By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been care givers. Those who are currently care givers. Those who will be care givers, and those who will need a care giver.” ― Rosalyn Carter 34 million Americans...
By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP How can there be hope in the midst of a very sick child, a terminal illness, dementia, aging, multiple overwhelming stressors and the oppressive reality of our mortality? How does this hope drive our human desire to welcome the next day...
Research Professor Brene Brown writes about how we can’t live values that we can’t name. The assertion is we humans are apt to try to prove ourselves, be perfect and perform just for the sake of pleasing others when we are not absolutely clear about which values are...
By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP I know many wonderful people with good reason to have burn out from efforts to provide quality care to a loved one. It is not only health care workers who get compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue as defined by the Compassion Fatigue...
What follows is a favorite of mine by Bernadette Noll. I hope you enjoy it too! I Want to Age Like Sea Glass I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, not broken. I want the currents of life to toss me around, shake me up and leave me feeling washed clean. I...
