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Dear all
This week we are bringing our study of How to be Sick to a close. Thank you to all of you who have taken part over the past six months or so. We hope it has been of benefit to you.
The final group of practices that Toni focusses on is handling caregiver burnout. While not all of us are caregivers, it may be that we have also noticed this in people involved in our own care.
Not only do caregivers often have to give up much of their own life, sometimes their work and often a lot of social contact, caring for someone who is sick can be both physically and emotionally hard work, with one day seeming much like the less, and very little respite.
However much we love the person we are caring for, it is not surprising that many carers become worn down and burned out.
Toni’s suggestions for working with feelings of burnout include:
Taking solace in the fact you are not alone
Practicing tonglen, breathing in the struggles of other caregivers and breathing out metta to them.
Reaching out to other family members for help and support rather than waiting for them to offer.
Connecting with other caregivers through local and internet support groups
Questions for this week:
If you are a caregiver, do you have any particular methods for dealing with times when you feel worn down or burned out?
Do any of Toni’s suggest strategies resonate?
For everyone, how have you found working with this book? Have any parts in particular been helpful or insightful.
Thank you so much for being part of this study group!
Much metta
Kokuu (and Meian and Onka who have been a big part of co-leading the discussions)
Dear all
This week we are bringing our study of How to be Sick to a close. Thank you to all of you who have taken part over the past six months or so. We hope it has been of benefit to you.
The final group of practices that Toni focusses on is handling caregiver burnout. While not all of us are caregivers, it may be that we have also noticed this in people involved in our own care.
Not only do caregivers often have to give up much of their own life, sometimes their work and often a lot of social contact, caring for someone who is sick can be both physically and emotionally hard work, with one day seeming much like the less, and very little respite.
However much we love the person we are caring for, it is not surprising that many carers become worn down and burned out.
Toni’s suggestions for working with feelings of burnout include:
Taking solace in the fact you are not alone
Practicing tonglen, breathing in the struggles of other caregivers and breathing out metta to them.
Reaching out to other family members for help and support rather than waiting for them to offer.
Connecting with other caregivers through local and internet support groups
Questions for this week:
If you are a caregiver, do you have any particular methods for dealing with times when you feel worn down or burned out?
Do any of Toni’s suggest strategies resonate?
For everyone, how have you found working with this book? Have any parts in particular been helpful or insightful.
Thank you so much for being part of this study group!
Much metta
Kokuu (and Meian and Onka who have been a big part of co-leading the discussions)
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