Rebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported When you care for someone who is dealing with the complexities of aging illness or disability you share intense emotions and form deep bonds. You each have the opportunity to recognize what is most deeply humanand most deeply Divinein the other. This sense of reciprocal sharingbetween the caregiver care receiver and with others around youis the essence of the dance in caresharing. from the Prelude The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail physically or mentally challenged or aging person who is doing all the receiving. Marty Richards proposes a rebalanced approach of caresharing. From this perspective the cared for and the carer share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief hope love and wisdom. Richards shows you how to move from independent caregiving to interdependent caregiving by engaging the spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for a loved one. Whether you are a daughter or son a husband or wife a sibling longterm partner or good friend Caresharing offers a multilayered reciprocal process that will help you keep your spiritand your loved ones spiritalive in challenging times. Sharing Wisdom What the Frail Teach the WellSharing Roles Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing CareSharing Soul to Soul A Special Relationship with People with DementiaSharing Grief Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big OnesSharing Forgiveness A Key Spiritual JourneySharing Hope and Heart An Active Process One Step at a Time show more