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- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Protecting My Own Sleep Is Also Caregiving: Sleep Principles Caregivers Set for Themselves
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee In a caregiver's day, sleep is always what happens in the time left over. Only after preparing meals, giving medication, checking hospital appointments and finishing the housework does my turn finally come. But left…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
A Breath as a Comma: Five Minutes of Relaxation Breathing in a Caregiving Day
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When the mind is busy and tension carries on, the body knows it first. The shoulders creep up toward the ears, the jaw tightens, and breath tends to move in short bursts high in the chest. The body of someone who mu…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Before a Fall, Your Home Is Trying to Tell You Something
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When we hear the word "fall," most of us first picture something outdoors, like an icy road or a flight of stairs. But from where a caregiver stands, the moments when parents lose their footing come more often insid…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
The Relaxation Massage Routine a Caregiver Uses Every Day: Saying ‘It’s All Right’ Through the Fingertips
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee The first thing I do on the job isn't with my hands. It's setting the mood. I switch off the overhead light, leave a single lamp on, and lay out two or three soft towels ahead of time. Older adults get chilled easil…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
When Your Hand Pauses Over the Pill Bags: How to Organize Your Parents’ Medications So You Don’t Mix Them Up
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When they mix up their parents' medications, many people blame themselves first. "If only I'd paid a little more attention," they think. But the setup itself makes confusion likely. Your parents end up seeing doctor…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
The Warmth of Fingertips: The Silent Comfort of Massage
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee As caregiving drags on, conversations grow shorter. Have you eaten? Did you take your medicine? Is anything bothering you? The necessary words are exchanged, but the ones that actually share feelings tend to disappe…
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Two Teacups, Face to Face
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Caregiving is physically demanding, but it is also work in which unspoken words accumulate inside. You feel sorry for having snapped at your parents, yet you swallow your exhaustion because you do not know where to …
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
Closing the Day with Scent — A Small Evening Ritual by the Window
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee Offices have quitting time and shops have closing time, but caring for family has no set end. Even after our parents fall asleep, our ears react first to a single cough, and the phone always stays within reach. Our …
- Kim Mi-hee, Columnist
A Quieter Afternoon: Signals From a Parent’s Heart
By Columnist Kim Mi-hee When an older person’s spirits sink, it often shows first as quiet change rather than obvious sadness. Instead of crying or saying they are struggling, they tend to say they have no energy, no appetite, or that ever…
- Baek Chang-hee, Columnist
ESG Green Signal 24 | Sustainability in Your Closet
ESG Green Signal · Ep.24 ✏️ Changhee Baek | ⏱️ 7 min read ESG Green Signal Ep.24 · Sustainability in Your Closet Before choosing something new, imagine another season with the clothes you already ownSome mornings, we open the wardrobe and …
