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Susanne White
Blogger Speaker Author Caregiver Warrior Website: Caregiverwarrior.com
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Susanne White Blogger Speaker Author Caregiver Warrior Website: Caregiverwarrior.com How to Survive the Caregiving Journey with Grace and Empowerment Agenda How self-aware can help us spot red flags, signals and messages. Understanding
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How to Survive the Caregiving Journey with Grace and Empowerment
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Agenda
How self-aware can help us spot red flags, signals and messages. Understanding our need to control everything and why it hurts us. How radical self-care can save us.
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Self-a∙ware∙ness
conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives and desires. “the process can be painful, but it leads to greater self-awareness”
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If you are hysterical, It’s historical!
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Signals Red Flags Triggers
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Breathing Queasy Stomach Sweating Loss of appetite Heart racing
Physical Self Awareness
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Emotional Self Awareness
Fear Anger Sadness Guilt
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Spiritual Self Awareness
Loss of Hope Loneliness Lack of joy and serenity
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Awareness Acceptance Action
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Control
the power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events “the situation was slipping out of her control”
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Why we need to control
Sense of safety Stop bad things from happening No one else gets it right Lack of trust of others and the world
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Why we need to be perfect
Avoid criticism Imposter syndrome False sense of self-esteem
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Side affects of control and Perfectionism
Isolation Chasing the impossible Depression Anxiety Burn out
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Why asking for help is so difficult
We feel vulnerable We feel exposed We feel like we have failed We feel like we are not good enough We are bad caregivers
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When we ask for help
We become part of a team Get perspective Relief for all
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“Everything I’ve ever let go of has claw marks on it”
David Foster Wallace
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Self-Care
the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health and well being “expressing one’s self is an essential form of self-care”
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Take your emotional temperature!
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HALT
Hungry Angry Lonely Tired
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Listening To Your Inner Dialogue
Judging Criticizing Doubting Compare, Despair Second Guessing
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Changing the Inner Dialogue
First thought awareness Second thought re-direction Soothe Reassure Reflect on past success
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Self Care Weapons
Food Sleep Exercise Meditation Mindfulness Socialization
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Gratitude
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The Gifts
Self awareness See possibility Heal relationships Learn & grow Grace Empowerment
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