Ah,the NEW year! With all the focus of resolutions and new beginnings
, I am declaring my own new direction.
“Hi, I’m Julie of Gracefulgrit Coaching and I am a consultant and coach for elderly parent caregivers wanting guidance and support while navigating the logistics and emotions of this challenging journey.”
I am finding that those of us involved in elderly parent caregiving have such shared common experience that:
The only difference between elderly parent caregivers who are feeling:
- trapped
- resentful
- overwhelmed
- exhausted
- alone
and those who are at ease IS:
elderly parent caregivers who are at ease have discovered how and why to :
- Position their needs at the TOP of the to do list.
- Provide care with purpose and intent rather than duty.
- Create freedom for themselves within the caregiving schedule.
- Detach from resentments towards “delinquent” siblings and family members.
- Say NO – without guilt- and open up more YES for themselves.
- Grant themselves permission to live their own life more fully.
- “Weed out” what is unnecessary in their situation- guilt, other’s opinions, negative habits, ineffective routines, toxic relationships.
- Schedule NON- negotiable time for themselves
- Change resignation of their role into acceptance
Generally speaking, I am in the second group. I am currently at ease with my continuing role of elderly parent caregiver . This is not to say that I don’t have some backsliding BUT…. I know my role and I am comfortable in the “skin” of what it requires.
I practice empathy- both with elderly parents and myself.
And there are limits to healthy caregiving empathy- I now know what I need to do and how and when I can respond.
http://yourtango.com recently posed some of the risks of empathy. Although it is the platform of elderly parent caregiving , indiscriminate empathetic caregiving can hurt rather than help.
As a thirteen year veteran as an elderly parent caregiver,I find that one of the biggest challenges is how to keep yourself at ease and healthy within your role.
Gracefulgrit Elderly Parent Caregiving Coaching
was designed for YOU- an elderly parent caregiver . This journey and role are too difficult to navigate alone.
Contact me for a complimentary discovery session. You have a LOT to gain and nothing to lose. Invest in yourself for time with one who understands this path!
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- 9 Years as Facilitator for local retiement adjustment group
- Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.)
- Three Master's Degrees (M. Eds) in Learning Remediation, Vocational Education and Administration.
- Certified Family Transitions Coach (Certified Through Coach Training Alliance)
- Active member of International Coach Federation.
- Lifelong learner and practitioner of gracefully applying grit to life's challenging transitions.
Email: Julie@JulieGreen.org
Phone: 208-755-2824
