Last week we talked all about what reslience is and why it is important for us to understand how our actions can either positively or negatively impact our ability to tolerate stressful situations. The good thing is there are things you can do each day to help build your resilience and take better care of yourself.
We have all heard about self-care. Have you heard of resilience building? The difference is building resilience gets ahead of the stress. Resilience may sound complicated, but if we can create awareness of what resilience is and why it’s important we can set ourselves up for success.
It seems that right as I get into a good routine there is something that snaps me out of it. This time it was a long holiday weekend. I have a few strategies I have found useful in making sure that I get back into a routine right away versus waiting for an arbitrary timeline to get back on track.
What we know is that caregivers often dive in headfirst and learn to swim through trial and error, exhaustion, and feeling alone. We hope that the tips below will support you as a new caregiver as you wade into the waters of caregiving. There are six areas that we would recommend that most caregivers focus on initially.