AARP Meditations for Caregivers: Practical, Emotional, and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family
Autor Barry J. Jacobs, Julia L. Mayeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 iul 2016
An
AARP
book
for
caregivers
combining
day-to-day
advice
and
uplifting
guidance
in
a
daily
meditations
format.
Family care giving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues.AARP Meditations for Caregiversblends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment.
The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical care giving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.
Family care giving has its challenges: emotional overload, time constraints, anxiety, burnout, missed work, adult sibling conflicts, and marital issues.AARP Meditations for Caregiversblends emotional and spiritual motivation to minimize the strains while helping caregivers view their work as a mission from the heart. Chapters are organized by theme, including topics such as accepting your feelings, knowing your limits, seeking support, and managing stress. Each reading offers a poignant meditation, an anecdote drawn from the author's personal or clinical experience, and hands-on or psychological advice to foster coping skills and a sense of fulfillment.
The meditations in this dispensable book will provide you with solutions to typical care giving challenges, offer relief and renewal through mindfulness, and inspire you to find meaning and value in the work you do.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780738219028
ISBN-10: 0738219029
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 143 x 213 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
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ISBN-10: 0738219029
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 143 x 213 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.23 kg
Editura: Hachette Book Group
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Notă biografică
Barry
J.
Jacobs,
Psy.D.,is
a
clinical
psychologist,
family
therapist,
and
the
author
of
the
bookThe
Emotional
Survival
Guide
for
Caregivers:
Looking
After
Yourself
and
Your
Family
While
Helping
an
Aging
Parent.
Dr.
Jacobs
has
given
more
than
400
local,
regional
and
national
presentations
on
family
caregiving
for
family
caregivers
and
community
groups,
mental
health/social
service
professionals,
and
physicians/nurses.
Since
2008,
Dr.
Jacobs
has
been
the
national
spokesperson
on
family
caregiving
for
the
American
Heart
Association/American
Stroke
Association.
He
is
on
the
expert
panel
for
the
Caregiver
Crisis
Great
Challenge
for
TEDMED.com,
an
honorary
board
member
of
the
Well
Spouse
Association,
and
a
past
board
member
of
the
Collaborative
Family
Healthcare
Association.
He
is
on
the
expert
panel
for
the
AARP
Advisory
Panel
and
writes
a
monthly
caregiving
column
for
AARP.org.
As
a
clinician,
Dr.
Jacobs
specializes
in
helping
individuals
and
families
cope
with
serious
and
chronic
medical
illnesses.
As
an
educator,
he
works
as
the
Director
of
Behavioral
Sciences
for
the
Crozer-Keystone
Family
Medicine
Residency
Program
in
Springfield,
Pennsylvania,
and
has
had
adjunct
faculty
positions
with
the
Temple
University
School
of
Medicine,
the
University
of
Pennsylvania
School
of
Nursing,
and
the
Department
of
Psychology
of
the
Philadelphia
College
of
Osteopathic
Medicine.
Julie L. Mayer, Psy.D.,a clinical psychologist, has been doing individual and couples therapy for almost 25 years. She is the author of the novelA Fleeting State of Mind. Dr. Mayer has a private practice is in Media, Pennsylvania, where she specializes in women's issues, including caregiving and other relationship concerns. She has held adjunct teaching positions at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology of Widener University and in Widener University's undergraduate programs. She was also an Instructor for the Master's Program in Creative Arts Therapy at Hahnemann University for eight years, teaching courses on human development and psychoanalytic theory.
Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Mayer, who are married, previously wrote online columns of psychological advice for WebMD and HealthCentral.com. They live in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Julie L. Mayer, Psy.D.,a clinical psychologist, has been doing individual and couples therapy for almost 25 years. She is the author of the novelA Fleeting State of Mind. Dr. Mayer has a private practice is in Media, Pennsylvania, where she specializes in women's issues, including caregiving and other relationship concerns. She has held adjunct teaching positions at the Institute for Graduate Clinical Psychology of Widener University and in Widener University's undergraduate programs. She was also an Instructor for the Master's Program in Creative Arts Therapy at Hahnemann University for eight years, teaching courses on human development and psychoanalytic theory.
Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Mayer, who are married, previously wrote online columns of psychological advice for WebMD and HealthCentral.com. They live in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
Recenzii
"This invaluable, wise, and compassionate guide is frank, inspirational, and altogether timelessly human."—John Rolland, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
"AARP Meditations for Caregiverswill help caregivers find their own way to a place of calm and purposefulness."—Carol Levine, director, Families and Health Care Project, United Hospital Fund
"AARP Meditations for Caregiversis filled with stories of hope, perseverance—even transcendence. Drawing from their personal experience as well as others, Drs. Jacobs and Mayer remind us that providing care for a loved one can be a sacred, moral, and enriching endeavor."—Katy Butler, author ofKnocking on Heaven's Door
"This collection of lessons and insights assures us that our caregiving experiences are not unique. Stressed caregivers will be able to draw solace from these anecdotes."—Robert L. Kane, MD, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, and author ofThe Good Caregiver
"This book is truly a bible for caregivers. Barry Jacobs and Julia Mayer tell more than 100 stories of dilemmas faced by children, siblings, husbands, and wives thrust into a role of caregiver...Reading these all-too-human tales, caregivers won't feel quite as alone—and they'll see that even when they're angry, frustrated, sad, stressed out, they can find ways to express love, empathy, and humor."—Marc Silver, author ofBreast Cancer Husband
"AARP Meditations for Caregiverscaptures the frustrations and determination, sorrows, and joys typically experienced by family caregivers. Drs. Jacobs and Mayer offer concrete suggestions and inspiration for those who provide countless acts of loving care."—Janis Abrahms Spring, PhD, author ofLife with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent
"Like many of the AARP resources, this one is high on practical advice."
—Outreach NC