The Conscious Caregiver

Author : Linda Abbit
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 144059774X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Conscious Caregiver written by Linda Abbit and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linda Abbit, founder of Tender Loving Eldercare and a veteran of the caregiving industry, shares her advice on taking care of an older parent or loved one and how to handle everything that goes along with this dramatic life change. Being a caregiver can be a difficult role. It requires patience, tenderness, selflessness, and hard work. Providing care for someone, whether it’s a parent, a loved one, or as a professional requires a high level of self-love and self-care. But while it may be a rewarding experience to care for a loved one, the emotional and physical stress of caregiving can lead to burnout and exhaustion—causing caregivers to put themselves and their own well-being in the background. How can you fulfill your role as a caregiver without losing yourself? Conscious Caregiver teaches you how to navigate caring for your loved one, whether it’s full-time in-house caregiving or hiring support from outside services. With information on how to talk to your loved ones about the situation, handle the emotional stress, stay financially secure, and take the time to care for yourself, this guide can help you care for your loved one and yourself at the same time.

Author : Rosalynn Carter
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1682262340
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Helping Yourself Help Others written by Rosalynn Carter and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2023-07-17 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Helping Yourself Help Others, former first lady Rosalynn Carter draws upon her own experiences and those of hundreds of others to offer reassuring, practical advice to caregivers. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic inspired national conversations about the vast undervaluing of unpaid caregiving, the dangers of burnout, and the merits of self-care for relief, Rosalynn Carter was shining a light on these matters and everything else that caregivers confront"--

Author : Nancy L. Kriseman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442223553
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mindful Caregiver written by Nancy L. Kriseman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-02-27 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving can be enormously challenging, terrifically rewarding, and potentially draining. Caregivers often wonder how they will navigate the tumultuous waters of caregiving and not lose themselves completely. The Mindful Caregiver highlights two major approaches to help transform the journey: adopting a practice of mindfulness, which helps caregivers become more self-aware and fully present with the person with whom they are caring, and honoring “the spirit-side” of caregiving which offers new ways of connecting to one another. These approaches take into account not just the needs of the care recipient, but also the needs of the caregiver and other people in his/her life. Remembering to care for oneself when someone else is in great need can be difficult, but with the suggestions and tips in this book, any caregiver can cultivate routines and practices that benefit everyone. Solutions that caregivers can use in their day to day routines are provided, so caregivers who use them can feel more empowered and hopeful. Using real stories throughout, Nancy Kriseman offers self-care exercises and addresses a wide variety of subjects such as setting realistic expectations, making the best possible decisions, advocating effectively, and evaluating available resources and services. The Mindful Caregiver provides inspiration, encouragement, and guidance for finding ease in the caregiving journey. By emphasizing both mindfulness and the spiritual dimension, caregivers can reap the gifts of caregiving, appreciate the special moments, and find strength during the challenging times.

Author : Gail Sheehy
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062104330
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Passages in Caregiving: Essential Strategies for Caring for a Loved One written by Gail Sheehy and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book description to come.

Author : Nadine Roberts Cornish
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780998069104
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tears In My Gumbo written by Nadine Roberts Cornish and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-12 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to create one of life's most complex dishes, you need a recipe. Tears in My Gumbo offers the family caregiver solutions to the challenges the caregiver will face. Through heartwarming, true stories, you laugh, cry and relate. This book challenges all of us and provides the tools to make "caregiving gumbo" before we need to serve it.

Author : Jennifer L. FitzPatrick
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1626343209
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cruising through Caregiving written by Jennifer L. FitzPatrick and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2016-09-27 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caregiving is no vacation, but you can cruise more smoothly through it! If you’re facing the daunting reality that you’re about to become a caregiver—whether you planned for it or not—Cruising through Caregiving is the down-to-earth and authoritative answer you need. Jennifer FitzPatrick has been through nearly every possible scenario on the caregiving spectrum, both professionally and personally, and she expertly shows you how to be a responsible, loving caregiver without being overcome by guilt, exhaustion, or worry. It doesn’t matter whether you have advantages such as money or an extended family. You don’t have to passively just let things happen. No matter your particular situation, FitzPatrick has a practical and thoughtful solution to deal with it. She’ll help you discover and harness powers you don’t even know you have—from getting other family members to participate in caregiving to navigating a loved one’s finances, living setting, or declining physical and mental health conditions. ​Advice and resources from FitzPatrick and twenty-four other professionals show how to give your loved one the best quality of life possible without sacrificing your own life, health, career, relationships, or financial stability.

Author : Mary Tutterow
Publisher : Ascender Books
ISBN 13 : 9781563091766
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Heart of the Caregiver written by Mary Tutterow and published by Ascender Books. This book was released on 2019-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't feel alone and isolated any more. As a long-hour caregiver, you face incredible stress: financial, emotional, and physical. Yet, in the midst of all that, God is gently calling you to come to Him. Come, so you no longer feel desperate and overwhelmed. Come, so you can discover the deep soul-satisfying meaning in your difficult work. Come, experience satisfaction, peace and joy like never before. The Heart of the Caregiver is the path to finding God's heart in your unique situation. Diving into scripture that is relevant to all caregiving situations, fellow caregiver Mary Tutterow shares personal insights and Scripture passages that will help transform your perspective and purpose as you move from overwhelmed to overjoyed. Discover how you were made to love others through the care you provide. The Heart of the Caregiver is the first study in a ministry resource series dedicated to supporting caregivers by addressing issues specific to their spiritual needs. In addition to meeting the spiritual needs of caregivers, this two-part series aims to equip local churches with quality resources as they minister to these dynamic families.

Author : Cynthia Orange
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 161649672X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Take Good Care written by Cynthia Orange and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the coronavirus pandemic, many of us are caring for others, both professionally and personally – while also attending to our own health and well-being. This book helps those who care for others navigate the subtle but important difference between caretaking and caregiving. In a time when tens of millions of people provide care for family members, older adults, and people with special needs, we should all be experts at it. Instead, we often struggle with caring for others while taking care of ourselves. "Cynthia Orange’s newest gem is a rare combination of inspiration and information that invites us to examine our behavior and feelings with an open heart, free from judgment, as we care for others and ourselves. Take Good Care offers valuable care suggestions throughout—from how to navigate difficult conversations to what contact numbers to post on the refrigerator. This manual for living will enlighten any caregiver’s experience, and Cynthia holds your hand through the process as only she can." —Lisa Sue Woititz, author of Unwelcome Inheritance: Break Your Family’s Cycle of Addictive Behaviors In Take Good Care, author Cynthia Orange brings together compelling testimonies from a wide range of caregivers, advice from leading experts in the field, and her own hard-won wisdom to capture the subtle differences between caretaking and caregiving. With a foreword by Susan Allen Toth, the critically acclaimed author of No Saints around Here: A Caregiver’s Days, this book shows us how and why caring for each other can be a mutually rewarding experience. It’s easy to become overinvolved in another person’s life and needs when giving care. Feeling burdened with expectations and resentments in a codependent relationship hinders a sense of joy, purpose, and engagement. Relationships require empathy and boundaries; with them, a codependent caretaker can transform into an intentional, self-aware, and compassionate caregiver.

Author : Linda Fodrini-Johnson
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1632994267
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Empowered Caregiver written by Linda Fodrini-Johnson and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking responsibility for the healthcare, safety, and financial affairs of our parents as they near the end of their life is an immense undertaking and comes with challenges, logistics, and stresses that we don’t always know how to navigate. We want to provide the best care we can and make the right decisions for our parents, but we need tips, tools, and education around this and help and encouragement as we do it. The Empowered Caregiver is a pocket support guide specifically designed to provide you with strategies and solutions for caring for your aging parents. It offers useful interventions to frame your thinking, help you manage difficult situations, and reduce your stress as your parents decline and need greater assistance. In this book, you’ll find quick ideas that you can immediately apply, easy-to-view lists, scripts to use for tough conversations, examples of questions to ask doctors and lawyers, and other resources, all rooted in author Linda Fodrini-Johnson’s deep understanding of aging and life transitions and her 30+ years as a therapist, counselor, and certified geriatric care manager. It’s organized by topic, so you can quickly flip to the information you need most, and it covers all aspects of eldercare, answering questions you didn’t even know you had with compassion and experience. Whether you’re an adult child whose parents are aging, an eldercare beginner who doesn’t know where to start, someone who is emotionally impacted by the decline of a loved one, a family member of an elder with dementia, or someone seeking expert advice on how to handle their parents’ affairs, this book will empower you with the insights, advice, and support you need. The Empowered Caregiver is an essential companion you can keep at your side and a must-read for anyone with aging parents. You’ll learn how to improve life for your parents, your family, and yourself.

Author : Barry J. Jacobs
Publisher : Da Capo Lifelong Books
ISBN 13 : 0738219037
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book AARP Meditations for Caregivers written by Barry J. Jacobs and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues.AARP Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment. The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical caregiving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.