Discover the tools that help family caregivers feel calmer, more confident, and back in control.
Discover the tools that help family caregivers feel calmer, more confident, and back in control.
When you're caring for a loved one with mental illness, dementia, or any cognitive condition, it can feel like you’re constantly putting out fires.
You’re expected to do it all with no real training or support.
But what if the most powerful tool wasn’t just expert advice or skills?
What if it was how you showed up in those hard moments?
That’s where Caregiver Mindset comes in.
It’s the inner toolkit that helps you stay grounded, clear-headed, and confident, especially when life feels out of control.
A few months ago, I was wrapping up a dream trip to Barcelona, eight amazing days of food, art, and connection. And then my phone rang.
MomDad Mobile.
If you’re a caregiver, you know the feeling. When your phone lights up unexpectedly, your body tenses. You brace yourself.
I could hear it in my father's voice: “Your brother just called. He said he doesn’t want to move to the new place. I tried to explain we’d paid the deposit and everything was set, but he hung up on me.”
We had worked so hard to get here. Finally, a great residential facility, near us, near a clubhouse, a fresh start. And it was all about to fall apart.
My brain flooded with negative thoughts: “This is a disaster.” “It was too good to be true.” “Why is this happening - again?”
But instead of yelling, freezing, or spiraling…
I breathed.
I paused.
I used something I’d been practicing for a few years:
Caregiver Mindset.
This wasn’t always how I handled things. For most of my life, I reacted fast: angry, overwhelmed, heartbroken. And understandably so. The pain and uncertainty of loving someone with a serious mental illness had left me anxious, exhausted, and stuck in survival mode.
But over time, I did the work. Therapy. Coaching. Studying family support models. Learning from my own mistakes and my own wins.
So in that moment—on that call—I could show up differently.
I took space. I regrouped. And then I called my brother.
“I get it. Change is scary. You’ve moved so many times.
You don’t have to decide now. We’ll just visit the new place together. No pressure.”
He agreed. We stayed connected. The move happened.
In that moment, I realized I had fully internalized the Caregiver Mindset, using it not just to solve problems calmly, but to deepen the connection within my family.
I wish the same for everyone caring for a loved one.
You deserve tools that bring you calm in chaos.
You deserve to feel proud of how you show up.
You deserve to feel strong, steady, and in control, no matter what life throws your way.
That’s what Caregiver Mindset is here to help you build.
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