Feeling stretched? This is your new reality.
Welcome to Episode 15: Feeling stretched? This is your new reality.
Feeling Stretched? Feeling like you have no time for anything? Feeling frazzled and can’t even look beyond now?
This is your new normal. This is your new reality.
How does that make you feel when I say that? Let me say it again. This is your new normal. This is your new reality.
When I was in the thick of my caregiving overwhelm, I felt unprepared, stretched, frazzled and exhausted. I was angry. I would sit and cry. I felt hopeless and even thought that there was something wrong with me. I didn’t want to admit my new reality. For some reason I thought this was a temporary thing.
I was missing deadlines at work. Couldn’t focus. I make mistakes on my finances and my Mom’s finances. I would lose my phone and my keys. Any extra time...
Oh that weight gain!
My journey started in 2017 when Denis received his first of two cancer diagnosis. That day I also was given the title of Caregiver.
During this cancer journey, there were tons of changes for my spouse. Cancer is not a journey anyone should have to experience and as a Caregiver it was not something I wanted to be part of. But I loved my husband and would take on his care like a CEO. I was a scheduler, a chauffeur, a nurse, a team member and more. I also worked full time for my corporate 100 company and ran my business.
One thing I didn’t do well in the last 28 months was make my health a priority. I gained over 25 pounds. At one point I tipped the scales 30 pounds over my ideal weight. When I look back stress played a lot of havoc with you.
- My sleep patterns were off
- My eating wasn’t routine since Denis’ ate when he could
- When I was in the midst of all of the craziness,...
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