If you're caring for an aging parent or loved one, you probably know what it's like to be doing one task while your mind is three steps ahead, wondering what next month looks like, bracing for the next decline, the next emergency, the next hard decision.

In this episode of The Stoic Caregiver, Esther sits down with a simple line from Marcus Aurelius: "Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life." She explores what this ancient idea reveals about why caregiving feels so heavy, even on days that "weren't that bad", and how the constant bracing for what's ahead quietly drains energy you don't have to spare.

Drawing on her years as an occupational therapist working with families, Esther offers gentle insight and three practical, doable steps you can use this week to bring yourself back to today , the only day ...