ways to a better caregiver life

I was really debating how to start this podcast this week.  Meaning should I do the cautious and gentle start or should I just come out and say it.   Well since I care so deeply for you and i know you need to hear this, I am not going to sugar coat it.   You may disagree with me and that’s ok.  Our roles of caregiving are very different and our situations are very different.  But what is the same is that we control our mindset and we can choose how we think and feel.  

So, here it is:   Many people say, I am just going to survive and it’s all about survival during this caregiving season.    I disagree.   It’s not like you are on a little boat in the middle of the ocean with sharks around you.  It’s not like you’re stuck in a blizzard in your car and buried.  

I know these are extreme examples.    But I hope you get it.   

Your loved one may be in an extreme situation and trying to make it one more day.  But YOU can make micro changes and shifts to help yourself.  

But in your defense and mine as well, we may not be able to see that.  It may be so hard, so dark, so intense, that we say things like - I can’t, there is no other choice, I’m stuck, this is my life or it is what it is.   

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