Siblings and Caregiving with Dr Barry Jacobs

Barry Jacobs is a clinical psychologist, medical educator and writer fostering the well-being of families coping with serious and chronic medical illnesses. Barry is the author of The Emotional survival Guide for Caregivers and co-authored with his wife Julia L Mayer, AARP Meditations for Caregivers and AARP Love and Meaning after 50. Since 2013 he has been a blogger on family caregiving and relationships for AARP.org. In today’s podcast, Barry and I discuss the challenges of caregiving with siblings. He offers strategies on dealing with those who don’t or won’t help, the micromanagers, how past family dynamics play a part in the sibling friction, animosity and how to continue on after caregiving ends. 

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Loveandmeaning.com

Daughterhood.org