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07/09/2026
Aphasia Caregivers Are Losing Themselves and Nobody Is Asking | #205 When the stroke happened, rehab had a plan for him. Nobody had a plan for her. She walked out of the hospital with a packet of papers, a med list, and a stack of homework assignments — and everyone assumed she'd figure out the rest. No training. No roadmap. No one asking what she needed to keep th...
I need to address something directly.
When I say Care Partner Independence Month, I do not mean independence from him.
I mean independence from the guilt.
From the silence.
From the belief that loving him well
requires losing yourself in the process.
You are still his wife.
And you are also still a person.
Those two things have never been in conflict.
It's Care Partner Independence Month.
Comment COLLECTIVE if you are ready to stop waiting for permission that was never coming.
07/06/2026
Why does it feel like I lost him when he's sitting right next to me?
If you have asked yourself that question, even once, even at 2am, this post is for you.
What you are feeling has a name. And naming it is the first step to releasing the shame.
This is Care Partner Independence Month.
Comment COLLECTIVE if you are ready to stop carrying this alone.
07/03/2026
Cheryl has been supporting her son Philip since his stroke in June 2022. This week on LIFE Beyond Aphasia, we have a candid conversation about what it actually took to step back and let him struggle when the stakes felt too high to let go.
You will hear what it looks like to protect him and still give him room to grow. She figured it out on her own. You do not have to.
Start here: https://vist.ly/59yr9 or comment COMPASS
LIFE Beyond Aphasia
06/30/2026
June is Aphasia Awareness Month, and awareness matters. It opens doors, starts conversations, and puts a word in front of people who have never heard it.
But for the families living inside aphasia, it is just the beginning. That is why we renamed this month Aphasia Action Month.
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