practitioners offering support for caregivers

Support for Caregivers

There are caregivers of all sorts, whether it be professional, family, friends or loved ones.  It is no easy thing to take care of someone else, it can be mentally, emotionally or physical tolling, or all of the above – for everyone involved.  We often forget how important it is to take care of ourselves before everyone else in our lives, but it is so very important to have support.  Without self-care you will eventually burn out and be no good to anyone.  Self-care can look like many things; it can be as simple as carving out an hour for yourself in your busy day and nurturing yourself, in whatever way you need most.  However, the first step is to recognize, what do you need most?