August’s Newsletter is focused on Composing Social Serenity!
Read our August Newsletter here.
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Every one of us has a story. We own that story, and part of ownership is deciding when to talk about it and when to change the subject.
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When you’re a caregiver, taking better care of yourself allows you to provide better care for the ones you love. This means that making time for YOU should be an essential part of your self-care. Finding your own “me time” allows you to focus on just yourself as a separate individual from your loved ones.
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For caregivers, his insights show how critical it is to stay connected and to have a solid support team by our side, and that’s our theme for this week. Who do you have that you can rely on in times of need or crisis, or to celebrate a victory?
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Healthy boundaries are so important in relationships, but have you ever considered how important healthy boundaries are in our conversations? Sometimes, a conversation can lead us down a path we do not want to go.
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September is suicide prevention awareness month. It hits me every time ... hard. Before June 2010, when my brother first told me of his suicide ideation, September was just another month. It had always represented transitions, new beginnings, a fresh start – back-to-school and Fall. Now, I spend some time each September thinking about what makes suicide preventable.
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Most people who are caregivers didn’t choose that role. It was brought on by life circumstances. Our love for another individual led us to take on responsibilities that we had little experience or training for. The problem is that this may lead us to focus on caregiving largely to the exclusion of anything else. That’s when our own well-being can suffer, and that brings us to this week’s topic of “ME” time.
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Have you ever thought that no one else could care for your loved one as well as you? It’s a common attitude when people devote so much of themselves to caring for someone else. They’re reluctant to share any of the responsibility, and they refuse to accept help when they need it.
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Take a moment and think about those people in your life that you can truly rely on, who are always there when you need them. These are your social supports, and they might be anybody – family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, or community members.
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