What can the military teach you about caregiving?
I don't normally read the Army Field Manual, but this popped into my inbox (courtesy of the Daily Pnut):
“Stress can be constructive or destructive. It can encourage or discourage, move us along or stop us dead in our tracks, and make life meaningful or seemingly meaningless. Stress can inspire you to operate successfully and perform at your maximum efficiency in a survival situation. It can also cause you to panic and forget all your training. Your key to survival is your ability to manage the inevitable stresses you will encounter. The person that survives is one who works with his stresses instead of letting his stresses work on him.”
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Survival, Army Field Manual 3-05.70
How do you cope with stress and prevent burnout?
How do you find meaning when things feel meaningless?
Feel free to email me your answers to these questions and I'll share them in a future newsletter (anonymously, if you'd like) or to post your response in one of our private Facebook groups.
PS. I know people think most caregivers are women (which is more about the type of care we see as 'caregiving') but we have a group for men who provide care. There are a lot of you.