Many persons with dementia, especially those raised in religious households, benefit from attending services and having home visits. Connecting with their faith and faith community may bring peace, hope and some sense of familiarity. They can often take part in…

Caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is physically, emotionally and financially challenging. The demands of day-to-day care, changing family roles and making difficult decisions on behalf of a family member can be hard to handle. Taking care…

When family members understand depression and anxiety, they can be key people to help someone recover. Here are some basic tips for friends and family members. Understand depression and anxiety are not caused by a single event. Depression and anxiety...

As humans we have a tendency to think in terms of people being good or bad. The truth is we have a mix in of both in all of us all the time.

  I really don’t know of any women who go into pregnancy wanting or expecting to be a bad mom. We want to do it all: have the baby, get back in shape, feel rested and refreshed, have a clean…