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Fear, joy, anger, sadness — emotions are a part of each of us. But how we can recognize and manage them is something we only learn during our childhood. 

After a long struggle, a nursing care reform has now been adopted. The law is intended to bring improvements for those in need of care and for caring relatives. But what does the new Nursing Support and Relief Act (PUEG) really bring?

Single mothers and fathers juggle effortlessly between office deadlines, childcare, and household chores. Appointments, shopping, and personal life - everything has to be organized.

As people age, the risk of tripping and falling increases. Falls often have serious consequences for those affected. Care expert Michaela Pulina-Mathein explains what is important in fall prevention and what you can do specifically to ensure that your relative does not fall.

Text: Peggy Elfmann

Taking care of a relative requires a lot of energy. Caregivers and concerned relatives may benefit from a break from everyday life. What should they consider if they want to travel alone? And how do you plan a vacation with the person needing care?

From Peggy Elfmann

Who bears the costs when parents need to be cared for in a nursing facility? Care is associated with high financial expenses, and the income of those affected is often not sufficient to cover the cost of the facility themselves.

A stroke can change an entire life in a very short time. However, with a good plan, those affected can continue to manage daily life at home as independently as possible. We discuss what is important when returning home after a stroke.

There are many testimonials that children with ADHD can take a successful—albeit unconventional—path. An ADHD diagnosis is not the end of the world! On the contrary, if parents and important caregivers recognize the child's potential, they have the best chances of becoming a great, successful, and happy person.

Older people surpass the gaming consumption of teenagers and young adults by nearly double. This has not only health-related but also socially problematic consequences. But is "silver gaming" automatically bad? We get to the bottom of the matter.

Loud shouting, slamming doors, and great silence. In conflict situations, we often communicate emotionally, are overwhelmed, and end up with no real result. But there is another way: the concept of "Nonviolent Communication" shows us a way to recognize needs and handle conflicts better.

We humans are creatures of habit and tend to sit things out. After all, we are true masters at compensating for deficits elsewhere – thus skillfully bypassing, suppressing, and simply enduring. But what if a situation eventually becomes so overwhelming that it really bothers us, makes us unhappy, or even sick? We offer valuable insights on how to muster the courage for change and finally give your life a new direction. Let's start with these 10 tips!

The Christmas holidays are considered a joyful time, but for caregivers, it is also a time full of challenges. Stress instead of contemplation, sadness instead of joy, stress instead of harmony – our author Peggy Elfmann knows these conflicts from her own experience and wonders: How can it become a beautiful Christmas for her mother with dementia and herself? Five points she has learned from past Christmases and what she plans to do.

What power do our thoughts have? Can we control our thinking? What influence does the body have on thoughts and vice versa? We discuss all these questions in the current episode with systemic coach and supervisor Romy Schnaubelt. We also clarify what the negativity bias is all about and why a radio describes our thinking.

Anyone who cares for a relative usually engages deeply with the respective illness and caregiving. It is equally important to deal with one's own role, know one's limits, and appreciate one's own efforts, finds our author Peggy Elfmann.

In this episode, together with our cooperation partner from KKH, Mr. Lippels, we present the joint school project "Young Carer, what is your superpower?" Our school project aims to sensitize affected children and their school environment to recognize care situations and show possibilities for relief.