Self Care Archives

Self-Care for Real Life with Carin Zeman, CPRP, CPT

Sep 15, 2023 | Self Care, Teleconnection Recordings

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLearn how to cultivate mindfulness and self-care through guided practices, which can be used as meditation, relaxation, or stress-reducing and coping skills. You will learn skills to transfer to your real, day-to-day life to help you...

2 Tips for Managing Tough Caregiver Emotions

Aug 20, 2023 | Emotions of Caregiving, Self Care

Reading Time: 3 minutesA major part of caregiver stress is caused by emotions – here are two tips for managing these tough caregiver emotions. Caring for an older adult is a stressful challenge that often takes a toll on your health. But only part of that stress...

Self-Care and Mindfulness

May 10, 2023 | Self Care, Teleconnection Recordings

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSelf-care means all the ways that family caregivers can manage their stress and wind down from the demands of caregiving. You read about it and you hear about it, but far too often we have to be reminded about taking care of our needs. When...

Respite for Caregivers of an Adult

May 5, 2023 | Family Caregiving, Respite Care, Self Care

Reading Time: 3 minutesCaregivers of an adult, who don’t take some time for themselves (respite), have been found to develop chronic health problems at nearly twice the rate of non-caregivers. And as many as 70% of family caregivers experience depression and...

Worry: What it is and how to deal with it

Apr 26, 2023 | Fact Sheets, Self Care, Stress Management

Reading Time: 6 minutesWorry is an anxious way of thinking about oneself and the world. It usually involves thoughts about what bad things might happen in the future and/or whether the person will be able to cope with them. Although worry can sometimes be about events...

How To Stop Your Mind From Racing and Get To Sleep

Apr 8, 2023 | Health, Self Care, Stress Management

Reading Time: 5 minutesAll is quiet. The lights are out, and your phone’s on sleep mode. You’d like to be in sleep mode, too, but your brain is relentlessly running through the list of things you have to get done tomorrow. This happens to many people because, when we...

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