Caregiver Happiness

I find that happiness can be a tough subject for caregivers.

I used to base my happiness on how well my husband was feeling or thought if something would change in my life it would make me happy. Caregiving is a struggle and some days it's really difficult to even think happiness is an option. 

The thing that has to happen for you to find happiness as a caregiver is - accept your caregiving role. It’s easy to say you are a caregiver but have you accepted that you are. Or are you still trying to live life as a non-caregiver who just happens to care for another person?

Over time I realized that I had to decide what type of caregiver I was going to be. I had to figure out what that role looked like and then I had to work on accepting that role. Otherwise, I would just continue to feel stressed out and overwhelmed. 

List to today’s episode to learn how you can start to bring happiness and positivity back to your life. 

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