As a caregiver, you spend most of your time thinking of and acting for others. This makes it hard to shift the focus back onto you. It can even feel selfish. Yet self-care is critical to surviving and ...

You already care for the world — don't forget to care for yourself. Many of us have experienced the feeling of putting others first, whether it's taking care of family, friends, or colleagues. There's ...

I'm currently caring for my aging parents, disabled brother, and three young children. There are many things I wish I would have known and prepared for before being in this situation. Once I was ...

Taking care of someone you love can be rewarding, but it also can be very hard. When people care for a family member who is sick or getting older, they may feel tired, stressed, easily frustrated or ...

Practice self-care to balance out long hours of stress and complex situations. Nurses are involved with so much of what happens in the health care system that burnout might seem inevitable. They’re ...

Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

As a caregiver, you spend most of your time thinking of and acting for others. This makes it hard to shift the focus back onto you. It can even feel selfish. Yet self-care is critical to surviving and ...