Compassion in Caregiving

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Over time caregiving can have a real impact on your body.Chronic stress.Poor sleep.Muscle tension.Burnout.Anxiety that s...
05/27/2026

Over time caregiving can have a real impact on your body.

Chronic stress.
Poor sleep.
Muscle tension.
Burnout.
Anxiety that stays “on” even when you finally sit down.

Many caregivers become so focused on everyone else’s appointments, medications, and needs that they slowly stop noticing their own health changing too.

⭐Here are some quick suggestions to get you started to paying attention to YOU now:

Take a few deep breaths, close your eyes, and notice what happens in your body during stress. Do you have any pain? Any tightness or sensation? Tap into when this arises as a warning signal to prioritize yourself, even just to sit down and take some deep breaths outside for 1 minute.

Book the appointment you keep putting off.

Move your body in small ways when you can.

Rest before your body forces you to.

Talk to someone before burnout becomes your normal.

You matter in this too.

05/26/2026

My mom was diagnosed with a rare dementia when I was 19. By the time I was 31 I had watched her forget my name.

She couldn’t communicate with me as time went on, I couldn’t call her for advice on raising my kids or just to have a quick conversation. Some days I didn’t even know if she knew who I was.

Ok… now it’s your turn. What is something monumental in your life you’d rather live without but that also makes you who you are? Tell me below 👇🏻

Often times being a caregiver while the person you care for in hospital can be even MORE stressful.Sleeping in chairs.Ma...
05/25/2026

Often times being a caregiver while the person you care for in hospital can be even MORE stressful.

Sleeping in chairs.
Managing updates.
Advocating constantly.
Trying to understand medical language.
The anxiety when you leave them.
Not knowing where the doctor is and missing them when they finally come to the room.
Coordinating family communication.
Balancing work, children, finances, and fear all at once.

Caregiving rarely pauses.
It just changes form.

Listen up !What if Barbie reflected the lives millions of families are already living? 💖Some children grow up helping ca...
05/20/2026

Listen up !

What if Barbie reflected the lives millions of families are already living? 💖

Some children grow up helping care for disabled siblings, aging grandparents, or parents with illness.

Some teenagers become emotional supports in homes struggling with mental health or addiction.

And many adults eventually step into caregiving too.

Yet when we look at the toy aisle, we see the dream careers.
Doctor Barbie. Veterinarian Barbie. Astronaut Barbie. CEO Barbie.

But we do not see the caregiving that so often exists alongside real life.

We do not see the daughter helping her father after a stroke.
The husband supporting his wife through illness.
The sibling advocating for their disabled brother.
The child sitting beside a grandparent in a nursing home.

Caregiving is one of the most universal human experiences there is.
So why is it still invisible in play?

An unpaid caregiver Barbie would help many feel seen.
It would normalize disability, aging, caregiving, mental health, and compassion.
It would show kids that love is not only about achievement. That intergenerational homes can be represented and beautiful.

This is bigger than Barbie.
This is about visibility.
Representation.
Real life.

Caregiver Barbie deserves a place in the aisle too. 💗

05/19/2026

That voice in your head that just whispered “same”? That’s exhaustion talking.

Wanting one day- just one-where you’re not needed, not responsible, not “on” for anyone… doesn’t make you a bad caregiver. It makes you human.

Caregivers burn out. Selfless people hit walls. And somewhere along the way we were taught that wanting rest for yourself is selfish. It’s not. It’s survival.

You are allowed to be tired of being needed. You are allowed to want space. You are allowed to refill your own cup-even if that means stepping away from everyone else’s for a minute.

Save this for the next time guilt over thinking creeps in. 🤍

The appointments, medication management, emotional support, crisis calls, paperwork, advocacy, scheduling, worry, and me...
05/18/2026

The appointments, medication management, emotional support, crisis calls, paperwork, advocacy, scheduling, worry, and mental load continue long after the workday ends.

Caregivers are trying to succeed in systems built as though they have nothing else depending on them.

Flexible workplaces should not be a luxury.
For many caregivers, they are the difference between coping and burnout.

05/14/2026

Meditation is a fantastic tool, but telling a caregiver ‘just meditate’ will not get them out of burnout. Try ‘meditating’ when your nervous system is on crazy overdrive and you don’t even know where to start- it’s like learning to ride a bike with a broken foot.

Here are some things that can help to move the needle when it comes to caregiver burnout:

1) Letting yourself feel and acknowledge it instead of just pushing through: it may feel counterintuitive but pushing emotions down and not letting feelings in & not allowing yourself to cry or process what is going on does not fix the problem. The more you repress the more emotions build on one another and then try to come up for ‘air’- aka remind you that they’re there and intrude even more. Sitting with the feelings and making space for what is happening gives all these emotions a place allows you to bring self-compassion in later for your situation.

2) Starting to say no- even to one thing.

You do it all- you take it all in, you are overwhelmed and can’t do it anymore. By setting a LIMIT you are showing yourself you are at your end point and deserve a boundary and you are also showing others that you actually cannot do everything ongoing without any reprieve.

3) Sitting outside alone for 5 minutes WITHOUT A PHONE and just looking around, listening to the sounds, focusing on your body and breathing (this has mindfulness components but is not a forced meditation). This can be used when you feel your nervous system exploding and you just need a *pause* before you self combust.

If you’re here we think you will really enjoy our podcast, Caregiver’s Compass. Especially our episode on the realities of caregiver mental health (hint: you’re not alone in your burnout!). Want a direct link? Comment BURNOUT to get it right away in your inbox!

Caregiving can make even the calmest person do things slightly outside their scope of practice. 😂Somewhere between the s...
05/13/2026

Caregiving can make even the calmest person do things slightly outside their scope of practice. 😂

Somewhere between the stress, responsibility, lack of sleep, and constant worrying, many of us become part caregiver, part physician in training, part Google search engine extraordinaire.

If you laughed at this carousel, you may have done at least 3 of these this week.

What would you add to the list? 👀.

05/12/2026

Like.. every other day when I was a caregiver….

05/11/2026

To me, this is one of the most important messages I will ever communicate on here. PLEASE share.

Thank you ❤️
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