Coaching for caregivers is a vital tool for thriving not just surviving.
I will be a caregiver to my son for the rest of his life. I have to admit that initially becoming a caregiver for life is not what I had planned for myself but rather what life had asked me to accept. In the early days of trying to work out the extent of my son’s disability, I felt like I had been given a “Life Sentence” and that my life had been stolen from me. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Coaching was the missing link that helped me find my support team. It was through coaching that I realized that I had been given a path not a punishment. Through the unconditional love for my son and a great support team that helped me navigate the difficulty of the journey, I realized that while many people “search” for a path to reach peace and happiness, I had given birth to my greatest teacher, my son.
Coaching for the Caregiver
To thrive as a caregiver it is vital that you nourish your dreams and vision for your personal and professional life. Yes what a concept. Most caregivers are so busy taking care of others that they don’t realize that this journey is also about them. I know I was guilty of this. In fact when I started working with my own coach I realized how out of touch with my own dreams and aspirations I was. In fact I found it difficult to imagine a life where I could be happy, find peace and be an effective caregiver. I just assumed caregiving was a sacrifice and my lot in life was to suffer (wow what a limiting belief). I help my clients explore their own limiting beliefs that may be preventing them from living their best possible life. I also help them discover or reconnect with their Core Values. Claiming your core values as a caregiver is key to thriving. Once you claim your core values you can then align all the members of your support team and, most importantly, all your actions to your core values.
If an action is linked to a recognized core value it will generate satisfaction and fulfillment. If Associated with a limiting belief it will drain and deplete you.
Many of my current clients have found that the skill set that they engaged before becoming a caregiver have been transferred into the caregiving role. Once they have some breathing space and open up their lives to the possibilities that a support team can bring, they begin to flourish. Many of my clients find deep satisfaction through applying their incredible skill sets as advocates, organizers and caregivers to help others in the caregiving community.
Many of my clients are not quite sure why they want coaching, they just know that they feel exhausted and overwhelmed and want something to change in their life. My job as your personal caregiving coach is to help you explore, transform and implement nourishing change in your life.
I use a a 10-step program which provides a strong foundation of support and guidance as you develop the tools you need to create, implement, and manifest a vision of thriving and greatness in your life. © Vivekadevi and James Noh- Kuhn Dare to Dream
The 10 steps include:
1. Clarify your vision and mission
2. Identify your Core Values
3. Transform and utilize your core beliefs
4. set goals and objectives
5. Integrate your vision and mission
6. Create strategies and Initiatives
7. Establish a support team
8. Identify role models
9. Take bold action; and
10. Celebrate success.
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