Dear Caregiver, It's Your Life Too - 71 Self-Care Tips To Manage Stress, Avoid Burnout & Find Joy Again While Caring For A Loved One

Are you totally stressed out, overwhelmed, or completely burnt out caring for a loved one? Are you feeling alone, isolated, or wish you had more help? Are you feeling resentful or guilty?

If this is you, keep reading.

While there are rewards to caring for those we love, there is no denying being a caregiver is a stressful job.

It's physically demanding, mentally exhausting, and emotionally draining.

The responsibility wears us thin as we become a shadow of who we once were.

In 2020 it was estimated there were approximately 53 million caregivers in the United States alone, with up to 70% reporting symptoms of depression. With our ever-growing aging population, the lack of caregiver support, and the growing demands in our evolving personal lives, this number is likely only going up.

Even the most well-prepared and organized can't escape the strain and burden that come along with caregiving.

Having felt all this and more, Katie Duncan, a nurse practitioner, Death Coach, and former family caregiver, reveals the secrets she learned throughout her own caregiving experiences, and the shared wisdom of other caregivers she's encountered along her path.

It takes a very special person to be a caregiver, and you are one of them. You deserve to find your peace, your joy, and yourself again.
And there's hope.

In Dear Caregiver, It's Your Life Too, you'll discover...Simple and easy-to-do tricks to help lower your daily stress and avoid burnout.
Key resources you can utilize to get you the help you need to relieve several caregiving burdens
Solutions you can use to create more freedom and personal space to allow you to reset
A blueprint to mastering and protecting the sleep you desire and deserve
Encouraging techniques to drop the guilt, stop negative self-talk spirals, and keep you going
Inspiring practices to help improve your mood and boost your energy
Empowering strategies to help you build resilience, re-establish your self-identity, and strengthen your connection with others

When you suffer, they suffer. Caring for yourself makes caring for your loved one easier and more enjoyable, leaving no room for guilt. Duncan offers easy-to-follow tips that are simple-to-use, even if you have no time to spare.

It's time to give yourself the self-love and self-compassion you deserve.

About the author

Katie Duncan, MSN, CRNP, AGPCNP-BC, is a national board-certified nurse practitioner, educator, author, and end-of-life care coach with a vision to rid society's stigma of death and dying.She is a practicing adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner. She is also the founder and CEO of Death Care Coach, a company offering end-of-life guidance, consulting, education, and coaching to families, caregivers, and healthcare providers. Duncan is also a former Professor of Drexel University in the College of Nursing and Health Professions Undergraduate Program, and an adjunct Professor in the Nurse Practitioner Program.? Duncan has been working in healthcare for over a decade in various roles and specialties. She has spent time in hospital and intensive care settings. She has also worked in home-care and community settings, navigating her way into diverse homes while developing strong, trusting relationships with her patients and their families. In addition, Duncan has spent time in sub-acute rehab, assisted living, independent living, nursing home, and long-term care facilities. She continues to be an everlasting student continuously learning from those who allow her the privilege and honor of being at their bedside, especially as they journey through their dying process. Of all the places Duncan has worked, her greatest love has always been end-of-life hospice care. It has been her honor to be at the bedside of irreplaceable fellow humans as they take their last breaths in their physical bodies.? Their journeys have taught her that life is a precious gift, and there is an opportunity to create peace and meaning even at the very end. As a result, Duncan has made it her mission to educate, coach, and provide holistic services focusing on end-of-life matters.

Product details

• Authors: Katie Duncan
• Publisher: Katie Duncan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.07.2023
• EAN: 9781956947014
• ISBN: 978-1-956947-01-4
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 368 g
• Subject: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Practical guides