When Caregiving Saturates
About this episode
Denise M. Brown discusses the overwhelming nature of caregiving and offers a reframe to focus on self-care and emotional release.
You are filled with the stuff of caregiving — the decisions, the schedules, the unexpected problems, the constant adjustments. You cannot take in any more. Yet more keeps coming. That's when saturation turns to drowning, and drowning turns to tears. In this episode, Denise offers a gentle reframe: rather than letting caregiving soak you, think about what you can soak in. Solitude. Music. Support from people who get it. And a quiet room where your tears have the space they need to flow. You can say, "I need a few." And when you take them, you give yourself a better tomorrow. Resources Purchase Denise's five-book Take Comfort series so you always have comfort with you. Read our Comforts in our community, Caring Our Way. Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay Caregiving Comforts offers exactly what you need: 2-3 minutes of genuine understanding, comfort, and hope. Every Monday, Denise M. Brown shares reflections that speak directly to your caregiving reality—the exhaustion, the overwhelm, the moments when you wonder if life has canceled you.
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