Lisa Brown

Sometimes that's one of the biggest pieces in making sure that a caregiver doesn't feel so alone or isolated is connecting them with other caregivers who have a shared experience so that they feel like they're developing that community of care for themselves beyond what we can offer with the limited resources we do as providers.

Sometimes that's one of the biggest pieces in making sure that a caregiver doesn't feel so alone or isolated is connecting them with other caregivers who have a shared experience so that they feel like they're developing that community of care for themselves beyond what we can offer with the limited resources we do as providers.

Yeah, some of the work that I do with caregivers is doing just that. It's connecting with them and talking with them one-on-one and helping sort through some of those feelings and those emotions and talking about different strategies to help minimize the risk for burnout moving forward. So it's talking through, you know,

Yeah, some of the work that I do with caregivers is doing just that. It's connecting with them and talking with them one-on-one and helping sort through some of those feelings and those emotions and talking about different strategies to help minimize the risk for burnout moving forward. So it's talking through, you know,

beyond what the resources are, how can we really build on the strengths that that caregiver always already has, and then help equip them to move forward so they feel more confident and more comfortable in that role as a caregiver. So it's really building on those strengths and helping expand their toolkit of what they have so that they're not

beyond what the resources are, how can we really build on the strengths that that caregiver always already has, and then help equip them to move forward so they feel more confident and more comfortable in that role as a caregiver. So it's really building on those strengths and helping expand their toolkit of what they have so that they're not

putting as much pressure on themselves to have to do it all on their own. And so, you know, whether it's connecting them to other resources so that they can, you know, get someone into the house to help so that they're not having to do all the bathing on their own, connecting them to programs that might help them financially if they qualify for

putting as much pressure on themselves to have to do it all on their own. And so, you know, whether it's connecting them to other resources so that they can, you know, get someone into the house to help so that they're not having to do all the bathing on their own, connecting them to programs that might help them financially if they qualify for

county-funded programs or whatever it might be, educating around that.

county-funded programs or whatever it might be, educating around that.

It's also talking about the importance of them taking a break for themselves and how can they take that break, connecting them to those resources so that they get some respite so they can still be their own person and connect with the people that are important in their life or connect spiritually through their faith community or whatever it might be that really helps them feel centered and like their own person outside of their role as a caregiver.

It's also talking about the importance of them taking a break for themselves and how can they take that break, connecting them to those resources so that they get some respite so they can still be their own person and connect with the people that are important in their life or connect spiritually through their faith community or whatever it might be that really helps them feel centered and like their own person outside of their role as a caregiver.

So it's helping them look, I think, at the big picture. I always talk about a pie chart. What percentage of that pie chart do you identify as a caregiver and which part do you identify as your own self? And what would be the ideal for you? What do you want that pie chart to look like?

So it's helping them look, I think, at the big picture. I always talk about a pie chart. What percentage of that pie chart do you identify as a caregiver and which part do you identify as your own self? And what would be the ideal for you? What do you want that pie chart to look like?

And in order to get there, what things can we plug in to make sure that you can keep that balance in the way that you want it? And then setting up those boundaries. Moving forward, what are the things that you're okay with doing as a family caregiver? And what things aren't you okay with doing? And who can help hold you accountable? I always use incontinence as an example. Some people will say,

And in order to get there, what things can we plug in to make sure that you can keep that balance in the way that you want it? And then setting up those boundaries. Moving forward, what are the things that you're okay with doing as a family caregiver? And what things aren't you okay with doing? And who can help hold you accountable? I always use incontinence as an example. Some people will say,

You know, once this person is incontinent, I'm not going to be able to do that anymore. But slowly over time, you get one bout of incontinence and you're like, oh, that's OK. It was only one time. Right. But slowly that one time becomes one time a day. And so how do we really help caregivers recognize like this is a process where we need to really have those boundaries set for ourselves?

You know, once this person is incontinent, I'm not going to be able to do that anymore. But slowly over time, you get one bout of incontinence and you're like, oh, that's OK. It was only one time. Right. But slowly that one time becomes one time a day. And so how do we really help caregivers recognize like this is a process where we need to really have those boundaries set for ourselves?

And there's some fluidity in that. But how do we make sure if we're sliding in that direction, we stop and we take that step back and say, you know, I need to check in with myself and see how this is going. And if it's not feeling comfortable to me, let's tap into those resources that we talked about during our meetings so that we can get things in place so it doesn't get to a point of burnout.

And there's some fluidity in that. But how do we make sure if we're sliding in that direction, we stop and we take that step back and say, you know, I need to check in with myself and see how this is going. And if it's not feeling comfortable to me, let's tap into those resources that we talked about during our meetings so that we can get things in place so it doesn't get to a point of burnout.