Joan Craven

Mindful Aging by Andrea Brant

Over the next months I’m going to review books I have been reading about aging. Each one challenged me to think in different ways. This week I have read Mindful Aging by Andrea Brant. Brant talks about embracing change with realistic positivity and seeing the gift of loss, the gift of pain and even the […]

Baby Boomer Letter to Caregiver

What do you want your perspective caregivers to know should something happen and they are suddenly making decisions for you?

More Rules for Healthy Aging

Educate yourself on services available and visit care facilities. Do it now!

More Rules for Healthy Aging

As you age graciously accept help and stay active everyday.

Rules for Healthy Aging…

Questions to consider to help yourself and your caregivers as you age. Start now!!!!

Rewire Before You Expire…New Beginnings

Our future caregivers! Tomorrow school begins for many Canadian students. It always makes me think of new beginnings. What are you beginning today? I thought today is the perfect time to launch my BLOG….. Rewire Before You Expire….a blog that I hope will help baby boomers think about aging. Over the winter I took a […]

REWIRE BEFORE YOU EXPIRE

I didn’t write for six years. My parents and my husband’s parents would be shocked and then heartbroken to think they had caused my caregiver burnout. I don’t blame them. I was responsible. I wanted to support them. They had been great parents for us. For 37 years I was the front-line family caregiver. Bob’s […]

About Me

I have been an author, communications consultant, professional speaker, and communications coach for over 30 years. As a popular weekly newspaper columnist I understand the value of building relationships. Happily married, most days, for over 4o years, I’m blessed to have grown children and five grandchildren. Being able to support our four parents as they […]