What an extremely challenging time we are all experiencing right now. Our "new normal" has been such a huge adjustment for all of us as essential workers in the Home Care industry. Personally, I just want to say how grateful I am to all of you: our amazing Home Instead CAREGivers, our office staff, our on call staff, and our leaders Donna and Steve. We are all in this together and I am proud to be in this fight with you. Going to work every day to care for our clients and be with them when their own families cannot, is an incredible act of compassion and dedication. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
Now, how are you feeling? I don't know about you, but lately I've had some strange sensations creep up on me at times. Stress? Fear? Anger? I'm worried about my husband and my son as essential workers, I'm worried about all of you, I'm worried that my nephew will have to postpone his wedding, I'm worried about my family members who are battling cancer. I'm worried about my aging in-laws. I think we ALL have similar worries and emotions and "stuff going on", and yet we have to keep on going. But what do you do with all of those feelings? I have learned a few techniques through the years to help me cope with my emotions. Some people don't like to talk about emotions, and that's okay too.
I found a short video on You Tube by Cy Wakeman that I'd like to share. Cy is a leadership coach and keynote speaker who the Home Office introduced to us a few years ago. She is wonderful and I think you may enjoy this particular video where she helps us learn to process our emotions that can easily overwhelm us....if we let them. Click on the link to watch and let me know what you think. Don't forget to check in with yourself! Stay well and remember, we are all in this together!
Great Blog Dorsey!
Thank You Dorsey for this wonderful blog!
Don't think your feelings, FEEL your feelings.....powerful message.