E67: The long and the short of it

This Caregiver Life ™

Jenn and Mar take a deep dive into caregiver burnout and distrust. Between them, they have 50 years of caregiving. Over the years they have had their emotional, and physical, ups and downs as caregivers. They have had, and still have, periods of burnout. Burnouts are more quickly resolved now than in years past. They talk about essential coping strategies that have shortened burnout periods and have developed, and encourage others, to use their list as it is or as a starting point for developing one of their own:

• Use a "Feelings Wheel" to help identify what you are experiencing.
• Allow yourself to share your vulnerabilities with someone with whom you are comfortable.
• Identify your caregiver tribe who will understand you without judgment.
• Identify your support system - family, friends, community organizations.
• Develop a care plan for yourself: Care Plan for the Caregiver. The Care Plan is specifically for the caregiver to remain as healthy as is possible on all levels: physically, emotionally, and spiritually. They both believe wholeheartedly that their Care Plan helps them in the short term, on a daily basis, and the long term, over their lifetime.

YOU are every bit as important as the person you care for.

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