Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | May 19, 2018 | Giving Care, June - July 2018
It’s a mistake for family caregivers to forget about their own well-being while caring for their loved ones. Many feel guilty for taking time off for a spa day or a staycation. I encourage them to accept it’s perfectly OK to get away and return reinvigorated and refreshed.
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Dec 1, 2016 | December – January 2017, Living Life
By this time, even though the presidential election is behind us, many of us are still stinging from the words we heard as our candidates aired their differences. Whether we regard these exchanges as pleasurable or punishing, I recall one bright spot in the second...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Oct 1, 2016 | October - November 2016, Programs & Services
How to Chill Hot and Spicy by Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach from the Oct-Nov 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Aug 1, 2016 | August - September 2016, Programs & Services
Team Huddle and Huckleberry Pie by Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach from the August-September 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Jun 1, 2016 | June - July 2016, Programs & Services
Sentimental Journals by Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach from the June-May 2016 issue of Generations Magazine, Hawai‘i’s Resource for Life
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Apr 1, 2016 | April - May 2016, Articles, Programs & Services
In the heat of the moment, worn-out family caregivers’ words can offend, bully or sting: “How come I am the only one at Mom’s when she trips and falls between one and five a.m.? “Why do you get to live rent-free at Mom’s home? “Dad just spits out your tough stew...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Feb 1, 2016 | Articles, February - March 2016, Programs & Services
Candy Crowley, CNN chief political correspondent, once said about her mom, who had Alzheimer’s disease in 2012, “I want to tell you how much I miss my mother. I miss her most when I’m sitting across from her.” Crowley, her siblings and numerous families have similar...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Dec 1, 2015 | Articles, December - January 2016, Programs & Services
No matter where we stand, when people close to us die, a moment of personal truth emerges based on our perspective. When we lose someone dear to us, we undergo a time of deep connection to those who are still living and to ourselves. We grieve. We rejoice. We replay...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Oct 1, 2015 | Articles, October - November 2015, Programs & Services
Did I hear right? “My brother threw a shoe at my mom.” “My sister cracked a dinner plate over my head.” “My brothers stopped giving me my inheritance.” “My mother hates me, favors my brother, even if I’m her primary caregiver.” “No one thanks me for what I do.” These...
Annette Pang, Relationship Life Coach | Aug 1, 2015 | Articles, August - September 2015, Programs & Services
You knew one day you and your family would be taking care of Mom or Dad. Yet, your family feels pinched; nothing is coordinated. Blame and guilt bubble up because you don’t know how to work as a care team. Lack of agreement, finances and rivalry causes stress. Your...
