How to Care for Yourself—When You're a Caregiver for Someone Else: The Life Guide Series

By Dr. Suzanne Gelb, PhD, JD

Caregiver for an elderly parent, partner, or child with special needs?

It's a big job—and often requires an extra-powerful toolkit to handle the challenges, gracefully. The person you're caring for needs you. But you have needs, too. This life guide can help.

YOU'LL LEARN HOW TO:

• Identify what's in your control, and make peace with what's not.
• Release pent-up emotions safely, so that you don't "lash out" at the person you love.
• Create a powerful self-care plan (essential, because your responsibilities can be so depleting).
• Find the "joy" and "dignity" in caregiving.
• And more!

Join the many caregivers who have learned how to tend to their own needs as they care for others by following the steps in the Life Guide on How To Care For Yourself—When You're A Caregiver For Someone Else, today!
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The Life Guide Series
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Reviews

"I enjoyed your Caregivers Guide. It is appealing, well-organized and has great information." 
—Dr. Mary Clark, psychologist

 
"Dr. Gelb's "How to Care for Yourself Life Guide" is brilliant, helpful and so necessary. Having myself been a caretaker four times, I can tell you that the last thing someone needs is one more overwhelming thing to do. You are already operating in a complete state of overwhelm and yet still need some support and an outlet.
 
Suzanne has created the perfect easy, but powerful way to do something for yourself. The question prompts with fill-in-the-blanks, makes doing the work feel like a pleasurable outlet. Through her questions and suggestions it's as if she's walking along side you gently guiding you with her big, open, nonjudgemental heart. 

If you are feeling the need for something supportive, but feel like you can't deal with even one more thing, this guide in its super gentle, but powerful way, might just be the answer." 
—TBF

"Before, self-care wasn't a word I ever would have used—it felt selfish and indulgent… but after working through this guide, I see how easily I can make myself feel better—and how that helps me take better care of my loved ones.

I absolutely loved how this guide broke everything down, step by step. I never felt overwhelmed." 
—RR

"Learning how to love yourself and treat yourself kindly—even when your life, career, body, and relationships aren't 'totally perfect'—is one of the hardest things to do.  Dr. Suzanne Gelb breaks down the art of self-love into practical steps.

No woo-woo vagueness. Just easy-to-follow exercises pulled from her 28-year career in the field. If you're looking for practicality and effectiveness, these Life Guides are a steal of a deal."
—Susan Hyatt, Master Certified Life Coach, Published Author

"Your guidebooks are gems."
—Alexandra Franzen, Author, columnist and communication expert

• Language: English
• Publisher: Suzanne J. Gelb PhD, JD
• Release date: Sep 13, 2019
• ISBN: 9781950764198

Book preview

PRAISE FOR... THE LIFE GUIDES

I wrote this life guide on handling the challenges of being a caregiver, as well as 10 other life guides on various topics, to help readers successfully navigate some of life’s trickiest challenges.

Each Life Guide includes educational information sourced from my three+ decades of coaching and counseling in the field of emotional wellness.

What readers are saying

Praise

I enjoyed your Caregivers Guide. It is appealing, well-organized and has great information.

—Dr. Mary Clark, PhD, psychologist

Dr. Gelb’s How to Care for Yourself Life Guide is brilliant, helpful and so necessary.

Having myself been a caretaker four times, I can tell you that the last thing someone needs is one more overwhelming thing to do. You are already operating in a complete state of overwhelm and yet still need some support and an outlet.

Suzanne has created the perfect easy, but powerful. way to do something for yourself. The question prompts with fill-in-the-blanks, makes doing the work feel like a pleasurable outlet. Through her questions and suggestions it’s as if she’s walking along side you gently guiding you with her big, open, nonjudgmental heart.

If you are feeling the need for something supportive, but feel like you can’t deal with even one more thing, this guide is a super gentle, but powerful way, might just be the answer.

—Tracy Baum-Finkel

Before, self-care wasn’t a word I ever would have used — it felt selfish and indulgent... but after working through this guide, I see how easily I can make myself feel better — and how that helps me take better care of my loved ones.

I absolutely loved how this guide broke everything down, step by step. I never felt overwhelmed.

—Rebecca Rapple

"Learning how to love yourself and treat yourself kindly — even when your life, career, body, and relationships aren’t ‘totally perfect’ — is one of the hardest things to do.

Dr. Suzanne Gelb breaks down the art of self-love into practical steps. No woo-woo vagueness. Just easy-to-follow exercises pulled from her 28-year career in the field.

If you’re looking for practicality and effectiveness, these Life Guides are a steal of a deal."

—Susan Hyatt, Master Certified Life Coach, Published Author

Your guidebooks are gems.

—Alexandra Franzen, Published Author, Writing Teacher

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHANGE HOW YOU CARE FOR YOURSELF, CHANGE HOW YOU CARE FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

WHAT’S INSIDE AND HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE.

STEP 1

WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?

STEP 2

WHAT ARE YOUR LIMITATIONS?

STEP 3

MANAGE YOUR FEELINGS.

PART 4

FIND MORE SUPPORT.

STEP 5

FIND SATISFACTION AND HONOR.

STEP 6

CREATE A SELF-CARE PLAN.

STEP 7

POSITIVE SUBMISSION.

A FEW FINAL WORDS

MAKING YOUR OWN WELLBEING A PRIORITY PREVENTS CAREGIVER BURNOUT.

MORE TIPS, MORE TOOLS

5 FAQS ABOUT STRESSFUL CAREGIVING SITUATIONS AND DILEMMAS.

WHAT’S NEXT?

RESOURCES... TO KEEP LEARNING AND GROWING

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR

INDEX

DISCLAIMER

This book is a tool that can help you become the best caregiver you can be.

This book contains educational exercises and tips drawn from the author’s career in the field of emotional wellness with over 30 years of experience. This book is for informational purposes only, and is not intended to diagnose or treat any illness, nor is it a substitute for professional or psychological advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified health care professional before engaging in any new, self-help resource (such as this one) and with questions you may have about your health and wellbeing.

Any case material that may be alluded to in this book, including in articles, or in interviews [see Resources section] does not constitute guarantees of similar outcomes for the reader. No results can be promised, since everyone's personal development path is unique. Names and details have been changed for privacy.

Links inside this book to external websites are for informational purposes only. Linking does not imply endorsement of or affiliation with that site, its content, or any product or service it may offer.

All link URLs in this book are current at the time of printing. Link URLs may