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Caregiver Support Line (CSL) - Handouts & Self-Care Topics
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Caregiver Support Line (CSL) - Handouts & Self-Care Topics
Taking care of yourself is the best thing you can do for those that depend on you!
Select a self-care topic below to learn more.
- At Your Wits End? How to Regain your Equilibrium as a Parent and Family Caregiver - (PDF)
- Babies on the Homefront Caregiving While Caring for Your Young Child Handout - (PDF)
- Balance in the Eye of the Storm: Self-Care When Caring for a Loved One with Mental Health Concerns - (PDF)
- Beyond the Blues: Coping with Caregiver Depression - (PDF)
- Burned out? Ok now what? - (PDF)
- Caregiver Partners: Understanding and Healing the Wounds of PTSD Handout - (PDF)
- Caregiving with Dignity: Toileting Help for Caregivers - (PDF)
- Caring from Afar: Long Distance Caregiving - (PDF)
- Creating a Space for You: Caring for a Loved One at Home - (PDF)
- Empowering Caregivers: Your Health Belongs to You Handout - (PDF)
- Extinguishing the Fire: Managing Angers Destructive Potential - (PDF)
- Finding comfort in the healing gift of the season - (PDF)
- Finding Your Voice: Self-Advocacy in Medical Settings - (PDF)
- Focusing on the Forgotten: Me! - (PDF)
- Free Yourself Don't Get Tripped Up with Caregiver Guilt Handout - (PDF)
- Good Grief: Finding Hope in the Necessary Losses of Being a Caregiver - (PDF)
- Goodbye to Going It Alone: Learning to Ask for Help - (PDF)
- Healing the Wounds of Inner Shame - (PDF)
- Let's Talk About Money Managing Your Financial Reality Handout - (PDF)
- Palliative Care: Improving the Quality of Life for Caregivers and Veterans with Chronic Illness - (PDF)
- Preserving Caregivers on the Front Lines - (PDF)
- Quiet on the Homefront: Restoring Connection at Home - (PDF)
- Safe Haven: Building on Family Strength - (PDF)
- Sailing in Turbulent Waters: How to find positive conflict resolution - (PDF)
- Seeking Center: How to Find Calm in the Midst of Chaos Handout (PDF)
- Setting Boundaries Defining What is Best for You Handout - (PDF)
- Starting the conversation: Advanced Care Planning - (PDF)
- Stepping Back: Don’t take it personally - (PDF)
- Tempering the Tyrant- Finding Anger’s rightful place - (PDF)
- Tending Loves Flames: Keeping the Love Alive - (PDF)
- The Three Cs of Caring for Someone with Dementia- Communicating, Coping, and Connecting: A Book Bag of Self-Care Tips - (PDF)
- Tis the Season: Celebrating the Rituals and Values that Give Life Meaning - (PDF)
