Caregiver Support

1 Hour. In-Person or Online.  $75usd

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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?  Is it mental, emotional or physical?  If it is all of the above, I invite you to start with one at a time, otherwise the idea in-itself can add to a life that already feels so overwhelming.  By taking one little step at a time, the build-up of that momentum can really make a difference.  The snowball effect if you will – in a positive way.

I had the experience of working as a homecare worker for the Red Cross in my 20’s.  I worked with clients that had Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s & MS.  Taking care of them physically, emotionally and mentally.  I had 3 grandparents with various types of dementia.  I have always been very gifted in caring for others, I am able to meet them wherever they are, calm them and know what their needs are, both in my professional and personal life.  It’s always been very fulfilling to me, not that it hasn’t been incredibly hard too, but it is intuitive and natural for me.  

It is not only difficult to be a caregiver, but it can also be very difficult to be taken care of, to lose certain abilities or freedoms that you once had or to be suffering and feel like a burden.  Understanding this, helps me be both a better caregiver, but also helps me support & understand both sides of the coin.

 

For 10 years I struggled mentally, emotionally and physically with severe and debilitating endometriosis, with the last few years having my partner care for me. Also, having had childhood cancer I can help a caregiver understand what the journey of the patient might be like and what their needs might be; in this case from a child’s perspective and from what I know now in hindsight, as an adult.  I can help an overwhelmed child for example learn how to emotionally regulate, how to process their emotions and deal with an overwhelming world that no one else can understand but themselves.  I understand that in-itself, I understand how lonely that world can be, despite the support they may or may not have.  I understand that everyone is doing their best, in the best way that they are capable of.  I understand that everyone had different needs and ways to cope, mine became various, but constant versions of survival modes over the years.  I know what it’s like to have to be taken care of, the guilt and feeling of burden that comes with it, as well as what it is to take care of someone else.  I know how taxing it can be, whether anyone means for it to be or not.  It’s a lot, for everyone involved, it can feel like a rollercoaster at times. 

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Whatever you resist, will persist and start showing up in your life, until it is acknowledged and felt – hopefully in a loving and supportive environment.  Looking back over the years, I can see now, so much of what was really happening, not happening and what could have helped, not just me, but all of us all as a family, in our different roles.  What surfaced for me over the years was depression, anger, rage, fear, unhealthy belief systems and quite a few physical health issues.  I never dealt with any of it, I didn’t know how, none of us did. Ideally a support team is there for everyone involved in a situation like that, whatever that looks like for each person is imperative.  The wisdom, tools and skills that have been gifted to me along my struggles are what I am here to pass on to anyone that feels called to work with me.

I feel called to support those that are often forgotten, the caregivers.  I hold such a loving space for you all.  Feel free to reach out with a free discovery call.  I am letting you know that you are seen.  

 

Sending you much love.