In these times, as keepers of the home fire, we must be warriors and empower ourselves to defend self&#x2d;love seriously. Reflecting on Indigenous knowledge and perspectives, we look at how to empower women, as caregivers, to take self&#x2d;care seriously and how deep self&#x2d;love allows us to better care for others.

Karen Lee White is a Dak`laweidí, Tuscarora, Salish, Chippewa, and Scots writer and lifelong student of traditional medicines and healing.

self-care

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Health

Help make their season bright

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen is a full-time Vancouver-based freelance writer, alive contributor, and the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2L8h6s2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growing Forward When You Can’t Go Back</a> (Baker House Publishing, January 2019).

Elder Care

Simple survival strategies

Caregiving

Squeezed between young & old

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailjohnsonvancouver">@gailjohnsonvancouver</a>

Jacob Teitelbaum, MD, is medical director of the Annapolis Center for Effective CFS/Fibromyalgia Therapies, Maryland, and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2p23xid" target="_blank">From Fatigued to Fantastic!</a> (third edition, Avery 2007).

Caregiving

The Healing Power of Deep Self-Love

Supporting Caregivers During the Holidays

Caregiver's Thrive Guide

The Sandwich Generation

Taking Care of the Caregiver