For people who receive care, and the people who care for them

When a Who I Am page helps

Any time someone new is about to care for the person you love, and you won’t be there to explain.

• A new school yearA new teacher, a new aide, a new classroom.
• A new helper at homeA respite worker, a sitter, a new caregiver.
• A hospital stay or a new doctorNurses change every shift. The page stays the same.
• Camp, church, or a new programSomewhere they’ll be for a while, with people who are meeting them for the first time.

It takes a few minutes. We keep none of it. Make a Who I Am page →

Books for the long road

Coming October 19

Talking to the Wind

A father’s thirty-year conversation with his autistic son, who has never spoken a word.

Everything True Has Always Been Simple

What dying taught me about living, written after my heart stopped, for my sons and for anyone carrying a lot.

For the one doing the carrying

If I Stop, Everything Falls Apart

For the strong one who can’t stand down: how to tell the pressure that is wearing you down from the pressure that is growing you, and set the first kind down.

See the guide →

It’s one of five Still Point guides. See the other Still Point guides, for dealing with a hard season →

When the caring season changes

A child grows up and moves out. A parent passes. The role that organized your days ends, and you are not sure who you are without it.

I Don’t Know Who I Am Anymore

When a role ends and you no longer recognize yourself: finding the steady self that was underneath all along.

See the guide →

Second Half Compass

A personal companion for the season after a role ends, built from who you are: where you stand, what you value, and where to begin. It starts with a free two-minute assessment.

Take the free assessment →

If you need more than a book