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Donna Forsyth|Online Caregiver Support

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Guiding and Supporting Caregivers of Aging Parents 💖
➡️ Balance & strength in your journey
🫶Coaching • Support • Connection👇

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Welcome 🤗 -

You’re in a place of understanding, here. I see you, I hear you.

I share lots of tips for caregivers of aging parents, so be sure to follow me so you don’t miss them ❤️.

#CaregiverSelfCare #MindfulMoments#caringforparents #caregiverwellness #dscaregivercorner#CaregiverSupport #CaregiverTools #YouAreNotAlone” by @dscaregivercorner

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2 years ago

Start noticing and celebrating the small wins! 🏆

📥 Comment PAUSE and I’ll send you my Free Caregiver Check-In Tool.

Caregivers, I know how heavy it can feel to carry it all. 😥
 The appointments. The decisions. The “just one more thing” that never seems to end. 🤦‍♀️

When you’re in that cycle, the idea of stopping—even for a moment—feels impossible. 😥

Almost dangerous. Like the whole world might fall apart if you set the load down.

But here’s the truth: pausing doesn’t make you less capable.

It makes you stronger. 💪
 Because when you take even a few minutes to check in with yourself, you: ✨ Regain clarity in the middle of chaos ✨ Release some of the resentment and exhaustion building up ✨ Remember you’re more than just the caregiver role
✨ Notice and celebrate the small wins

That’s exactly why I created the Caregiver Check-In.

It’s a free, simple tool designed to give you a guilt-free moment to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the parts of you that have been pushed aside.

Because you deserve more than survival. You deserve to feel like you again. 🥰

📥 Comment PAUSE and I’ll send it your way.

And be sure to follow me - I share great tips for caregivers, like you. 💛 by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

.. but I’m glad I learned this. 🤷‍♀️

I used to think boundaries meant saying no— and honestly, that felt impossible. 😟
 There was always one more call, one more errand, one more thing my mom needed.
 And I kept telling myself, “It’s just easier if I do it.”

Wonder if that’s a thought that’s entered your mind, too? 🤔

But in the end, every time I said yes to everything, I was slowly saying no to myself.
 My energy, my health, my sense of peace — all on empty. 🪫

It took me a long time to realize that boundaries weren’t walls.
 They were permission. 🙂
 Permission to rest. To breathe. To say yes when help was offered. 🥰
 And now, everything feels lighter — not perfect, but lighter. 💪

If you’re where I was, just know… you can get here too. 🫶
 It starts with one boundary. One shift. One small “no” that protects your space. 🙂

🌿 I put together a Free 🆓 guide, ‘This Time, I Choose Me’ to help you start setting (and keeping) boundaries that actually stick.
 Comment “Reset” and I’ll send it to you.

One step at a time. 💛

And be sure to follow me! I share great tips for those caregiving for their parent. 🫶 by @dscaregivercorner

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Setting boundaries looks different for everyone…Which is harder for you? by @dscaregivercorner

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I remember saying, “I don’t even know what I don’t know,” when it came to managing my parents’ long-term care insurance. 🤔

It was frustrating — to say the least. 😤
 The paperwork, the terminology, the endless questions that led to… more questions. ❓

Over time (and after asking a lot of them), I started to understand how it all worked.

Like most insurance, it’s complicated — but manageable once you know where to start.
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And that’s the key: before you can understand it, you have to find it. 👀
 Because I’ve learned too many caregivers don’t even realize their parent has a policy until it’s too late.🤦‍♀️

That’s why I created a free 🆓 checklist to help you find it.
 It walks you through what to look for, who to ask, and what questions to ask — step by step. 🫶

Comment “ready” and I’ll send it to you.

And don’t forget to follow me - I share great tips on caring for our aging parents. 💛

#dscaregivercorner by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

Caregivers, here’s the truth: 💛
 You wouldn’t ignore the gaslight in your car. You’d stop at the nearest station, because you know what happens if you don’t. 😳

So why do we ignore the warning lights in ourselves? 🤷‍♀️
 The exhaustion. The resentment. The constant voice saying “I can’t keep this up.”

Your body is smarter than you think. It will keep sending you reminders until you listen— first as a whisper, then as a shout. 📣

I get it—sometimes it feels like you don’t have a choice but to just keep going.
 But you and I both know you can choose differently. 💪
 And when you do, you show up calmer, clearer, and more like yourself again. 🥰

✨ That’s exactly why I created This Time, I Choose Me—a free guide to help you reset, set boundaries, and protect your time without guilt. ❤️

📥 Comment RESET and I’ll send it to you.

And be sure to follow me - I share great tips for caregivers, like you. 💛 by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

Taking a moment to pause, breathe and take in what’s around you, can be the reset you need. 💛

You are not alone. 🫶 by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

Are you overdue for a little get away from caregiving responsibilities? by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

There’s no shame in doing what we need to do to care for ourselves. 🫤

But let’s look at what it is we ARE doing.

Yesterday, I got to the end of the day and realized… 🤔

I hadn’t eaten.
I hadn’t sat down.
I hadn’t checked in with myself. 😔

Just go, go, go. One more thing after the other. 🥱

Sound familiar?

It’s so easy to disappear inside the role of a caregiver. To be so focused on keeping everything running that you forget you’re a human being, too. 🤦‍♀️

That’s why I made something simple.
Not another thing to add to your to-do list —
just a moment to come back to YOU. 😬

Comment ‘pause’ and I’ll send my FREE 🆓 Caregiver Check-In Tool.

You deserve a pause that actually helps you feel like you again. 👏

Know another caregiver 🫶 that could benefit from this information? Be sure to share it with them ❤️.

I share lots of tips for caregivers of aging parents, so be sure to follow me so you don’t miss them❤️. by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

Even on the hardest days, there’s still so much goodness to be seen. 🌿 by @dscaregivercorner

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a year ago

I still remember the day I realized my parents had a long-term care insurance policy. 🤷‍♀️

We were knee-deep in caregiving decisions — appointments, medications, bills — when I came across the folder in their desk drawer.
 Tucked inside was a policy they’d paid into for years… and none of us knew what it actually covered. 🤔

I was grateful it existed, but also frustrated — because if I hadn’t found it when I did, we could’ve missed out on benefits they’d earned. 💰

That’s when I learned: ➡️ You have to ask the question — even if it feels awkward. ➡️ You have to find the paperwork — and know what it means. ➡️ And you have to understand the triggers — what qualifies your parent for coverage.

So many caregivers never get to use the policy that’s been sitting there all along. 🤦‍♀️

That’s why I created my free Long-Term Care Insurance Checklist — to help you know what to look for before it’s too late.

💡 Comment ‘Ready’ and I’ll send it your way.

Know another caregiver 🫶 that could benefit from this information? Be sure to share it with them ❤️.

I share lots of tips for caregivers of aging parents, so be sure to follow me so you don’t miss them ❤️.

#dscaregivercorner by @dscaregivercorner

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Take the water….🏃‍♀️

You are in a marathon - believe me, taking breaks will help you get to the finish line! 💪

Small shifts today can create breathing room for you tomorrow. 😮‍💨

Not huge steps - but small steps you can do…

Here are five things you can start doing today.
1. Get out of your head. Stop relying on your memory. Use checklists and templates so your brain isn’t juggling 30 things.
2. Stop saying yes to everything. Not every ask is urgent. Not every errand has to be yours.
3. Ask for help in small, specific ways. Start with one thing (someone provides dinner). People want to support you - they just need direction.
4. Create tiny moments just for you. A walk. A hot coffee. Two pages of a book. Small joy matters.
5. Let go of ‘doing it all’. You’re allowed to rest. You’re allowed to receive. You’re allowed to matter.

🌾 Change doesn’t have to be massive to be meaningful. It just has to be a start.

Start by checking in with yourself.

My FREE guide, This Time, I Choose Me’ is a simple, but powerful way to get you started on gaining joy, time and joy back in your life.

Comment ‘reset’ and I’ll send it to you.

Know another caregiver 🫶 that could benefit from this information? Be sure to share it with them ❤️.

I share lots of tips for caregivers of aging parents, so be sure to follow me so you don’t miss them ❤️.

#dscaregivercorner by @dscaregivercorner

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