From Awareness to Action: Understanding the Stages of Change
Practical strategies for smoother conversations with seniors who are reluctant to accept help
Understand how change happens
When you understand the stages of change, tough conversations get easier. This class gives you a clear roadmap for recognizing where your loved one is in their readiness to change—whether they’re avoiding the topic, just starting to consider options, or ready to take action.
You’ll learn practical strategies for responding in ways that reduce defensiveness and build trust, so your conversations don’t stall out or turn into conflict. Instead of pushing or forcing, you’ll discover how to meet your loved one where they are, guide them forward with respect, and keep the door open for ongoing dialogue.
By the end of this class, you’ll walk away with tools to make hard conversations feel calmer, more productive, and rooted in connection.
Guide with empowerment
It’s easy to fall into old communication patterns, often guiding parents through suggestions or recommendations. By understanding the stages of change, we shift our communication from telling to asking. Inviting curiousity into the conversation to help cultivate empowerment and engagement.
This helps senior citizens to not only feel like they have a partner when discussing change, but it cultivates empowerment, putting them in the drivers seat of the next steps from here.
From Tension to Understanding: Communicate with Ease
No one wants to have tension filled conversations with aging parents that we love and respect. Which is why understanding the stages of change helps you to identify where they are at in the change process so you can alter how you respond.
This helps senior citizens feel heard and understood, while families can guide using curiousity, asking their loved ones to create their own plan forward.
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Building connection through change conversations
FAQs
Who is the class for?
Adults caring for older loved ones, or professionals supporting senior life or housing transitions.
What format is it?
Live 1-hour zoom course conveniently timed to fit into your day.
What will I get?
- 45 minute class
- Cover’s each stage of change and how to respond
- PDF’s included
- Bring your real life scenarios to practice
Showing respect while partnering for change
With communication strategies and practical next steps under your belt, you can help your parent find their way forward as their life changes.
As adult children caring for aging parents, the stalled conversations and stubborn stone‑walling that often arise during life‑changing discussions can feel like the last straw. After all, you’re trying to help. You want what’s best for your parent and you want them to be safe, but you may not have realized that initiating these talks can unleash a flood of emotions and anxieties.
That’s why I specialize in communication strategies for these difficult conversations—providing you with tools and techniques that move things forward. I’ve helped dozens of families grow closer and navigate essential life transitions, I know I can help you do the same.
-Tami Calais, Communication + Aging Expert
