Becoming a caregiver can creep up on you. Maybe it starts with dropping by your mom’s house to do her laundry or taking your dad to a doctor’s appointment or delivering groceries to your friend. Maybe you call your adult daughter every day to check in because she suffers from depression. Gradually, you find yourself doing more and more as the person you are caring for needs more support. You may not even realize it; you are making a commitment to care for someone else.
Part 2: How to Set Boundaries as a Caregiver
“Boundaries are a part of self-care. They are healthy, normal and necessary” – Doreen Virtue
It is time to break the cycle of saying “yes” to everything, especially as a caregiver. It is essential for caregiver longevity, protecting your energy so you can be a better caregiver.
User Friendly Steps to Join Our Virtual Support Group using Zoom
Zoom is an online video conferencing platform that we are currently using to host our Virtual Caregiver Support Groups. Since this is a new platform for many caregivers, we have compiled the most common questions, with answers to support you in joining our Virtual Caregiver Support Groups.
Part One: Steps to register for our support meetings & how to use Zoom
Part Two: Common questions and answers about using Zoom
Part 1: Why Boundary Setting is Important for Caregivers
“You have to be able to set boundaries, otherwise the rest of the world is telling you who you are and what you should be doing. You can still be a nice person and set boundaries.” – Oprah Winfrey
One of the most common challenges that we hear from caregivers is how difficult it is to use the word “no”, when caring for others. The word “yes” can be an automatic response for many caregivers. It can come from a need to people please, from a sense of guilt, or being tied to a situation.
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The Myths of Mindfulness
Written by Kate Landreth, Education and Learning Lead with FCBC
In the past year I completed an 8-week training in Mindfulness Self Compassion, and initially I was hesitant and skeptical about participating. While I practice and teach yoga and mindfulness daily, my concern with exploring mindfulness self-compassion was that it might erode my inner taskmaster that keeps me ambitious and helps me to achieve my goals. If I indulged in being soft and kind to myself, then wouldn’t that mean I would continuously let myself off the hook? But what my instructors introduced right from the first session is that research shows the opposite is true: the practice of mindfulness self-compassion contributes to resilience, wisdom and a greater understanding of the common humanity of life. [Read more…]
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