Aug 30 2023 30 mins
Lauren Fritz is mom to 2 boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and she’s a therapist in private practice.
She worked for years as a trauma and grief counselor, helping families deal with heartache, loss and catastrophic medical issues.
But today, she’s talking about her deeply personal story of being a caregiver to her 2 sons for the past 15 years, and she’s sharing how she’s navigated her own initial reaction to becoming a caregiver and how their lives have evolved as her sons’ disease progressed.
Lauren has a beautiful perspective on what she calls the spirituality of caregiving, and moving from a place of repulsion and fear about what lay ahead to a place where she can tend to her own needs and savoring moments every day.
Through giving us an intimate look into her own life – both the joys and the struggles -- she shares so much comfort. And most important, I think she helps all of us feel like, no matter what we’re making our way through right now, or who we’re giving some extra care to, we will find our way through uncharted territory.
She worked for years as a trauma and grief counselor, helping families deal with heartache, loss and catastrophic medical issues.
But today, she’s talking about her deeply personal story of being a caregiver to her 2 sons for the past 15 years, and she’s sharing how she’s navigated her own initial reaction to becoming a caregiver and how their lives have evolved as her sons’ disease progressed.
Lauren has a beautiful perspective on what she calls the spirituality of caregiving, and moving from a place of repulsion and fear about what lay ahead to a place where she can tend to her own needs and savoring moments every day.
Through giving us an intimate look into her own life – both the joys and the struggles -- she shares so much comfort. And most important, I think she helps all of us feel like, no matter what we’re making our way through right now, or who we’re giving some extra care to, we will find our way through uncharted territory.