Rayna Neises, ACC, host, reflects on caregiver identity and self-compassion from her interview last week with Charlotte Bayala (Episode 141). Rayna continues with those topics offering the following information:
- [1:40] Putting on a caregiver identity can take some time.
- [3:00] The Caregiving season can surprise many people with how it impacts your identity.
- [4:00] Caregiver is just another hat.
- [5:00] Extending grace to yourself is something to work on.
- [6:00] Ways to offer grace:
- [6:57] Thinking about how you evaluate your mistakes or actions can help you have a picture of how to be a little kinder to yourself.
- [9:14] Focusing on your behavior and not on who you are as a person can benefit you and make the situation better next time.
- [9:38] Ask, “How would you treat a friend?”
- [13:29] Your parents would not want you to give up everything.
- [15:50] This episode is brought to you by the Encouragement Series. It starts November 8th – 18th and is a free series offering you hope, inspiration, and encouragement. Visit www.EncouragementSeries.com to be a part.
Rayna Neises understands the joys and challenges that come from a season of caring. She helped care for both of her parents during their separate battles with Alzheimer’s over a thirty-year span. She is able to look back on those days now with no regrets – and she wishes the same for everyone caring for aging parents.
Rayna is the author of No Regrets: Hope for Your Caregiving Season, an ICF certified coach, the host of “A Season of Caring” podcast, Positive Approach® to Care (PAC)Independent Certified Trainer and speaker who is passionate about offering encouragement, support, and resources for regret-free caring aimed at preventing family caregivers from aimlessly wandering through this important season of life.
Rayna lives on a farm in southeast Kansas with her husband, Ron, and small pack of adorable dogs. She is the baby of her family, but most would never guess that. She is a former teacher who enjoys crafts of all kinds and spending time with her grandkids most of all.
