Robin Stueber, Wellness Coach from Positive Intelligence helps us understand how vital it is for caregivers to receive adequate support. As a wellness coach, Robin devises strategies and action plans to care for caregivers.

Intro 0:00

Personal Story 3:45

Tips

Challenges for Caregivers - 6:15

• Especially important in Hawaii where multi generational housing is common.

• Balancing full time work and caregiving can become a difficult burden.

• Caregivers often struggle with competing priorities.

• Working caregivers often experience high stress, resentment and guilt.

Support for Caregivers - 7:33

• Caregivers often need a trusted outlet.

• A wellness coach serves as a safe advisor.

• A wellness coach is there to discuss highly personal issues.

• A wellness coach helps identify priorities to craft a path forward.

Unique Approach - 8:25

• A wellness coach is not a therapist.

• Therapists are counselors, psychologists or social workers.

• Wellness coaches help set personal goals and chart the path to achieve them.

Personal Journey - 9:13

• Managing aging parents and/or in-laws brings the issue home.

• Effort to maintain adequate caretaking duties inevitably increases.

• Once medical issues come into play, conflicts become common.

• Some caretakers leave their jobs to care for loved ones.

• Wellness coaches assist people with holistic wellness.

Setting Boundaries - 11:50

• Caregivers suffering from burn out often aren’t aware.

• Manifestations of burnout include forgetfulness and insomnia.

• Sacrificing too much personal interest can lead to resentment.

• Many caretakers reach a crisis point before seeking outside help.

• Managing current affairs can distract from planning for the future.

First Steps - 13:44

• Each client caregiver’s requirements are unique.

• Identifying a client’s needs is the first step in the discovery process.

• Conflicting feelings of resentment and guilt are common among caretakers.

• Wellness coaches help clients envision changes relevant to them.

• Wellness coaches set small achievable goals along the path.

Survival Strategies - 17:30

• Caretakers should be vigilant about negative feelings.

• Negative thought patterns can limit the ability to emotionally connect.

• Caretakers should focus on things they enjoy.

• Deep breathing and visualization are effective coping techniques.

• Mental fitness exercises counter balance negative thoughts.

Mental Fitness - 19:21

• Healthy mental muscles require a daily workout and proper nourishment.

• Building mental resilience can be stymied by negative thoughts.

• Recognizing and shifting negative thoughts are key to the process.

• Focusing on the positive aspects of daily life is also important.

• Mental resilience enables caregivers to successfully cope with stress.

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