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    Explore " caregiver energy" with insightful episodes like "Battling Energy Vampires: Protect Your Vibration and Empower Your Caregiving Journey", "What Is The Best Exercise For You Right Now?", "Courageous Choices As A Caregiver", "How To Show Up Energized As A Caregiver" and "Caregiver Burnout: How do you show up and not burn out? Part Two" from podcasts like ""The Caregiver Cup Podcast", "The Caregiver Cup Podcast", "The Caregiver Cup Podcast", "The Caregiver Cup Podcast" and "The Caregiver Cup Podcast"" and more!

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    Battling Energy Vampires: Protect Your Vibration and Empower Your Caregiving Journey

    Battling Energy Vampires: Protect Your Vibration and Empower Your Caregiving Journey
    Have you ever felt drained and powerless after a conversation or interaction, wondering if you're being haunted by energy vampires? Or perhaps you've been the culprit of your own energy depletion? Well, you're in for a treat. We're going on a spook-tacular journey through the realm of energy vampires - those ghoulish challenges that suck the life force right out of us, leaving us feeling exhausted and less effective as caregivers. Learn to recognize these energy vampires lurking in your life; they could be that constantly negative coworker, the overly critical parent, or an incessantly inquisitive friend.

    Perfect timing for Halloween, right? Hold on to your broomsticks, because we're not stopping there. We'll also explore the Energy Vampire Syndrome, a condition you might be unwittingly causing in your own life. Sharing my personal experiences, we'll explore the triggers for this syndrome and its signs - both physically, such as exhaustion, and emotionally, such as stress and anxiety. Get ready to take control, learn to protect your energy, and boost your vibration. 

    Our final act involves sharing valuable tips on how to effectively deal with energy vampires! Learn to build a positive energy barrier and raise your energy vibration to ward off the negative effects of these energy leeches. We'll also cover creative ways to maintain positivity even while dealing with draining tasks. As we wrap up this thrilling episode, you'll be armed with strategies that include meditation, gratitude practices, setting boundaries, and self-care to help you navigate the spooky world of energy vampires. So get ready to step into your role as an empowered caregiver and remember, you've got this!
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    The Caregiver Cup Podcast
    en-usOctober 31, 2023
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    protecting your caregiver energy
    caregiver energy vampires

    What Is The Best Exercise For You Right Now?

    What Is The Best Exercise For You Right Now?

    As a caregiver, our days can be unending with caregiving tasks, home chores, our job and much more.  Stress and burn out can set in pretty fast.   You can’t always control everything in your life right now.  But one thing you can control is the care and time you give yourself. 

    In this episode, I'm unpacking:

    • the benefits of exercise
    • why it's hard to fit in exercise as a caregiver
    • why movement can help you through stress and mental health
    • finding the best exercise for you in your caregiver season

    Caring for yourself is what you need right now.  It should be non-negotiable - like brushing your teeth.   Being present and caring for your loved one is hard and requires so much effort.  

    Just like all your caregiver tasks,  exercise should be a habit that is needed. 

    To sustain this journey, you need to fill your cup.    

    Get my free resource:  17 SHIFTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF CAREGIVER STRESS that will take you to the best version of yourself.

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    The Caregiver Cup Podcast
    en-usApril 18, 2023
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    caregiver stress
    caregiver energy
    caregiver exercise
    caregiver burn out

    Courageous Choices As A Caregiver

    Courageous Choices As A Caregiver

    I woke up this morning and felt like I was walking in mud.   Everything  seemed to be little struggles slowing me down.  One of my shoe laces broke,  then couldn’t find my ear buds, having to run around the house looking for them,  the dogs were barking in the garage waiting for mom,  I walked outside, realizing I needed a sweatshirt and then finally on my walk.  Well on my walk, the dogs stop and do their duties.  I carry little bags with me to pick up their do do.  Guess what,  the bag had a hole in it.   Yuck.   

    When you have these kind of days, your brain keeps playing tricks on you.  You start believing the universe is out to get you.  When they’re really just minor challenges.    But what did I do,  I got frustrated, angry and my internal body starts stressing.    Within minutes of getting frustrated, I had to talk with my inner brain and tell her that this.  Why am I wasting my energy on a hole in the bag.  When am I wasting my energy on my ear buds missing.  

    As a caregiver you’re bound to experience challenges and frustrations each day.   It’s inevitable, but when you experience these, my wish is that your do the work and pause and ask yourself, what and why.  

    What is causing me to stress?  What is my mind telling me?  Why am I using this energy to stress?  

    I’ve been truly working on this each and every day.   I want to choose my responses to stress.  I want to choose how much energy I want to put into the challenge?  

    You have a choice each morning, each moment and each evening.  

    This week, my mom, brother and I made the choice to get a hospice consult.  Mom is lung cancer is progressing and her fatigue, pain and malnutrition is getting the best of her.  

    Here I go again, I thought to myself.  I started feeling all the worry, frustration, grief and uncertainty.   But now that I understand chronic stress, how my body responds and more, I can take charge of me during this time.   Accepting that my mind wants to go to the negative thoughts which are meant out of love and feelings for my mom.  But I also know I need to take care of myself.  I’m much more experienced in this caregiving world.  I know how the bad stress will affect me.  

    So I spend a couple days journaling.  What I don’t want during this difficult time.   At the bottom of the page, I wrote - I want to be a daughter first.  Then, I flipped the page over and journaled how I could manage this challenging time.  

    You can start this practice anytime, my friend.  You don’t have to wait for the next challenge.  Grab that journal or go for a walk or sit with your favorite beverage and reflect on what you really want to be during this time.  How you want to reach it?  You can choose a healthy, joyful caregiving experience and when challenges come, you can process them.  

    It takes imperfect effort and work.  But when you take step towards it, you will feel better

    Be courageous and choose your way. 

    Grab the show notes here  ➡️ https://www.cathylvan.com/episode127

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    The Caregiver Cup Podcast
    en-usSeptember 06, 2022
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    caregiver stress
    caregiver energy
    caregiver chronic stress
    caregiver challenges

    How To Show Up Energized As A Caregiver

    How To Show Up Energized As A Caregiver

    ok, let's get real this week - how are you currently showing up as a caregiver?  Do you feel energy and joy?  Or do you feel drained and exhausted?   

    You are providing a beautiful gift as a caregiver and you should be proud of yourself.  But if it's consuming every ounce of your energy, time and identify, it's time to redirect things.  You can't keep going without energy and fun.  You deserve to be happy.  You deserve to be vibrant. 

    You can take care of your loved one with the best possible care and love them, but you also have to take care of yourself with love and giver yourself the best possible care.

    It's possible - to live a caregiver life with joy, spark and vibrant energy.  It's also possible to have your passions, goals and time away. 

    Grab the show notes here  ➡️ https://www.cathylvan.com/episode118

    Join the Caregiver Cup Circle  ❤️ https://www.cathylvan.com/caregivercircle
    The small group meets every other Tuesday.  We would love to have you!

    1:1 Coaching  ➡️   DM Cathy at @cathylynnvan
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    Get my free resource:  17 SHIFTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF CAREGIVER STRESS that will take you to the best version of yourself.

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    The Caregiver Cup Podcast
    en-usJuly 05, 2022
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    Caregiver Burnout: How do you show up and not burn out? Part Two

    Caregiver Burnout: How do you show up and not burn out? Part Two

    This is Part 2.  Identifying your burnout is key and being aware of your physical and emotional signs (or your lack of thoughts, actions or words).  

    Figuring out the why will help you better understand how to reduce your burnout.  

    In this episode,  I'm going through the vital steps to understand why and move you towards your own action:

    • Focus and live in the present
    • Accepting your situation and circumstances
    • Finding meaning in your challenges and struggles
    • Working on managing your energy
    • Starting with quiet activities to reduce stress

    Stress is inevitable, but you need to assess it by asking:

    • Am I creating this stress?
    • What caused the stress?
    • How do I respond to stress?
    • Can I improve the stress going forward?  

    Burnout can't be reduced overnight.  It will feel messy, uncomfortable, emotional and scary.  But when you take micro steps and celebrate each little win, you will see progress. 

    Grab the show notes here  ➡️ https://www.cathylvan.com/episode117

    Download  ➡️   3 Stages of Caregiver Overwhelm

    Take the      ➡️ Caregiver Quiz

    Join the Caregiver Cup Circle  ❤️ https://www.cathylvan.com/caregivercircle
    The small group meets every other Tuesday.  We would love to have you!

    >>CONNECT WITH CATHY ON INSTAGRAM @cathylynnvan for daily tips and inspiration
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    Get my free resource:  17 SHIFTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF CAREGIVER STRESS that will take you to the best version of yourself.

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    The Caregiver Cup Podcast
    en-usJune 28, 2022
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