing professional women who are balancing work and aging parents, and what to understand before it costs more than your afternoon
Everyone Keeps Saying You Are The Strong One. Here Is What That Is Actually Costing You At Work.
What happens to your career when your family decides you are the one who handles the aging parent situation, and nobody thought to ask if that still works for you.
You Can Handle One Interruption. Here Is What To Do About The Fact That They Never Stop
How the accumulation of interruptions during the workday is costing professional women more than focus, and what to do before it costs more than that