Category Archives: caregiver stress

Combining Caregiving with Mindfulness

Along with practical advice about how to handle basic caregiving duties, our book Caregiver Revolution gives numerous easy ways to join caregiving work with the practice of mindfulness. It introduces the concept of mindfulness and gives enjoyable ways to bring … Continue reading

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The Cancer Bomb

In general I like this website, thecancerbomb.com, and so I am going to recommend it. It has a lot of tips and very practical information for end of life caregiving. That said, this site is full of ads! So travel at … Continue reading

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Step 8 – Do a Quick Relaxation

Choose a word, a sound, a prayer, or a phrase in your own belief system. Even a simple word will do: “one,” “peace,” “calm,” “All is one,” or choose a visualization – a rose, cross, light, sacred object. Now, make … Continue reading

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Garrison Institute Program: Care for Caregivers

The Garrison Institute has been offering programs in mindfulness and meditation for both laypersons and clinicians/ practitioners for years. It is a cornerstone of life in the beautiful Hudson Valley region of New York state. Now it has become a … Continue reading

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How to Beat Caregiver Stress

Here’s how to recognize and handle stress… Our book Caregiver Revolution presents a wide variety of ways to manage your caregiving situation. For your convenience we have compiled a concise and printable sheet of the EASIEST and most EFFECTIVE ways to recognize and … Continue reading

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Angelic Invocation Affirmation Video

I find that watching this short video and acknowledging the actions really does help with stress relief. I don’t know how or why exactly. There is something meditative about it (notice the Tibetan singing bowls) and the affirmations are undoubtedly beneficial. … Continue reading

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