{"title":"Marty Richards","description":"\u003cp\u003eMARTY RICHARDS, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical social worker with more than forty years of experience in community settings, long-term care facilities, and higher education. Her books include \u003cem\u003eCaresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCaregiving: Church \u0026amp; Family Together\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEldercare: The Best Resources to Help You Help Your Aging Relatives\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichards holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Washington and serves as an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work. She is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Washington State and a member of the American Society on Aging and the National Association of Social Workers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she’s not writing, Richards speaks on chronic illness, Alzheimer’s disease, elder care, and spirituality and aging. These subjects run throughout her books on caregiving and family support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarty lives in Washington State.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarty Richards’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"caresharing","title":"Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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 human—and most deeply Divine—in the other. This sense of reciprocal sharing—between the caregiver, care receiver, and with others around you—is the essence of the dance in caresharing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e—from the Prelude\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichards 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, long-term partner or good friend, \u003cem\u003eCaresharing\u003c\/em\u003e offers a multilayered, reciprocal process that will help you keep your spirit—and your loved one's spirit—alive in challenging times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing Wisdom: What the Frail Teach the Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing Roles: Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing Care\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing “Soul to Soul”: A Special Relationship with People with Dementia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing Grief: Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big Ones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing Forgiveness: A Key Spiritual Journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSharing Hope and Heart: An Active Process One Step at a Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1594732868\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781594732867\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Marty Richards, MSW, LCSW","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43238203916504,"sku":"9781594732478","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43238203949272,"sku":"9781594732867","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594732478_FC_mockup_v2_1738802230_325001c4-19e0-4f49-858d-0edf3c017c77.jpg?v=1791036085"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-marty-richards.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}