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Permission to Want. Permission to Ask.
A meeting that moved from small victories to large fears — and found trust in between. From a night at a concert to the question of who steps in when you can’t, this group …
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What is happening to me?
Ambiguous loss, anticipatory grief, identity shifts, and grief before and after death.
Explore this topic →How do I keep going without losing myself?
Burnout, boundaries, rest, nervous system regulation, and joy-spotting.
Explore this topic →How do I keep life running?
Medical coordination, medications, transportation, insurance, and tools.
Explore this topic →How do I stay human in all these relationships?
Family dynamics, scripts, anger, power shifts, and boundaries.
Explore this topic →What help exists, and how do I use it?
Respite, therapy, grief support, apps, and how to ask for help.
Explore this topic →How do I make things easier later—for both of us?
Advance directives, POLST/DNR, powers of attorney, and preparation.
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A meeting that moved from small victories to large fears — and found trust in between. From a night at a concert to the question of who steps in when you can't, this group held it all.
Powerlessness, Hope, and the Terrain We Walk
A conversation about what happens when technology fails, hope shifts shape, control slips away, and caregiving moves through stages we didn't expect to revisit.
The Ways We Protect Ourselves
This week explored how caregivers cope when emotional demands exceed capacity—from nervous-system responses like dissociation and hyperfixation to the quiet ways we defer our own care.
Carrying the Weight
This week explored grief in its many forms, the quiet exhaustion of doing life alone alongside someone who can no longer meet you there, and the ongoing work of finding moments of care and connection.
"In this space, you get to be seen. Thank you for bringing your whole self, again and again."— Meg & Candice, OU2 Coordinators