How Can I Leverage This Mistake? Nobody likes making mistakes. But what happens when you remove the embarrassment and fear and look at a mistake through the eyes of an observer? You find something unexpected — an important piece you needed all along. In this episode, Denise explores how stepping back from self-judgment creates space to learn, refine, and build something better. Plus, a question to carry into your week: How can I leverage this mistake? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Download our app, Caring Our Way, to stay connected to our support. - Check out the calculator I built with Claude:https://www.careyearsacademy.com/what-caregiving-costs-our-communities/. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/congerdesign-509903/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1891732 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1891732

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Why Wait? We hear it all the time: "Let's wait and see." And sometimes, waiting is wise. But other times, waiting puts us on hold while life keeps moving and we risk life going on without us.In this episode, we explore the difference between waiting with intention and waiting out of fear. We ask ourselves what we might lose, what opportunities might pass us by, and how much time we might waste and we consider what it looks like to use a waiting season well.This week's intentional question is one worth carrying into each new day: Why wait? What wait might you reconsider? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Download our app, Caring Our Way, to stay connected to our support. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/spirit111-5026413/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2768412 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=2768412

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What Am I Over? What are you over? This week's Sunday Question invites you to consider what you've outgrown — the drama, the decisions, the relationships that no longer serve you. When we finally choose to be over it, we get back our time, energy and focus. Press play and ask yourself: what's over for me? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/ulleo-1834854/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3803017 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3803017

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Because You Have Time, What Will You Do? When we worry about wasting time, we can convince ourselves that time is already lost — that it's too late to pursue the opportunity, make the change, find the love, start over. We decide there just isn't time. But what if we decided otherwise? What if we chose to believe we have time — that we are, in fact, right on time? This week's Sunday Question invites you to begin your day with a simple but powerful reframe: Because I have time, what will I do? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/qyulang-17911802/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5490121 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5490121

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How Can I Celebrate Another's Joyful Win? We've all had that moment — the achievement, the win, the hard-fought overcome. And we've all encountered that one person who just couldn't give us our celebratory moment. This week's Sunday Question invites us to be something different: a cheerleader for others. When we jump for joy alongside someone else, we discover that joy has a way of multiplying. Start your day with this question and see who comes to mind. This week's question: How can I celebrate another's joyful win? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/artturi_mantysaari-1625672/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1786430 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1786430

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What's Another Possibility? When we face uncertainty, we often default to the worst case scenario — and sometimes we even begin living as if the worst has already happened. But what if we gave ourselves permission to consider more than one possibility? In this episode, we explore a simple but powerful practice: creating three categories of possibilities — the best case scenario, the realistic scenario, and the acceptable scenario. Together, these categories can help us release worry, conserve our energy, and stay present in our day rather than lost in a future we fear. We'll close with a question to carry with you: "What's another possibility?" Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Check out https://www.careyearsacademy.com/caregiving-resources/.

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How Can I Create a Proud Moment? Our days demand so much from us. Sometimes it feels like we're just crawling from one moment to the next. But what if we gave ourselves one moment to walk tall?In this episode, Denise explores the power of a proud moment — and how creating one can shift the weight of a demanding day. A proud moment might be rekindling a relationship lost to stress, extending a helping hand, telling someone who's lost hope that you believe in them, or standing up for what you value. When we give ourselves a proud moment, we create a memory we'll cherish. And it can happen in any next moment. This week's question to carry into your day: How can I create a proud moment? Resources - https://caringourway.com/books. Use our 53-question book to create a comforting, intentional ritual. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/couleur-1195798/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1536088 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1536088

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How Will I Do Both? When you're helping someone through their struggle, it can feel impossible to return to your own life—your work, your family, your routines. Witnessing another's pain changes us, and it makes sense that we struggle with moving forward when their life feels so tragic. But here's the truth: we can do both. We can show up for others and tend to our own lives. In this episode, Denise explores the guilt and dissonance so many caregivers feel, and offers a powerful daily question to help you navigate this tension: "How will I do both?" Because when we sacrifice too much of ourselves today, we sacrifice our ability to give enough tomorrow. Taking care of ourselves isn't selfish—it's how we become healthier, more impactful helpers.

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What and Who Can I Leave Be? Do you find yourself constantly managing, checking in, sending messages? This Sunday Question invites you to consider the freedom that comes from letting things—and people—be. What would change if you gave everyone (including yourself) a breather? Be sure to share what you'll leave be. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - If you'd like, check out my redesigned website: https://www.careyearsacademy.com. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/elenaros-18337454/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7030589 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=7030589

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How Will I Keep My Audience of One Content? We often worry about what others think—will they like it? Will they approve? But what about you? In this week's Sunday Question, Denise explores why your own approval matters most, and shares how she intentionally built her programs around what she loves rather than trying to please everyone. Discover four practical ways to make yourself your most important audience member and start your week with a question that shifts everything: "How will I keep my audience of one content?" Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/mizter_x94-2533164/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1748813 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1748813 - Join our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/9306896/feed.

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How Will My Life Wisdom Help Today? Whether you're a family caregiver managing multiple concerns or a professional supporting others through difficult times, this episode invites you to recognize and use the life wisdom you've already hard-won. Join us as we explore how to make your wisdom work for you every single day. Stop by our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list, and share your life wisdom with us. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - (Image by https://pixabay.com/users/tylijura-22072131/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8927262 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=8927262.) About Denise  Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is the author of several books that provide insights, comfort and hope to those who care, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness, helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

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Sunday Question: How Can I Make Space? This week's Sunday Question invites us to slow down and consider what needs space in our lives—from hearing our own wisdom to listening deeply to others, from resting our bodies to living by our values. Join us as we explore how taking our time can help us give our moments the impact they deserve. Begin your week with this daily intention: How can I make space? Stop by our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list, to let us know what needs space in your life. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - Image by https://pixabay.com/users/jillwellington-334088/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3719249 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3719249 About Denise  Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is the author of several books that provide insights, comfort and hope to those who care, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness, helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

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Sunday Question: How Can I Contribute Today? In this episode, Denise shares a powerful mantra that transforms worry into action: Every worry needs a plan. Drawing from a recent self-care workshop with hospital discharge planners, Denise explores how we can move from feeling overwhelmed to making meaningful contributions—whether that's speaking up for a cause we believe in, showing up for the people we love, or simply taking care of ourselves. Through real examples and practical strategies, I invite you to consider the question: "How can I contribute today?" Because our gifts, talents, and energy truly do make a difference—in ways both large and small. Tell us how you'll contribute by visiting our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbookshttp://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. About Denise Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is http://bit.ly/caringbooks, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, "A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness," helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune. (Image by https://pixabay.com/users/motaztawfik-23549155/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=6909091 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=6909091

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Sunday Question: How Can I Use My Brake Pedal? In this week's Sunday Question, we explore the difference between breaking down and hitting the brakes. When we're caught up in momentum—building, striving, making the most of every moment—we can forget that slowing down is also a choice. Before exhaustion forces us to break, we can intentionally use our brake pedal to pause, enjoy the journey, and course correct. This episode offers a simple daily intention to help you find the wisdom in slowing down: "How can I use my brake pedal today?" Tell us how you'll use your brake pedal by visiting our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbookshttp://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - Watch this month’s https://join.caringourway.com/posts/90990688?utm_source=manual. About Denise Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is http://bit.ly/caringbooks, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, "A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness," helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

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Sunday Question: How Will I Honor Today's Progress? After years of caregiving stress left her body tight and aching, Denise discovered something powerful about healing and about progress itself. In this week's Sunday Question, she shares how her physical recovery taught her that we spend too much time waiting to celebrate until we've "crossed the finish line." This week's question for daily reflection: "How will I honor today's progress?" Perfect for: Anyone feeling discouraged by slow progress, people working on long-term personal changes, or those who tend to be their own harshest critic. The Sunday Question podcast offers a weekly intention to carry with you through meaningful, bite-sized reflections on living with purpose. Tell us about the progress you'll honor by visiting our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbookshttp://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. - Watch this month’s https://join.caringourway.com/posts/90990688?utm_source=manual. About Denise Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is http://bit.ly/caringbooks, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, "A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness," helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune.

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Sunday Question: How Will I Embrace This Choice? We often second-guess our choices, especially when it comes to rest and pursuing what matters to us. This episode explores how to shift from self-doubt to self-compassion by learning to enjoy our choices rather than judge them. Discover a simple daily question that can transform how you approach decisions about your well-being. Tell us about how your will embrace a choice by visiting our community, https://join.caringourway.com/spaces/3596690/list. Resources - http://bit.ly/caringbookshttp://bit.ly/caringbooks. The journal helps you track which questions work best for you. Add our A Good Morning for You journal to give yourself good starts. About Denise Denise supports individuals managing difficult life experiences with coaching, planning and training. Through her work, Denise helps clients find hope, possibilities and a path forward. Denise began helping individuals who care for a family member in 1990 and launched a business to help them in 1995. She created one of the first online caregiving communities in 1996 which she managed until its sale in 2020. Denise now develops and delivers training programs for the workplace and for individuals who want to coach family caregivers. More than 400 individuals from eight different countries have enrolled in her training programs offered through her company, The Caregiving Years Training Academy. Her training programs have been approved to provide Continuing Education Units to health care professionals, including nurses, and human resource professionals. Denise also hosts an online community, CaringOurWay.com, that supports individuals during and after their personal caregiving experience. Community members enjoy free workshops and special events like the Caregiving Listener Project and the 36-Hour Christmas Chat. Denise is http://bit.ly/caringbooks, including The Caregiving Guide, Your Go-To Reference and Companion During All Stages of Your Caregiving Experience, and After Caregiving Ends, A Guide to Beginning Again. Her free resource, "A Workbook for Your Workplace Wellness," helps individuals who care, grieve and work. Denise began helping her parents in 2004 after her father’s bladder cancer diagnosis. Her mom, who had Parkinson’s disease, died in August 2022, one year to the date after Denise’s brother died. Her father died in July 2023. Next Avenue named Denise a 2017 Influencer in Aging, one of “50 advocates, researchers, thought leaders, innovators, writers and experts who continue to push beyond traditional boundaries and change our understanding of what it means to grow older.” Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, USA Today, SmartMoney.com, Time magazine and Chicago Tribune. (Image by https://pixabay.com/users/tantetati-77004/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1403041 from https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=1403041.)

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