60% of family caregivers report losing a sense of who they are outside of their caregiving role. Spouses become nurses. Sons become case managers. And daughters develop an identity crisis. Carla had been caring for her husband since his Parkinson’s diagnosis. She stopped going to church, missed her book club, and couldn’t remember the last time she laughed. She wasn’t looking for senior living—she was looking for a lifeline. I helped her explore options that allowed her to shift from caregiver back to wife. Now she visits him daily, but leaves the heavy lifting to a trained team. Introduce me to the spouse who says, “I’m fine,” but hasn’t done anything for themselves in months. What they really want is to feel like themselves again—without abandoning the person they love. Ask her: “What did they used to enjoy before caregiving took over?”