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Caregiving for a Loved One with a Long-Term Illness

By CancerCare staff — 2021

When you are caring for a loved one with a long-term illness, caregiving becomes a marathon rather than a sprint.

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Brian and Natalie Vines: Strategies for Self-Care for Caregivers

Retired veteran Brian Vines is the fulltime caregiver for his Army veteran wife, Natalie Vines, who has TBI and PTSD. He knows that to be a good caregiver, he has to take time for himself whether that means a short break in the day or a meaningful reboot through retreats with other caregivers.

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2021
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Stress First Aid: Caring for Veterans Introduction

This course discusses the various stressors caregivers are presented with on a daily basis and how to cope. Dr. Patricia Watson of the National Center for PTSD presents tools for self-care and coping by highlighting five core essential elements.

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2019
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Acupressure Self-Care for Headaches

Licensed Acupuncturist Stephanie Gregory instructs Veterans in an acupressure self-care routine for headaches. This acupressure video is not intended to replace regular medical care, or treat undiagnosed conditions.

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2021
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Veteran Voices: Effective Time Management | Why Self-Care Matters

What is "self-care" to a veteran? It can include all of the things that you didn't have to do for yourself in the military - like scheduling doctor's appointments or managing your own schedule - and it can also include learning how to treat yourself as a priority by getting enough sleep, finding a...

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2018
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Top Tips for Self-Care

We are Combat Stress, the UK's leading charity for veterans' mental health.

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2020
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Military Mental Health Care: A Guide for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community (Military Life)

Too often American veterans return from combat and spiral into depression, anger and loneliness they can neither share nor tackle on their own.

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Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott, Don Philpott
2015
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Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma

A pioneering researcher gives us a new understanding of stress and trauma, as well as the tools to heal and thrive. Stress is our internal response to an experience that our brain perceives as threatening or challenging.

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Elizabeth A. Stanley
2019
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Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being

“This book will help you flourish.” With this sentence, internationally esteemed psychologist Martin Seligman begins Flourish, his first book in ten years—and the first to present his dynamic new concept of what well-being really is.

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Martin E. P. Seligman
2012
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