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This week, Rayna Neises, your host, interviews April McCallum.  April focuses her passion for communication and creativity on writing, art, and advocacy projects.  She has authored several inspirational coloring books for adults, one of which is titled “Reflections of Love: Coloring Book Therapy for Grief and Loss”.  The following insights are shared:

• We need moments when we can be mindful, relax, rest, and be with our thoughts to reflect on our relationships and the giving and taking of love.
• Selfcare includes more than just taking a nap or a day off:
  • Practice self-advocacy
  • Find helpers whose passions can assist you
  • Get a prayer partner
  • Unload the burden
  • Express your feelings
• Do not major in the minors!  The small stuff is not what you will remember when your loved one is gone.
• Being right vs. being supportive in the way that your loved one needs.
• Learn from the person you are caring for by documenting their personal story/history.
• The risk of loving someone and then losing them is worth it.