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"The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

Sophia1Senior Contributor02 June 2018, 3:04 pm AEST

"The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

The above is a title of a book written by author...Linda Abbit

excerpt from back of book to follow:

"Linda is a family caregiver with more than twenty years of experience and the founder of

Tender Loving Eldercare a blog and online community for caregivers.

She holds a master's degree in education; worked in the eldercare industry and continues to be an advocate for older adults...especially those with dementia and Alzheimers disease."

I realise that there are zillions of books available ....this is one that I am currently reading..

This book is written in a way that it can be used as a quick reference point rather than having to read through pages and pages or whole chapters..

I believe that it is worthwhile looking at by every person who finds themself in some kind of caregiving role.....

this of course includes caring for ourselves...

Also very helpful in ways of dealing with depression....grief....loss and so much more...

I hope that it will be of use to at least one person....

It certainly is helping me in dealing with various relationships in my life...

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Unknown userMember02 June 2018, 3:12 pm AEST

Re: "The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

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Bella1978Senior Contributor03 June 2018, 9:41 pm AEST

Re: "The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

@Former-Member - thank you for tagging me in this post x

@Sophia1 - thank you for posting information about this book, it looks good so have just ordered it 🙂 x

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Sophia1Senior Contributor03 June 2018, 10:35 pm AEST

Re: "The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

Hello @Bella1978

I truly hope that you find different sections supporting and helpful..

I found itt easy to pick up from any page...

there is also a very detailed index for quick referencing..

conversation suggestions..

Of course keep on receiving the support you have on here as well as using the forums as a form of releasing your feelings..

all the best

Sophia

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Bella1978Senior Contributor04 June 2018, 12:06 am AEST

Re: "The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

thanks @Sophia1

hope you are well x

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Grasshopper3Senior Contributor06 June 2018, 9:30 am AEST

Re: "The Conscious Caregiver" A mindful approach to caring for your loved one ...without losing yourself

@Sophia1

Thanks for the tip, I ordered a copy too!

Grasshopper3

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