Put Your Oxygen Mask on First - The Challenges of Caregiving and the Importance of Self-Care
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Put Your Oxygen Mask on First - The Challenges of Caregiving and the Importance of Self-Care
Presented by Michelle M. Bishop PhD, Haile Market Therapy & Behavioral Medicine
Run Time: 57:43 minutes.
Dr. Bishop discusses stressors that can impact those who are caregivers for a recovering transplant patient including;
- loss of work
- social isolation
- fear, depression, uncertainty
- loss of control and independence
- changing roles
- fear what the future will bring
- physical challenge of being a caregiver
She also addresses strategies you can use to take care of yourself, while caring for a recovering transplant patient
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