Resources

Personal Growth and Stress Management

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Whether you choose hiking, yoga, meditation, boating, artwork, or reading, the goal is to find some outlet that you enjoy to help you maintain a positive outlook. Caregiving is extremely demanding whether you are a new mom with young children or an older adult caring for your aging parents. You will enjoy time with your family more if you can release the tension, rest from the exhaustion, and laugh with the people you love.

Motivation & Procrastination

The Caregiver's Path to Freedom is just one resource to help you get started. Many people feel overwhelmed by the size of the job and end up putting it off. But starting with one small task, like doing a load of laundry, can give you a sense of accomplishment. Look for quick and easy tasks to build momentum. It’s just like taking your first walk to get back in shape—once you take that first step, it becomes easier to keep going. Then you can add other healthy habits, like drinking more water. Every accomplishment begins with taking that first step.

Keep a list of completed tasks, not just a to-do list. Your goal here is to manage self-sabotage. When you can see the progress you’re making, you’ll feel encouraged to keep going.

Caregivers may find the following resources helpful. Use Google to find professionals in your area.

  1. National Association of Senior Move Managers
  2. Certified Relocation Transition Specialist 
  3. Estate Realtor
  4. Seller Representative Specialist
  5. Movesforseniors.com
  6. Taskrabbit.com 
  7. Care.com 
  8. Demential support groups
  9. Caregiver support 
  10. Caregiver self care 

Organization business owners may find these resources helpful:

  1. Linked In 
  2. ZenBusiness.com
  3. Canva
  4. Fiverr.com 

Time Management

  1. Limit unnecessary distractions such as social media. It is easy to get caught up in online communities that do not add to your life.
  2. Stop trying to help and fix other people's problems. Focus on the people that need you rather than the noise from other's wanting your attention. 
  3. Redefine the terms "productive, meaningful, important, and necessary." Prioritize the most important activities such as reading to your children or helping them with homework. What can be reduced or eliminated?
  4. It is easier to do some chores daily than it is to do try to clean the entire house on the weekend. Try to do a laundry while you are cooking dinner. Perhaps take 10 minutes to clean a half-bath or straighten a room. Make use of those 10 to 15 minute blocks of time to get something done or to quiet all the noise and recharge.

Storage solutions are widely available. Try to find items that are versatile, flexible, and store easily when not in use.

  1. Wayfair
  2. Home Depot
  3. Lowes
  4. Amazon

Other Resources

How to Care for Aging Parents by Virginia Morris provides more in-depth information about caring for seniors.

"Thoroughly updated and expanded, a compassionate, single-volume reference to the many emotional, legal, financial, medical, and logistical issues associated with caring for aging parents covers such areas as nursing homes, finances, finding a good doctor, legal arrangements, redefining parental relationships, and handling emotional challenges. Original."

Elderhood by Louise Aronson: "The New York Times bestseller from physician and award-winning writer Louise Aronson--an essential, empathetic look at a vital but often disparaged stage of life, as revelatory as Atul Gawande's Being Mortal."