People with all kinds of caregiver responsibilities are invited to join the new free community to talk about boundaries! Why do personal boundaries matter? Well, when you can learn how to tell people what's OK and what's not OK with you, you will have a real chance to live a life that makes you happy. And yes, everyone has a right to have their own boundaries. Even YOU. The link to join is at FacilitatorOnFire.net/Boundaries.

In this episode, Kay Coughlin talks about some of the most common experiences of being a post-caregiver. What is a post-caregiver exactly? It’s the last of the four stages of being a caregiver. This is the stage that you enter when your family caregiver duties end, whether it’s by choice or because the person you were caring for gets better or passes away. Full transcript of episode is here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode48/). Find out about the upcoming workshop on boundaries and the holidays, or get a link to the From One Caregiver to Another community, here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore). Here's the link to the podcast episode of Brene Brown's "Unlocking Us" featuring David Kessler. If you want almost-daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers and sandwich family caregivers who want to set boundaries, follow Kay on Instagram here (Instagram.com/facilitatoronfire/).

In this episode, Kay Coughlin talks about what it’s really like to be in the long-term stage of caregiver responsibilities. If you’ve been taking care of someone for any length of time and especially if you are feeling exhausted or burned out, this will be a great episode for you, because Kay gives a list of seven specific action steps you can take right now to improve your own life. Full transcript of episode is here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode47). Find out about the upcoming workshop on boundaries and the holidays, or get a link to the From One Caregiver to Another community, here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore). For almost-daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers and sandwich family caregivers who want to set boundaries, follow Kay on Instagram here.

If you have ever been a caregiver in a short-term or acute situation - and certainly if that’s your situation right now - this episode is for you. While it’s typical to think mostly about the needs of the care receiver in an acute situation, you as the caregiver are in it too, whether or not other people are keeping you top of mind. In this episode, I talk about why this stage of being a caregiver can be so exhausting physically and mentally, and why it’s critical to learn to accept help from people right away. This episode is number two of four in my mini-series on the four stages of being a person with caregiver responsibilities. Full transcript is here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode46). Find out about the upcoming workshop on boundaries and the holidays or get a link to the From One Caregiver to Another facebook group here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore). For almost-daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers and sandwich family caregivers who want to set boundaries, follow Kay on Instagram here.

In this episode, Kay Coughlin talks about what it’s like to be an early-stage caregiver, including her own experiences with her family. Kay has identified four stages of caregiver responsibilities - early-stage, short-term or acute, long-term or more stable and post-caregiver - and has recorded an episode about the caregiver experience in each stage. Over the next four weeks, you can listen to whichever episodes in the mini-series are most useful to you. And you can also help a friend who needs help understanding what they are going through by recommending the episode that could be most useful for them. Full transcript is here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode45). Find out about the upcoming workshop on boundaries and holidays or to get a link to the From One Caregiver to Another facebook group, go here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore). For almost-daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers and sandwich family caregivers who want to set boundaries, follow Kay on Instagram.

In this episode, Kay Coughlin talks about the difference between emotional walls and boundaries, why it matters, and why you might need both at some point in your life and relationships. Read the full transcript of show at FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode43/. For more information about Kay’s next webinar on boundaries or Human Giver Syndrome, or to find the new “From One Caregiver to Another” Facebook group, go to FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore. For daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers, follow Kay on Instagram (@FacilitatorOnFire).

In this episode, Kay Coughlin talks about her lifetime of memories of pretending to be OK so that the people around her wouldn’t have to worry about her. And she talks about how to stop pretending and develop compassion for yourself - so that you can dare to live your own life instead. Link to full transcript of show here (FacilitatorOnFire.net/episode42). For more information about Kay’s webinars or coaching practice, or to download the free Thought Download Guide or learn more about Human Giver Syndrome, go to FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore. Join Kay's free community to learn about boundaries at FacilitatorOnFire.net/Boundaries. For daily doses of straight talk for family caregivers, follow Kay on Instagram.

Have you ever heard, “You can’t hurt somebody else’s feelings” and then did a double-take? Because there’s no way that could possibly be true, right? In this episode, Kay Coughlin explains why it really is true and how this knowledge can help you get free from worrying about hurting another person's feelings. Full transcript available here. Join Kay's free community to learn about boundaries at FacilitatorOnFire.net/Boundaries. To register for the next webinar on Human Giver Syndrome, or to download the guide, go to FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore. Follow Kay on Instagram (@FacilitatorOnFire). Get more information about all of this work at FacilitatorOnFire.net/LearnMore.