U good? Impactful Caregiving for Real Time

U good? is slang for how are things? Do you need anything? or Is there anything I can do to help? And when it comes to caregiving and managing the many layers of caregiving, some days that answer is rhetorical, loaded or fraught with overwhelm.  

Sometimes the final determination of my state of wellbeing as a caregiver solely hinges on the wellbeing of my aging loved one. Here are some key steps to avoid caregiver overwhelm.

1. Take an inventory of caregiver tasks that will ease the load 

  This can look like asking a friend or neighbor to do sit with your aging loved one on set self-care days or dropping off clothes to the cleaners  or budget for one meal a week that is take out

2. Allow yourself Grace

Caregiver Tasks are exhaustive, repetitive and cyclical. Practice positive self talk by saying it will be ok. You are giving of yourself and this is your greatest gift. Breathe.

3. If you struggle between managing career and caregiver tasks locate systems that assist in your efforts. 

Virtual Assistants work best when given specific and tangible tasks that can make career and personal life run smoothly.

4. Busy Caregivers need services! Someone to walk the dog, someone to do the meal prep, someone to clean the house, someone to pick up the kids, someone to manage our mental health mindset and so on! [email protected] to find out about our impactful caregiving affiliate program of trusted resources that can provide solutions to ease your caregiver stress.

5. Applied knowledge is power

ImpactfulCaregiving.com  has several caregiver course offerings to Caregive like a boss!