By Lee Woodruff — 2021
Light exercise, breathing techniques, even smiling can improve overall wellness
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Recognizing and Preventing Caregiver Overload
Recognize the signs and get the help you need to reduce the toll on your body and mind
Caregivers who are “burned out” may have fatigue, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion. Stressed caregivers may experience fatigue, anxiety and depression. Some ways to prevent burnout include joining a caregiver support group and using respite care services.
Ways to find balance in a life with competing demands
Work-life balance is what they need. Without it, employee well-being suffers and your caregivers burn out.
These ideas may help you care for your loved one while keeping up your career.
Ways to stay afloat when you are providing care for multiple people at the same time
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Includes Frequently Asked Questions about how to communicate and cope.
The preeminent sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild discusses the control over one’s feelings needed to go to work every day during a pandemic.