A Guide to Nurturing Ourselves to Care for Others

Caregivers are family members and friends who provide care for a person with Alzheimer's disease. Your gift of caregiving is a noble act of love. But it can also be diffficult and draining. If you are a caregiver, you know the practical and personal demands it can put on you. Good caregiving demands good self-care. This book is a guide to help you to:

 Understand important medical and legal aspects of Alzheimer's disease
 Empower yourself psychologically to better handle the demands of caregiving
 Gain more emotional muscle, balance and control
 Combat the negative feelings that too often accompany caregiving: depression, self-blame, self-pity, hopelessness, anger, anxiety, guilt
 Turn perfectionism into acceptance
 Go from procrastination to action
 Learn rapid stressbusting techniques designed to quickly refresh and recharge you. Some will come as a surprise!
 Build happiness
 Much more

Read what others are saying about Strength in Caring: Giving Power Back to the Alzheimer's Caregiver:

ôThis book is geared for caregivers and provides in-depth discussions of coping with grief, combating feelings of blame, depression, anxiety and anger and how to take an active caregiving role. The core of the book is how to turn stress into empowerment and strength.ö
Catherine James
Chief Executive Officer
Alzheimer's Association
Central New York Chapter Office

ôMark Matloff understands the plight of caregivers, especially those who care for someone with Alzheimer's disease.ö
Amber Smith
Syracuse Post Standard
July 11, 2005

ôA resource that caregivers could use to help themselves, a how-to guide for emotional self-support. The book, which is interspersed with worksheets, helps caregivers build their own customized plan of action for dealing with the problems associated with caring for someone with Alzheimer'sàthe book also offers general stress-management techniques.ö
Nicole Moss
In Good Health
December, 2005

ôThe book is a treasury of powerful ideas, information, and techniques designed to emotionally strengthen the person who cares for someone with Alzheimer's disease.ö
European Hospital
Volume 14, Issue 6/05
December, 2005

A skilled psychologist in private practice with over 28 years of experience, adjunct psychology professor, consultant, and life coach, Dr. Matloff has devoted his life to helping people improve. Since his graduate studies in gerontology, he has helped adults, Alzheimer's caregivers, elderly clients, and many caregiving agencies cope and thrive.