Self Care for Caregivers: 5 Skills to Prevent Burnout and Reclaim Your Energy
This is a recording of a live Good Grief community workshop. Members get access to expert-led sessions where they can ask questions, connect with others, and find support.
Real self-care for caregivers goes deeper than bubble baths.
Caregiving is meaningful work, and it''s also exhausting. In this interactive workshop, co-authors Sheila K. Collins, Ph.D. and Christine Gautreaux, MSW guide you through the 5 Skills of Self-Care from their book Stillpoint, with practical, embodied tools you can use to find ease, breathe deeper, and protect your energy.\n\nThe workshop covers what self-care actually is (and the misconceptions that keep caregivers stuck), how to read your body''s early stress signals, and the difference between absorbing other people''s tension and tending to your own. You''ll come away with the 5 Skills of Self-Care framework, plus simple in-the-moment practices to ground yourself during hard caregiving days.
What you'll learn in this video
- What self-care actually is (and the misconceptions that keep caregivers stuck)
- How to read your body's early stress signals before burnout sets in
- The difference between taking on someone else's tension and tending to your own
- The 5 Skills of Self-Care framework from Stillpoint
- Simple, in-the-moment practices to ground yourself during hard caregiving days
Resources from this session
This session and recap are for educational purposes only and are not medical, legal, or financial advice. Everyone's caregiving experience is different, so it is always best to seek professional support for your specific circumstances.
The complete workshop deck, notes, and resources for this session are available in the Good Grief Community Platform.
Access the full recapWorkshop led by
Dr. Sheila K. Collins & Christine Gautreaux
Co-authors of Still Point: A Self-Care Playbook for Caregivers