Self-Care for Caregivers with Debbie Weiss

In this episode Karen has a great conversation with Debbie Weiss, founder of Caregiver Support Squad around the need for caregivers to take focus on self-care.As a teenager Debbie had to grow up really fast and take care of her father for thirty years. Currently she cares for her disabled husband and son which led her to give everything that she had and feeling angry, resentful, overwhelmed and exhausted along the way. You know those feelings, right?She was always so busy thinking what she needed to do for everyone else she never considering that she needed to care for herself too.You can transform your life one day at a time. It is critically important for every caregiver to focus on prioritizing their own care. Do not stay in a negative world of overwhelm, jealousy, anger and exhaustion. Practical steps:Create a new habit by taking small incremental steps.Pick something you want to do. Start with 5 minutes a day several times a week.Find the right activities.Don't be discouraged.Stop being hard on yourself.Self-care is a necessity not a luxury.You only have one life to live. While you choose to live it caring for loved ones, you can still take care of yourself and enjoy your life.Reach out to Debbie on her website:http://www.caregiversupportsquad.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caregiver.support.squad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Caregiver-Support-Squad-110432541469869/eMail: [email protected] rate and write a review if this episode helped you in any way. Find out more about Hope is Powerful podcast on the following:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeispowerfulpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hopeispowerfulWebsite: https://www.karensebastian.comSend a textFor more hope inspiration you can follow her posts on:https://www.instagram.com/the.hope.ladyhttps://www.facebook.com/hopeispowerfulRate and review this podcast to spread the hope to others who need to be reminded they can go from rock-bottom to the mountain top one step at a time.