Family Caregiving Resources

The Family Plan / Waking Giants
More connection. Less chaos.

Practical support for adults caring for aging parents and the people they love. Explore our original newsletter articles, existing digital downloads, and new guides for getting organized and sharing the load.

The Family Plan on Substack

Read our first four Family Plan articles and subscribe for new writing:

• Announcing The Family Plan

• The Family Plan: a note from Waking Giants

• Less Detective Work, More QT

• Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Unsolved Mysteries

Visit The Family Plan publication · Explore more WG writing

Digital downloads for real life

Find printable tools in our existing Digital Tools collection, including the How I Want To Be Cared For Worksheet and Daily Sanity Planner. Choose a tool to support your next conversation or planning task.

Browse Waking Giants digital downloads

New caregiving guides

• Caring for aging parents: where to start — A manageable first-week plan.

• How to divide caregiving responsibilities among siblings — Clear tasks, ownership, and check-ins.

• What information should you organize for an aging parent? — A practical information map.

The Job Nobody Applied For

A 15-minute care-load reality check from The Family Plan’s Trapper Keeper. No guilt. No gold stars. Just a plan that does not depend on one person doing everything.

1. Name the invisible job. Write down the appointments, errands, paperwork, emotional check-ins, and coordination you already do or worry about.

2. Sort the load. Choose three tasks. Mark each KEEP, SHARE, or HAND OFF, and name one person who could help.

3. Draw one boundary. “I can help with __________, but I cannot be the person who __________.”

4. Make one ask. “I can keep handling [task A], but I need you to take ownership of [task B] by [date]. Can you do that?”

Include your parent in the conversation whenever possible. Respect their preferences, choices, and privacy.

Meet Sera

SERA Bonds, MPH founded Waking Giants and The Family Plan. Her approach brings practical planning, coordination, and community to the work of supporting the people we love.

Waking Giants also supports institutional collaborators through transitions in health and wealth. Explore our work with organizations or meet the WG team.

A human in your corner

Founding Members pay $35/month for one 45-minute support call or task each month. Bring one planning question, family conversation, or coordination task and we’ll agree on a manageable focus.

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General planning support, not medical, legal, or financial advice. Updated November 10, 2026.