Navigating the balance between caring for yourself and your parents can be more stressful than raising your own children. Our parents’ aging results in an increase and dependence on external supports and resources. This shift often occurs without warning. The increase in eldercare resources impacts us, the caregivers, both directly and indirectly. Some of the signs and symptoms that you, or other family members, may be experiencing can be exhibited through both physical and emotional changes. The enclosed article addresses both symptoms and coping skills while navigating the caregiver balance. As the saying goes- one cannot take care of others if they cannot take care of themselves.