EPISODE · Jun 3, 2025 · 9 MIN
Managing Emotions as Caregiver. Thoughts from Author Susanne White
from Helping.Mom · host Terry, Army Vet & Caregiver
Contact Helping.Mom (we don’t spam) I would argue caregiving is ALL ABOUT managing emotions. Which is why I was awful at it, when I first began. Author Susanne White in book "Self-care for Caregivers," makes 3 interesting insights into managing emotions as caregiver. Caregiving is an intense experience--with big feelings. Boy, is it!?!?! We cannot make negative feelings (shock, denial, anger, depression, fear, etc) disappear, but by being aware of them they lose their power over us. The only way to get over our feelings is to get thru them, what she calls "to sit still--and feel" (which as you will hear in podcast is hard for me to say!!!). But if we do above, our emotions can serve as guidelines for us, rather than as goads & gods warring about us and inside our brains as caregivers. Please share your own thoughts on managing emotions as caregivers. How are you doing in this?
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Contact Helping.Mom (we don’t spam) I would argue caregiving is ALL ABOUT managing emotions. Which is why I was awful at it, when I first began. Author Susanne White in book "Self-care for Caregivers," makes 3 interesting insights into managing emotions as caregiver. Caregiving is an intense experience--with big feelings. Boy, is it!?!?! We cannot make negative feelings (shock, denial, anger, depression, fear, etc) disappear, but by being aware of them they lose their power...
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