Fighting for Relational Health: Aware Coaching

The Cognitive Fog of Caregiving in Brain Cancer: Navigating Mental Fatigue in the Midst of Uncertainty brain cancer caregiver burnout caregiver mental health caregiving chronic stress cognitive fog compassion fatigue emotional strain memory loss Oct 30, 2024

Caregiving for a loved one with brain cancer is unlike any other journey. It’s an all-consuming experience that affects you physically, emotionally, and, perhaps most surprisingly, cognitively. As someone living through this, I often find myself feeling disoriented, forgetful, and mentally fatigued—...

The “Mind-F*ck” of Caregiving: Navigating the "Cognitive Dissonance" Rollercoaster ambiguous loss caregiver guilt caregiver mental health caregiving cognitive dissonance coping strategies emotional whiplash glioblastoma grief Oct 19, 2024

Caring for someone with a brain-related condition, whether it’s a cognitive decline, injury, or progressive illness like glioblastoma, can feel like a constant assault on your mental well-being. Many caregivers describe the experience as a “mind-f*ck,” and it’s not hard to see why. Watching someone ...