The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey, by Nancy L. Kriseman
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Caregiving can be enormously challenging, terrifically rewarding, and potentially draining. Caregivers often wonder how they will navigate the tumultuous waters of caregiving and not lose themselves completely. The Mindful Caregiver highlights two major approaches to help transform the journey: adopting a practice of mindfulness, which helps caregivers become more self-aware and fully present with the person with whom they are caring, and honoring “the spirit-side” of caregiving which offers new ways of connecting to one another. These approaches take into account not just the needs of the care recipient, but also the needs of the caregiver and other people in his/her life. Remembering to care for oneself when someone else is in great need can be difficult, but with the suggestions and tips in this book, any caregiver can cultivate routines and practices that benefit everyone. Solutions that caregivers can use in their day to day routines are provided, so caregivers who use them can feel more empowered and hopeful. Using real stories throughout, Nancy Kriseman offers self-care exercises and addresses a wide variety of subjects such as setting realistic expectations, making the best possible decisions, advocating effectively, and evaluating available resources and services. The Mindful Caregiver provides inspiration, encouragement, and guidance for finding ease in the caregiving journey. By emphasizing both mindfulness and the spiritual dimension, caregivers can reap the gifts of caregiving, appreciate the special moments, and find strength during the challenging times.
The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey, by Nancy L. Kriseman - Amazon Sales Rank: #204466 in Books
- Brand: Kriseman, Nancy L.
- Published on: 2015-06-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.97" h x .57" w x 6.08" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 230 pages
The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey, by Nancy L. Kriseman Review Nancy L. Kriseman's new book is an unusual and comprehensive guide to bringing 'mindfulness' to family caregiving, and well worth reading. ... The Mindful Caregiver is about so much more than paying attention to the needs of others. In fact, the central message of Kriseman’s book is that we, as family caregivers caring for a family member or friend, need to pay attention to own needs above all else. ... The Mindful Caregiver could be described not just as a meditation on mindfulness, but as a top-notch 'how to' book for caregivers. Her tips for finding a geriatric care manager, deciding on an elder care facility, or advocating for your loved one in the E.R., for example, seem comprehensive. As readers we benefit from Kriseman’s long career working with elders and their caregivers, and from her ability to write clearly and compassionately. ... [W]hat makes The Mindful Caregiver particularly compelling are the author’s descriptions of the challenges faced by some of her former clients. . . . I appreciated that Kriseman goes into detail for each scenario, offering us a road map if we find ourselves in similar situations. Many readers will see themselves and their families in these pages, and feel both reassured that they are not alone and empowered to put their own needs firsts. (Caregivers.com)If you are facing the need for caregiving in any manner this should be one of your first stops on the path. Be guided by those that have traveled this way before you. (Well Spouse Association)This pioneering book reflects Nancy Kriseman’s years of experience, breakthrough insights, and cutting-edge knowledge. It is a true gift to caregivers. (Mary Erlanger, Ph.D., Geriatric Counselor/Professor)The Mindful Caregiver is a book that should be “required reading” for caregivers. Nancy Kriseman tells this story from the perspective of having been a caregiver herself, as well as her years of helping other caregivers. The mortality rate of the so called “well spouse” is unacceptably high; the high depression rate among caregivers also points to how caregivers often overlook their own needs. Nancy’s book offers excellent examples of how to be a mindful caregiver so that diseases, especially Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, do not have two victims: the person with the disease and the caregiver. (Joyce Simard, MSW, adjunct associate professor at University of Western Sydney, Australia; Geriatric Consultant; Professional Speaker; Author)Nancy Kriseman's book is unique and powerful. The Mindful Caregiver offers both personal insights and professional experience on every page. Nancy has been a hands on family caregiver herself for many years, as well as professionally guiding and counseling family caregivers through many challenges in their personal caregiving. Her advice, and the stories she shares, offers a voice that every caregiver can relate to and benefit from reading. (Connie Goldman, author of Hardship Into Hope: The Rewards of Caregiving)Nancy Kriseman's book is full of pragmatic and helpful tools for making caregiving easier, but really, her book is about a new way of being a caregiver. Sharing personal and professional stories, she skillfully describes a more intentional path, one that helps caregivers stay resilient and healthy, not with a pill but with self-awareness. Bravo! (Pauline Boss, Ph.D., author: Ambiguous Lossand Loving Someone Who Has Dementia)A gifted writer mindfully melds personal and professional know-how to encourage and inspire family caregivers. Kriseman’s pro-active, positive words honor the spirit of family care relationships while simultaneously acknowledging the losses in providing such intimate care. Her step-by-step guidance will preserve family caregiver strengths. Readers will immediately identify with the poignant well-placed family caregiver quotes from recognition of a problem through end-of-life care. If this was a medication, doctors would be prescribing it to every well-intentioned but understandably overwhelmed family caregiver. (Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW, LCSW, Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Duke University Medical Center)Nancy Kriseman has done a masterful job of applying the cutting edge mental health concept of mindfulness to the emerging public health crisis of caregiver burden. This book combines Nancy’s unique perspective based on years of intimate work with her clients and her personal experience as a caregiver for her own beloved mother with Alzheimer ’s disease. This book is an essential read for caregivers of the elderly and infirm as well as the professionals who accompany them on this journey. (Bruce E. Rudisch, M.D., adjunct faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences; teaching faculty, Emory University Psychoanalytic Institute)The Mindful Caregiver: Finding Ease in the Caregiving Journey is an inspirational book that speaks to the spirit, heart, mind, body and soul of both caregivers and their “care recipients.” Creative, well researched, based on years of personal and professional experience, and loaded with solid practical tips, meaningful anecdotes, and humorous perspectives, Kriseman’s book has a positive, upbeat tone that addresses the benefits as well as the burdens, the pleasures as well as the pitfalls, inherent in the caregiving role. A must read for every caregiver. (Helen W. Coale, LCSW, LMFT, Atlanta, Georgia)This is an informative book using mindfulness and self awareness to ease the caregiver’s journey. [The Mindful Caregiver is] presented in an easy and insightful reading style. . . .The use of case studies throughout the book present pertinent issues, ideas and strategies . . . [which] help negate the feelings of isolation and loneliness. . . .I believe a caregiver reading this would find their spirits lifted and find their personal fear and guilt subsiding, for these reasons alone the book is worth reading. . . .While the book is uplifting and positive it doesn’t shirk from the realistic and in places honest picture of what it means to be a caregiver. . . .The resources, appendices and bibliography . . . are comprehensive and provide the reader with a starting point and include an excellent appendix on how to evaluate a website. . . .an excellent resource for carers. Its open writing style presents a non judgemental uplifting read with no expectations placed upon the reader. It can be read from cover to cover but provides useful chapters to dip back into at a later day or if requiring a therapeutic pick-me-up. (Nursing Times)As our population ages, more and more people will find themselves in caregiver roles for their parents and/or their spouses, though caregivers can be involved in the care of loved ones at any age. The Mindful Caregiver shows caregivers how to care for themselves even as their time and daily lives are consumed by the necessities of their loved one. It instructs readers in mindfulness, and provides strategies they can use to help improve their own lives as they care for others.
About the Author Nancy L. Kriseman, LCSW, is a geriatric social worker in private practice. She provides counseling, consultation, and educational seminars to family caregivers, and training and presentations to organizations. She has over thirty years of experience working in eldercare, focusing much of her professional career working with family caregivers. She has published numerous articles on aging issues. Her first book, The Caring Spirit Approach to Eldercare: A Training Guide for Professionals and Families, won two national book awards in 2005. She also has been a caregiver to her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and lived with it for seventeen years. Find our more about Nancy at www.nancykriseman.com.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Must Read for Caregivers By Noele N The Mindful Caregiver is a thoughtful book and an enjoyable read written from the heart based on the author’s years of experience as a geriatric social worker and as a caregiver for her mother with Alzheimer's disease. The book provides practical approaches to caregiving and presents the often painful challenges in an easy to read format using real cases to illustrate and support the points. Kriseman explores coping strategies for the caregiver, how to advocate for the elder, navigate the health care system, and utilize support services. Throughout the book she emphasizes that taking care of oneself is essential for providing the best care for the care recipient and for sustaining that care over months to many years. As a practicing physician, I believe the book, while geared to caregivers of elders with terminal illnesses, provides many valuable points that can be applied to everyday life, and to caregiving for the chronically ill of all ages.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. What a great resource By David A As a physician who works in the senior care industry I love this book. The Mindful Caregiver is written from perspective that can only be attained through years of experience. This book is an easy read and can be a really valuable resource for family members of individuals that require a high level of care. It has a great section on Alzheimer’s disease and is filled with real life examples. The book really stresses the point that in order to be a good care provider, one MUST take care of one’s self. There is a great chapter on the various professional resources, services, and support available to families that need assistance with the care of a loved one. There is also a section on how to be a great advocate for your care recipient.I have many patients, clients, and families that I think would benefit from this book and I plan on recommending it highly to them all.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Highly Recommended. A Unique Look at How Mindfulness Can Make Caregiving Easier By Martha Stettinius As a former caregiver for my mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease, I recommend Nancy Kriseman’s book, a comprehensive guide to bringing “mindfulness” to caregiving. Her main message is that family caregivers need to pay attention to own needs above all else. Our “first order of business,” she says, is to “check in” with ourselves about how we are doing: "Mindfulness “reminds you that you matter! It nudges you to be kind and gentle, nonjudgmental, and compassionate with yourself. It can help you prioritize, set limits, stay true to yourself, and ultimately feel more at ease during the caregiving journey.”Mindful caregiving means being intentional about the level of care we can provide and the choices we make. “Being intentional requires that caregivers learn to ask themselves the following about how they provide care:• Is this necessary?• Am I doing too much?• Am I expecting too much of myself?”Kriseman shows us how to approach specific caregiving challenges with this type of intentionality, whether it’s learning to communicate with a person who has lost their language, deciding whether or not to place a loved one in a facility, advocating for our loved ones in a facility, or watching over them at the end of life.In fact, “The Mindful Caregiver” could be described not just as a meditation on mindfulness, but as a top-notch “how to” book for caregivers. Her tips for finding a geriatric care manager, deciding on an elder care facility, or advocating for your loved one in the E.R., for example, seem comprehensive. As readers we benefit from Kriseman’s long career working with elders and their caregivers, and from her ability to write clearly and compassionately.We also benefit from the fact that Kriseman was a caregiver herself. Her mother was diagnosed at age 71 with Alzheimer’s disease, and passed away 17 years later. If you are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, you may appreciate that Kriseman includes many tips specifically for dementia caregivers. I found the scenes with her mother to be very moving. Kriseman writes:"I tried to stay connected with my mother and communicate with her about aspects of my life and her life until the very end of her disease. Truthfully, I am not sure how much she was able to understand. What mattered was that I could continue to treat her as my mother and honor our mother-daughter relationship."While many adult children feel as if they are switching roles with their aging parent with dementia (“mothering” their mother, for example), Kriseman reminds us that if we sit with our parent in a mindful way, open to the unexpected, we may be surprised by the ways in which our parent is still “here.” Kriseman says, “Even when my mother didn’t seem to know that I was her daughter, she did know that I loved her.”In addition to these personal anecdotes, what makes “The Mindful Caregiver” particularly compelling are the author’s descriptions of the challenges faced by some of her former clients. I found it intriguing to see how a seasoned professional like Kriseman responded to difficult situations such as• a man who insists on driving when his doctor has told him he should stop;• an elderly woman with significant health issues who risks her own well-being to care for her disabled husband at home because it’s her “duty”;• a daughter whose demanding mother makes her feel as if she never does enough to help her;• a husband struggling to come to terms with his wife with young-onset dementia reacting violently to his attempts to hold her or touch her in any way; and• caregivers of all stripes who are “over-functioning”—that is, trying to do everything themselves because they assume that no one will help, or that no one can do things as well as they can.I appreciated that Kriseman goes into detail for each scenario, offering us road maps if we find ourselves in similar situations. Many readers will see themselves and their families in these pages, and feel both reassured that they are not alone and empowered to put their own needs firsts.I have given “The Mindful Caregiver” 4 stars because of some minor design and editing issues that I found distracting as a reader. The vertical spacing between the lines of text is tight, making your eye work too hard to follow the lines as you read. Editing issues include dangling modifiers and some redundancy that would have benefited from revision or trimming. But otherwise I highly recommend the book to anyone caring for a family member or friend with a long-term illness or condition.--author, “Inside the Dementia Epidemic: A Daughter’s Memoir”
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