ARTICLE

FindCenter AddIcon

Running Out of Spoons: Self Care When You Have a Disability

By Meriah Nichols

Despite what popular culture says, we all know that people with disabilities are not actually the same (ha!), and that what will work with self care with our disability won’t necessarily work for someone else’s.

Read on www.meriahnichols.com

FindCenter Post-Image

The Fundamentals of Caring

A man suffering a family loss enrolls in a class about care-giving that changes his perspective on life.

Movie
2016
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
11:36

Tourette Syndrome: Support for Parents

Do you suspect that your child might have Tourette Syndrome? What are the challenges of Tourette - for your child and for you? Where can you turn for support?

Video
2019
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
07:26

How to parent a child with Tourettes - Tourettes101

Learning to live with Tourette’s is a journey. Whether it’s your Tourette’s or that of your child. But knowledge is power. So I asked parents of Tourette’s children: “What do you wish you knew when you just found out your child has Tourette’s?”

Video
2020
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
02:05

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.

Video
2021
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others

This beloved bestseller—over 180,000 copies sold—has helped caregivers worldwide keep themselves emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy in the face of the sometimes overwhelming traumas they confront every day.

Book
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk
2009
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

The Caregiver’s Guide to Self Care: Help for Your Caregiving Journey

Inspiring, encouraging, comforting . . . this self-care guidebook gives readers practical, no-cost solutions for their problems with caregiver stress. Stories, professional advice, questionnaires, activities and discussion questions help guide readers on their caregiver journey.

Book
Jane Meier Hamilton
2012
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Self-Care for Caregivers: A Twelve Step Approach

Are you one of the growing number of people who serves as a caregiver for an aging or chronically ill friend or family member? If so, you probably struggle to meet both their special needs and still find time and resources for yourself. But now there is reason to take heart.

Book
Pat Samples, Diane Larsen, Marvin Larsen
2025
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
15:01

Self-Care for Caregivers | Linda Ercoli | TEDxUCLA

This talk will outline important coping strategies for people who care for loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Video
2018
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image
17:37

How to Manage Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving | Patricia Smith | TEDxSanJuanIsland

Caregivers are often so busy caring for others that they tend to neglect their own emotional, physical, and spiritual health. Studies confirm that caregivers play host to a high level of compassion fatigue.

Video
2017
FindCenter AddIcon
FindCenter Post-Image

Autism Adulthood: Insights and Creative Strategies for a Fulfilling Life

One of the biggest fears of parents with children with autism is their looming adulthood and all that it entails.

Book
Susan Senator
2025
FindCenter AddIcon

EXPLORE TOPIC

Disabled Well-Being