Essential Self-Care for Caregivers and Helpers

This is Brockman's second book, emphasizing the importance of self-care for the legions of people supporting and taking care of others. This includes paid professionals including nurses, counselors/therapists, social service workers, paramedics, hospice workers as well as teachers and other "high-intensity relaters." Additionally, the target audience includes the more than 78 million baby boomers who are now taking care of their aging parents or a loved one at home with an illness such as cancer or Alzheimer's disease.

"Special features": This book addresses the issues of unconscious empathy, the characteristics of the "helper" personality, inconsistent or insufficient boundaries and the subtle energy consequences that can occur from inadequate self-care such as illness and adrenal fatigue, resulting in secondary traumatization and compassion fatigue.

Provides to Readers:

How to protect yourself from becoming "infected" by clients Practical strategies for "High-Intensity Relaters" Understand the importance of creating energetic boundaries to stay healthy Hot to insulate yourself from energy drainers Specific steps for working with your inner guides through imagery exercises Concrete techniques to avoid adrenal exhaustion Learning the difference between conscious and unconscious empathy Proper use and understanding of Bach flower remedies for stress management

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