October’s Newsletter is focused on Designing Your Downtime!
Read our October Newsletter here.
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April’s newsletter is focused on Emotional Self-Care and provides tools for your Courage Toolkit.
Read our April Newsletter here.
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As we all know, caring for someone you love who is living with mental illness can be stressful on a GOOD day. These days, there’s even more adding to our stress levels. So this week, we’re sharing some strategies on how to cope.
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During these challenging times, caregivers are feeling more isolated and alone than EVER. We KNOW that we can help each other to get through this TOGETHER. After all, we know and DO HARD things every day.
We’re kicking off a New Year of programming curriculum with a focus on the benefits of self-care and goal-setting. It seems like common sense that, in order to provide care, a caregiver must take care of him/herself first. But the truth is that we often tend to put our own needs last.
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Support for caregivers and the loved ones with mental illness that they care for will be the theme of two fairs we have planned! …
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For many caregivers, it’s not in their nature to ask for help. We’re givers, not takers. We have a hard time when it comes to taking care of ourselves. Or taking help from others when it’s offered to us. …
Did you know that stress is contagious? But as this article points out, joy is too. …
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If you’re a caregiver, you’ve probably felt compassion fatigue at some point in your life. It’s a normal response to an extreme situation. …
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It’s been a fantastic week for Courage to Caregivers. We now have three programs up and running – Support Groups and Breathing Meditation, which launched this week, and our One-to-One Caregiver Support program, which launched in November. …
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With only two weeks until the launch of our two newest programs – Breathing Meditation and Support Groups – we’re so excited to see such an outstanding group of leaders, facilitators and caregivers coming together for self-care. …
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Early in our “idea phase” for Courage to Caregivers, I would tell people about my experience of providing emotional support as a long-distance mental illness caregiver for my younger brother. Then, I would share my idea for improved self-care for caregivers. Many friends and stakeholders often immediately asked the question – “Why is self-care so important to YOU?” …
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You’ve probably noticed the emphasis we place on three words at Courage to Caregivers – education, support, and empowerment. Those words appear prominently on our website, in all of our materials, and as underlying themes for all of our programs. …
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Some thoughts for the busy holiday season …
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As you stop and reflect on all the things you have to be thankful for this week, have you ever thought how that makes you feel? …
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We’ve been focusing a lot on watchfulness in our recent emails – how important it is to pay close attention and respond quickly to symptoms of mental illness in our children and loved ones. But while you’re watching them, caring for them and possibly waiting for a diagnosis, don’t forget about your own self-care. …
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Last week we talked about the benefits of getting away for even just a few days on a staycation or a day-trip. It’s great way to put on your self-care oxygen mask by taking a break, relieving stress and spending precious quality time with loved ones. …
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The summer weather is here. . . And it is a great time for you to focus on your own self-care while you love on your family member who is living with mental illness. …
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I have to admit something to you. . . I never thought the snow would end this year. Listen, I get that we live in Ohio, but snow through April? Seriously? Now that the weather has FINALLY broken, I thought it would be a great time for some self-care tips. …
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