Below are the best resources we could find on Compassion Fatigue and self care.
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Caregivers are often so busy caring for others that they tend to neglect their own emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Studies confirm that caregivers play host to a high level of compassion fatigue.
This beloved bestseller—over 180,000 copies sold—has helped caregivers worldwide keep themselves emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy in the face of the sometimes overwhelming traumas they confront every day.
Caring for people who are suffering is a loving, even heroic calling, but it takes a toll. Roshi Joan Halifax teaches this five-step program to care for yourself while caring for others.
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Caring for a loved one strains even the most resilient people. If you’re a caregiver, take steps to preserve your own health and well-being.
The best ways to ask for help as a caregiver.
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.
It is pivotal to nurture your well-being and make your mental health a priority, otherwise it becomes incredibly difficult to effectively advocate and care for others if you are not okay.
The 36-Hour Day is an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems.
For decades, Zainab Salbi has connected and inspired women who persist in war-torn regions around the world. She has acted as a powerful voice for reaching and uniting women through a shared perspective.
When teachers care for themselves deeply and deliberately, they are better able to care for the people that matter most in their lives—their students, friends, and families. Practicing Presence focuses not on doing, but rather on being present in the life of the classroom.
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