Caregiver Resources

How to Respond to Hurtful Platitudes as a Caregiver

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 01/09/2026

"At least." "God only gives you what you can handle." You are not required to absorb platitudes gracefully. Three word-for-word scripts for when someone makes your grief smaller.

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Home Health and Hospice Are Not the Same Thing. Here Is What Actually Differs.

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 29/07/2026

Most families confuse home health and hospice — and the difference determines what Medicare covers and what level of support your loved one actually gets.

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Your Sibling Showed Up With Opinions. You Have Been There Every Single Day.

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 22/07/2026

Family conflict in caregiving is the norm, not the exception. A hospice expert walks through the three types of absent siblings — and the scripts that actually work with each one.

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You Are Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive. There Is a Name For That.

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 15/07/2026

Anticipatory grief and ambiguous loss are real — and almost no one names them. A grief counselor walks through what caregiver grief actually looks like while your loved one is still here.

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