As a conclusion to my last two posts, this article discusses ways of completing the stress cycle and how you know you are through it. Derived from the book Burnout:…
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We talked last month about the difference between stressors and stress and the importance of processing stress on a regular basis. Removing the stressors does not mean the stress cycle…
Stressors are what activate the stress in your body. Stressors can be anything that cause you to see, feel, hear, smell, taste or imagine that can cause you harm. External…
What are some actions I can take to help with compassion fatigue? Making time daily to practice some type of self-care is essential to your health. It can take you…
Change the Way You Think About Caregiving! The COVID pandemic created more compassion fatigue and burnout the medical field and general population has seen in my lifetime. We are still…
Human caregivers can be professional or natural. Professional caregivers are people like nurses, therapists, teachers, EMTs. Mothers, wives, daughter, sons, grandchildren, anyone providing care for an ill, disabled or dying…
The modern medical system can be exasperating for patients and their families. If your parent or spouse was ill before she died you likely endured endless doctor visits, tests, and…
Just like there is no single right way for you to mourn, there is no single right way for your brothers or sisters to mourn. In fact, it is likely…
For some of us, the loss of a parent may be the first significant loss we have had. We frequently hear the word grief and have certain thoughts, expectations, etc….
I recently attended a meeting where I heard Margaret Wehrenber, Psy. D describe the anxiety people are experiencing from the pandemic as ambient anxiety where we are bombarded 24/7 with…
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