AARP Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738219029 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment.The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical caregiving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Family caregiving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues.AARP Meditations for Caregivers blends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart
for anyone who is taking care of an ill loved one. I was in the mental health field Barry Jacobs and Julie Mayer have written an indispensable book for anyone who is taking care of an ill loved one. I was in the mental health field for 35 years, much of that time devoted to working with families coping with a medically ill member. I wish this book had been available then. It would have made a great difference to many of the caregivers I worked with. This is an inspiring book. they have helped us and untold others navigate the emotional and technical minefields of caring for others--especially aging par This is a uniquely powerful, provocative and reassuring book for people in that special hell that is contemporary caregiving. Full disclosure: my wife and I have known the authors, Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer, for years. But, fuller disclosure, they have helped us and untold others navigate the emotional and technical minefields of caring for others--especially aging parents--and we are all . Excellent Source of Support for Caregivers As a clinical psychologist who works with older people, along with individuals and families of all ages dealing with cancer and health issues, the struggles to provide care for an ill or elderly person can't be underestimated. There are also so many opportunities for growth and healing as well. I will strongly recommend this book to my clients and friends because I think there are very few re
Meditations for Caregivers pulls no punches with regard to the challenges that caregivers faceEasily readable, thoughtful and inspirationalA poignant handbook of practical solutions for all health professionals who come into contact with senior patients, as well as any family member who may end up as either a caregiver or a careeIt skillfully lays out the human dilemma encountered in dealing with aging and illness. "This invaluable, wise, and compassionate guide is frank, inspirational, and altogether timelessly human."John