FINDING BALANCE WHEN
CARING FOR
Loved Ones
DEALING WITH OVERWHELM AND GRIEF
DURING THE EMOTIONAL TASK OF BECOMING
A CAREGIVER.
by Sandra Durbin
E
veryone talks about finding
balance, well, not everyone.
It’s mostly women who talk about
finding balance in their lives.
Marriage. Kids. Work. And now
caring for our aging parents. Wait, I
didn’t sign up for this!
In an already busy world, caregivers
find they have to add one more
“SET YOUR INTENTIONS FOR THE DAY,
SEND IT OUT TO THE UNIVERSE THAT
YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
YOUR DAY FLOWING WITH GRACE
AND EASE.”
thing into the mix. It can be a
daunting adventure, thrown into a
world that you didn’t want to have
to think about, yet live in on a daily
basis. Learning new terminology,
juggling doctor appointments,
yours, your kids, and now moms.
Before becoming a caregiver, you
were probably pretty wobbly on the
balance beam of life, now it seems,
you will never stick the landing.
First things first, I am not going to
say, take time for yourself because
that is what everyone says and the
first thing you will do is roll your
eyes and say “yeah, right”. (Admit
it, you just did exactly that!).
I am however going to say, MAKE
TIME for yourself. (Insert eye
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