Our self-care topic this week is decluttering your space, and probably the most famous expert on this topic is Marie Kondo, whose KonMari method is focused on how to make your home a more calm and relaxing space. With so many of us now working or learning from home, we could all use a little less stress and a little more peace and calm.
Read MoreManagement is an essential but often neglected topic for caregivers. We have a lot of things thrown our way, and it’s often difficult to keep up. Planning for the future, allocating resources, decluttering your space, time management, and determining who is on your professional team are all ways we can manage and maintain control.
Read MoreAugust’s Newsletter is focused on Composing Social Serenity!
Read our August Newsletter here.
Read MoreEvery 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.
Read MoreWhen 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.
Read MoreFor 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?
Read MoreEvery once in a while, as we have seen most recently, we may have to reimagine our relationships.
Read our July Newsletter here.
Read MoreThe current pandemic has brought with it many kinds of losses – including personal, social, financial, and even our sense of “life as we know it.” Any loss can make us feel grief, and that, appropriately, is our topic for this week.
Read MoreHealthy boundaries have always been an important part of self-care, but in these weird, pandemic days of sheltering-in-place, many of us may be feeling uneasy about the boundaries we are having to maintain just to stay safe.
Read MoreConnecting with others is a basic human need that is hardwired within us from birth. As caregivers, we gain a lot from our social connections, including emotional support, respite care, and a sounding board for our concerns, just to name a few of the benefits.
Read MoreWhy does simply talking about nutrition and exercise give caregivers so much stress? I think it’s because caregivers know they can improve their health and wellness by eating right and staying fit. They know what they need to do and how to do it, but actually doing it is hard. I know … because it’s hard for me, too.
Read MoreNow more than ever, we all need to take time to recharge. This week’s topic – sleep – is the body’s natural way of recharging our emotional, mental, and physical batteries every night.
Read More“Understanding begins with all of us looking inward, reflecting on our own attitudes, and of course, having difficult conversations with family and friends.”
That quote comes from the introduction to this antiracist reading list, and it’s a great lead-in to our topic this week on the importance of disconnecting (looking inward to reconnect with ourselves), and then reconnecting with others.
Read MoreCurrent events have a way of shining a spotlight on society. With everything that’s happening in the country right now, the spotlight is showing that we are all a work in progress, and we have much to do to improve.
Read MoreThrough all of the changes in the world - you are still learning and growing!
Read MoreWe’ve all heard the saying that “knowledge is power.” Since this week’s topic is lifelong learning, I’d like to modify that saying slightly and put a Courage to Caregivers spin on it – knowledge is empowerment.
Read MoreWhen I think of strong communication skills, I think of my experience with dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, which is all about seeing BOTH perspectives in any scenario – definitely something everyone should master.
Read MoreMay is Mental Health Month, with this year’s theme being “Tools 2 Thrive.” Those tools include owning your feelings, finding the positive, eliminating toxic influences, creating healthy routines, supporting others, and connecting with others. We want to focus on “finding the positive” because it fits right in with our topic for this week – positive self-talk.
Read MoreApril’s newsletter is focused on Emotional Self-Care and provides tools for your Courage Toolkit.
Read our April Newsletter here.
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