Psst! Guess What?

I've been where you are...

The worry, the late nights, the emergency room (again), the hospital stays (too many to count). The falls - so many falls. The hands-on care. The dementia. The delusions. The juggling of other obligations while trying to hold it all together. The frustration, the fear...

But also - the love. The laughter, the little victories, the family gatherings, and the sweet moments that still make me smile.

And then came the acceptance. The letting go, in the most beautiful way. The end.

It was a roller coaster, for sure! But dare I say...it was the loveliest roller coaster ride of my life?

This is what I want for you. Because you can't stop the roller coaster. But you can find peace in the ride - and even moments of joy.

One day...

After my dad passed away, someone asked me "Sofia, how did you get through all that so well?"

And honestly, I hadn't even noticed that I did - but looking back, I guess I did. I wasn't just okay. I was prepared. My family was okay. And most importantly, so was my dad. The last few years of his life were as peaceful and meaningful as they could be, given all the challenges.

But it made me wonder, how DID that happen? And when I started to really unpack it, the answer wasn't just about the degrees I earned or the 30 years I've spent as a geriatric social worker helping families navigate aging and end-of-life-care. Sure, those helped. But what really made the difference was my lifelong commitment to things like mindfulness, communication, boundaries, self-awareness, forgiveness, and emotional resilience.

Blending those tools with my professional training in aging parent care made it nearly impossible not to come through that chapter feeling strong, grounded, and proud of how I showed up.

And here's the thing - I'm not special. This is teachable. But most people will face the last years of their parents lives just winging it; just taking what comes and reacting to it, feeling overwhelmed, emotionally drained, unsure of what to do next, and living one crisis to the next. Not being proactive. Not being accountable for the outcome. Not ever realizing that there is another way.

This is where I come in…

Sofia Amirpoor, MSW

~Geriatric Social Worker

~Certified Life Coach for Aging Parent Care

~and most importantly, loved, supported and cared for my Dad Victor until he passed away at 96 years old

I believe you can have this same outcome

You CAN support your aging parent with love, patience, and clarity - without losing yourself in the process. It doesn't have to be all stress, guilt, anger or sadness. Even with everything your parent may be going through, this season of life can still hold peace, meaning, and even moments of beauty. I'll help you get there.

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You don't have to do this alone. I've got you.

What's a New Gen Family Caregiver?

So, who is this New Gen Family Caregiver? She is a focused professional woman who is working hard to advance her career that she's worked so hard for.

Then her parents get older and need more help, assistance, care and intervention. (sound familiar?)

In the beginning, like a good daughter "should", she starts out trying to help her parent. Taking time off work for appointments, going after work and on weekends to provide care and meet her parent's needs. She spends hours on endless calls trying to connect the dots of the fragmented world of senior care and services.

She is acutely aware of how quickly her parent's circumstances can change and is always on pins and needles. Her heart skips a beat when her cell phone rings while she is at work - is it a parental crisis? Am I going to get pulled away from work again?

She quickly becomes exhausted from trying, unsuccessfully, to balance the relationship between her parents and all-important career.

She is consumed with guilt that she is not available to her parent as much as needed. And when she is with her parent, well, she feels like she is turning her back on her career and other important areas of life. She is becoming obsessed with the thought that she is unable to focus on anything completely.

When faced with having to provide the needed care herself, a New Gen Family Caregiver stands up and says "Yes, I do love my parents, but I can't give up my career to take care of them full-time!"

A New Gen Caregiver doesn't believe the old fashion stereo-type that it is the daughter's "duty" to provide care to her aging parents. Or that she "owes it to them because they gave birth to her". But she does believe that it's her duty to ensure that her parents are safe and are getting the care they need.

She realizes that there are so many aspects of parental care; that no one person could possibly provide everything and still have their own life. And she wants a life. She is willing to get help from a professional to put together a comprehensive plan so that her parent is safe and well cared for and all their needs are met.

Of course, she is still involved, but is able to balance the needs of her parents with the needs of her career, and other important areas of her life such as other family members, her health and wellness, social activities and spiritual well-being.

A New Gen Family Caregiver is a planner; planning way ahead of any parental crisis to reduce the potential impact on both her parents and herself.

She is willing to take a look at herself and learn how she also impacts the outcomes of her parents and her family system. And she is willing to change her own behavior for the greater good.

A New Gen Family Caregiver is far more satisfied, less stressed and more able to handle the "big crisis" situations that are bound to come.

A New Gen Family Caregiver can say with confidence that her parent has everything they need. She continues on with her career with a level of success that her parent can't help but be proud of!

I can help you become a New Gen Family Caregiver, after all, I am one myself!

Happy Caring!