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HOW TO AVOID CAREGIVER BURNOUT
Looking after a relative can be noble and rewarding, but caregiver burnout is very real. Too often we undervalue the level of stress involved. Since care is often long-term, this stress accumulates and…
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STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES
Using stress reduction techniques have helped me weather any number of storms throughout 2020 and 2021. This just ending holiday season held a new level of angst for the Sander family. The resurgent…
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AVOIDING BURNOUT AS A CAREGIVER
Avoiding burnout as a caregiver is a necessary, but challenging undertaking. It is an unfortunate truth that many caregivers find themselves in a state of emotional and physical exhaustion at some point in…
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HOW TO RECOVER FROM STRESS OVERLOAD
STRESS Who doesn’t have it?? Natural disasters, political chaos, global warming, and that doesn’t even touch our personal lives. In our personal lives we face health concerns, relationship complications, work challenges, and so…
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Is Your Pride Getting In The Way Of Your Productivity?
Most of us understand that real satisfaction can come from hard work and productivity. No matter what that specific work is, we know that dedicated effort can bring us a sense of…
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Developing A Mindfulness Practice
Until recent years, our western culture has been driven by thought processes that are nearly the antithesis of the practice of mindfulness. Our generation, in particular, was taught at a very early age…