Upcoming Free Workshop – Caregiving, the Cliff Notes© Version | June 23rd at 12:00 PM CST
You are not alone! My weekly blog, Simple Self-Care Strategies, can offer you encouragement for your journey and tools for transforming your daily life in a healthy direction.
Recently, a friend helped me retrieve a huge cache of lovely, decorative pieces that were stashed away on storage shelves too high for me to reach. Among them we found nearly eleven dozen pieces of crystal stemware and seven vintage coffee pots along with my husband’s mother’s China, a pattern that was discontinued around 1942.
This past week I had an opportunity to speak to a small gathering of nurses about how to engage in conversation with family caregivers about self-care. Using the framework of my book, Self-Care Strategies for Family Caregivers, I offered the 5-part model that includes these arenas for self-care: Educational, Emotional, Spiritual, Physical and Grieving.
Years ago, when I first became a Health & Wellness Coach, I encountered a woman, the wife of an Alzheimer’s Disease patient, who had become so enmeshed in her husband’s needs, his care priorities, that she’d neglected her own wellbeing. She was not the only spouse I met who had abandoned the ordinary routines of managing her own health, but her story stood out to me.
I try to make it my practice to read something inspirational every day. I always appreciate something that challenges me, stretches my way of thinking or seems counterintuitive; those readings intrigue me most. Recently I was on Oprah’s website and found these words about self-love…
I started this blog in earnest in the fall of 2020 and have been at it ever since. With that said, I have made a bold business decision – I’m going to cut back on my writing. Now that I find myself in a new iteration of my life (and business, for that matter), I’m working toward a clear appreciation that less may be more.
Since summer is upon us, it seems that packing this ever-so-brief season with as many joyful activities as possible is an essential skill. For some, summer means time at the cabin or time at the lake. For others it is the season for gardening, tending to birds and butterflies, and admiring all of nature’s bounty over these long, warm days of summer.
I help other caregivers – both professionals and family caregivers – acknowledge their pain and learn to practice the many small skills of self-care that can sustain them through the challenges of wholeheartedly caring for others.
According to a new AARP study, three-quarters of the nation’s 48 million unpaid family caregivers who responded to their query reported spending an average of $7,242 annually on out-of-pocket costs related to caregiving. That’s a lot of money but it clearly doesn’t reflect the additional costs of housing or memory care should your loved one need care in a facility setting. Those costs can skyrocket to $10-15K monthly depending on where you live, especially here, in Minnesota.
Through Co-Create 4 Life, you will learn a range of well-being strategies from skillfully implementing self-care to holistic approaches to well-being, rebuilding resilience, and battling burnout. Book a free consultation call today to discuss your options.
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