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This week, Rayna Neises, your host, talks with Jane Daly. Jane is an award-winning author with two published books and two more in progress.  She serves on multiple boards and regularly teaches writing at workshops and conferences.  When she is not teaching, speaking, or practicing writing, she can be found in the financial district, where she is the Branch Officer at a bank. Jane cared for her parents and shares the following insights from her season:

• We often slip into the caregiving role without realizing it.
• Take a step back and remember that your parent may have lost his/her independence, but that does not mean they have lost their ability to make choices of things they want.  Chocolate cake for breakfast is okay!
• We need to learn grace and to be able to give ourselves grace too.  
• Grace can help with the guilt.
• Part of self-care is knowing yourself and what rejuvenates you.  
• Do not hesitate to reach out to others for help.  It is okay to let other people in.