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Caregiver Support Teleconnection Events Caregivers: Time to Say Goodbye! How to Eliminate Toxic People From Your Life

Caregivers: Time to Say Goodbye! How to Eliminate Toxic People From Your Life

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Caregiver Teleconnection sessions are one hour learning sessions that can be done via Zoom or over the phone for caregivers of older persons. Experts from around the country share information important to caregiving. Caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions as well as hear from other caregivers.

Our sessions are geared for the family members taking care of a loved one over the age of 60. Professionals are also welcome to participate as well.

There’s an old myth that frogs will pull down other frogs trying to escape a pot of boiling water. That’s likely the stuff of folklore, but the dynamic is real: In everyone’s life, there will always be people who will resist, threaten and sabotage the possibility of self-improvement. There are always people in our lives who stand in the way of our self-improvement. As caregivers, we all want to hit the “Easy Button” as we have to consolidate our energies for :the marathon” ahead.

Stress reduction is all about our ability to emotionally self-regulate but realize any improvement must be done in healthy relationships and families.

The general group of people — whom sometimes we can safely call “toxic” — might resent your progress for any number of reasons. For caregivers, these people are literally “energy vampires” at a time when we need to consolidate and enrich our energies. Perhaps they think you’ll no longer be in their life if you improve too much. Maybe they feel like your improvement exposes their own shortcomings. Or perhaps they’re just threatened by the idea of change. These “people” may be close or long distant caregivers or they may literally be in our communities we seek peace and serenity from.

Join Dr. Jamie as he join hands with you to facilitate your growth, self-improvement and mental health by offering an important strategy for your emotional wellbeing and life’s journey.

 

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Date March 23, 2023

Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation

Presenter

James Huysman, PsyD, LCSW
James Huysman, PsyD, LCSW, aka Dr. Jamie, is a leading authority on caregiver burnout, compassion fatigue, and related addictions. His background in case management and family systems has been the foundation of his work throughout his 30-year career. He is a fierce advocate of caregivers, integrated, patient-centered medicine, and a workforce in touch with its comprehensive wellness. He blogs for Psychology Today and JoanLunden.com, and writes for Connections and Caregiver SOS. He co-authored the acclaimed “Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and Happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss.” A popular and engaging speaker, he is frequently called upon as a keynote speaker and to provide his expert opinion for the media. Dr. Huysman serves as the Vice President of Provider Relations and Government Affairs for WellMed Medical Management.

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