40. Empowered Caregiving - Prioritize You

In This Together: Building Resilience When Caregiving for Your Partner

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Today, I’m sharing Day 4 of the Empowered Caregiving Challenge, where we focus on making yourself a priority.
As caregivers, we often neglect our own needs, falling into the trap of putting others first—day after day, week after week. This pattern leads to burnout, exhaustion, and resentment. In today's episode, I dive into why prioritizing self-care is so hard and how shifting our mindset can help us feel more empowered.

Caregiving takes a huge mental, physical, and emotional toll, yet we rarely give ourselves credit for it. Adjusting our expectations around what we can realistically accomplish is key.
In addition, thought errors—like believing our needs aren’t important—hold us back. We need to question and reframe these beliefs.
Finally, caregiving often feels like a no-win situation, where tending to ourselves seems selfish. But it’s not—it’s necessary.

By developing an empowered mindset, setting a minimum baseline for self-care, and seeking win-win solutions, we can recharge and show up better for both ourselves and our loved ones.

As a Resiliency Coach for people who are caregiving for their partner, I'm here to support YOU, the caregiver. Learn more about my work at www.coachmarika.com.

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