Caregiving Without Losing Yourself | Roy Remer
About this episode
Roy Remer discusses the challenges of caregiving and the importance of empathy and mindfulness.
Caregiving is quietly breaking millions of people, and no one warns you it will break you too. I brought Roy Remer on to talk about the one thing every caregiver needs to hear—empathy without action doesn't heal anyone, it burns you alive. Roy is a meditation teacher, hospice volunteer, and author of Zen Caregiving . He's sat at the bedside of people in their final hours, and he's distilled everything he learned into a path that doesn't ask you to do more—it asks you to show up differently. This conversation will change how you see yourself, your loved ones, and what it really means to serve. If you're caring for someone—or know someone who is—this is for you. 00:00 The Hidden Burden of Caregiving 03:07 Introducing Roy Remer & Defining the Caregiver 05:48 The State of Caregivers in an Aging World 09:15 Mindfulness as an Insurance Policy for Caregivers 13:29 Presence: The Core of Zen Caregiving 17:18 The Five Stages of Compassion & Empathy vs. Compassion 24:44 Empathic Distress vs. Compassion Fatigue 29:11 Helping vs. Serving: A Covenant of the Soul 33:51 Accepting Resistance & The Gift of Witnessing 36:25 Nature Loss, Grief & The Cycles of Life 41:44 What the…
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