You are holding on to your smile, but don’t hesitate to get help if you find you need it.
You are holding your own, but you probably have some difficult days. This is a tough season of life. It is ok to need to look at things differently to learn to cope with everything. You might want to explore journaling, a support group, or other self-care habits now to reinforce your coping skills.
You seem to be doing well handling your level of grief and loss right now. Be on the lookout for resources to grow your mindset during this season.
Check out this article to anticipatory grief to see if that is having an impact on you. There are other resources listed below you might find helpful too.
Resources for your caring season.
No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season shares Rayna Neises’ personal heart-warming stories and practical suggestions for journeying through one’s caregiving season.
As people age, so do their loved ones. The healthy integration of caring for an aging parent requires being able to walk them all the way to the end of their life while still having a life to walk back into. No Regrets helps caregivers consider how being intentional in their season of caring will allow them to care for their loved one well while at the same time not losing themselves in the caring.
Rayna Neises understands the joys and challenges that come from a season of caring. She helped care for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span. She is able to look back on those days now with no regrets – and she wishes the same for every woman caring for aging parents.
To help others through this challenging season of life, Rayna has written No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season, a book filled with her own heart-warming stories and practical suggestions for journeying through a caregiving season. Rayna is an ICF Associate Certified Coach with certifications in both Life and Leadership Coaching from the Professional Christian Coaching Institute.
She is prepared to help you through your own season of caring. Learn more at ASeasonOfCaring.com and connect with Rayna on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.