Journaling for Caregivers

By Claire Rabe

Journaling for Caregivers is a self care technique that's available to all, whoever their writing experience or ability. Follow these simple writing exercises to gain clarity, peace of mind and a new sense of purpose while caring for another.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Jul 29, 2018
• ISBN: 9781387965700

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Journaling for Caregivers

Journaling for Caregivers

Copyright 2018 by Claire Rabe

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

First Printing 2018

ISBN 978-1-387-96570-0

Content ID: 23166251

Let’s Begin the Journey

A famous wag once said, ‘eighty percent of success is just showing up."

How true that is for those of us who show up to write. There is a magic, a connection, a peace and a comfort found in journaling. My higher self, my wiser soul, my fairy godmother – call it whatever you wish – comes alive to me as I write.

I’m a caregiver, just like you. I know the stress, the anxiety and frustration of caring for another, often at the expense of caring for myself. However, journal writing is not a chore or another item on an