Avoiding Burnout
5 Essential Tips to Enhance your Role as a Caregiver
Caregiving is an essential role that many people find themselves filling, whether planned or unexpected. For most, caregiving responsibility is not considered until someone you love needs care. But no matter your case, once the responsibility presents itself, it is essential to approach caring for your loved one with diligence. Becoming a caregiver for a…
Read More5 Tips to Enhance your Wellness as a Caregiver
Caring for an aging parent or child with special needs is a journey that can be both rewarding and challenging. Caring for an elder or a child with special needs, can result in challenges and difficulties that can ultimately take a toll on your physical health and emotional wellbeing. Certain emotions such as grief, hopelessness,…
Read MoreCoping with Caregiver Stress without Resorting to Alcohol or Drugs
Caregiving—caring for a loved one or client who is unable care for themselves, can be a rewarding and challenging experience. If you are a full-time caregiver with little experience, or if you have health issues of your own you may experience high levels of distress. It is not uncommon for you to suffer from stress,…
Read MoreCharlie Speaks! Caregiving and Coping from a Nurses Perspective
This is only a Test I’m sure you all remember that annoying emergency testing announcement “This is a test this is only a test” Beeeeeeeep Beeeeeeeep!” imagine that sound going on for 12 hours straight! Not just the sound but the way it makes you feel. “Good lord is it over already” and the stressful…
Read More7 Reasons Why Every Caregiver Deserves a Break
Every caregiver deserves a break, including you! Time away from caring for your loved one is vital to your well-being. Yet, far too often you may find that you are not taking time for self-care that you need and deserve. Perhaps you feel guilty or feel selfish for taking a break as the needs of…
Read MoreCaregiver Wellness: How Art Therapy can help you Reclaim your Narrative
Painting by David Goff Being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness (i.e., cancer), a progressive long-term disease (i.e., Alzheimer’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, or Parkinson’s disease), or suffering from a debilitating injury (i.e. loss of a limb), can be devastating. In fact, you and your loved one will likely experience intense distress as you try to…
Read More5 Things you can do to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
Have you been suffering from caregiver burnout recently? You are certainlynot alone. Almost every caregiver experiences exhaustionat some point. After all, caregiving is a tough job that can test you emotionally, mentally and physically. If you don’t look out for your own well-being over time, the stress of being a caregiver can really take a…
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