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The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself Paperback – September 5, 2017

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Linda Abbit, founder of Tender Loving Eldercare and a veteran of the caregiving industry, shares her advice on taking care of an older parent or loved one and how to handle everything that goes along with this dramatic life change.

Being a caregiver can be a difficult role. It requires patience, tenderness, selflessness, and hard work. Providing care for someone, whether it’s a parent, a loved one, or as a professional requires a high level of self-love and self-care. But while it may be a rewarding experience to care for a loved one, the emotional and physical stress of caregiving can lead to burnout and exhaustion—causing caregivers to put themselves and their own well-being in the background.

How can you fulfill your role as a caregiver without losing yourself? Conscious Caregiver teaches you how to navigate caring for your loved one, whether it’s full-time in-house caregiving or hiring support from outside services. With information on how to talk to your loved ones about the situation, handle the emotional stress, stay financially secure, and take the time to care for yourself, this guide can help you care for your loved one and yourself at the same time.
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"[Linda’s] recommendations are remarkably comprehensive, covering everything from communicating with other family members to effectively advocating for a loved one (and for oneself) to handling the transition to assisted living. Her case studies and exercises give her advice a real-world edge. Caring for others can be both stressful and joyful. The Conscious Caregiver may help these dedicated helpers keep the stress levels down enough to actually enjoy time spent with the loved ones who need them so much."

—Energy Times

"Author Linda Abbit has a host of practical experience that inspired her to write The Conscious Caregiver. Her book is tremendous. It is well-written, well-organized, and offers a framework for conscious caregiving. The Conscious Caregiver offers practical and logical suggestions for when caregivers may be too confused or stressed to see them on their own. This book should be widely read. Nursing homes, doctors, and churches should make copies available for caregivers. People who provide volunteer care may often feel that they are alone in that world, but they are not, and do not have to be."

—Psych Central

"The Conscious Caregiver is an accessible book for family caregivers and those who support them. Linda Abbit’s mindful suggestions preserve caregivers’ and care recipients’ dignity and self-respect. The Conscious Caregiver is one of the more grounded and realistically approachable books for family caregivers and professionals."

—The Caregiver's Voice

"The Conscious Caregiver is a beautiful and well-rounded book written from experience and the heart. It is a much-needed tool to help those both experienced and new to caregiving stay present through the many steps of caregiving. In guiding caregivers to developing self-care practices, Abbit’s book offers a path toward making the journey of caregiving more easeful."
—GBONews


"The Conscious Caregiver should be on everyone’s list of most helpful books for caregivers. Linda Abbit, expert caregiver and founder of Tender Loving Eldercare, shares invaluable advice for gracefully handling the demanding role of caregiver. She discusses the hard work, patience and emotional stress caring for another person can cause. She also talks about how common it is for caregivers to sacrifice their own well-being for the good of another person and how doing so can be counterproductive. This compassionate guide emphasizes the importance of caring for yourself while you simultaneously care for a parent or other aged relative."

—Caring.com

“Practical tips.”

—Up Journey

About the Author

Linda Abbit is the Community Outreach Manager for the innovative Mind and Memory outpatient program at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA. A former caregiver with twenty-five-plus years’ experience, her blog, Tender Loving Eldercare, has grown into a Facebook community for caregivers. She is a prominent contributor to SeniorPlanet.org, where many of her stories remain in the top thirty articles read on the site. She holds a master’s in education, and has been vocal in the caregiving community for fifteen-plus years. In 2009, she received the Caregiver of the Year Award by Caregiving.com, and her website was nominated for excellence by Best Senior Living Awards in 2012, 2013, and 2014. She is the author of The Conscious Caregiver.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Adams Media; 1st edition (September 5, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1440597731
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1440597732
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.44 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 182 ratings

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Linda Abbit is a baby boomer and family caregiver with more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience caring for her parents and other family members.

She is also a sought-after speaker about caregiving and eldercare both online and for in-person events such as conferences and workshops.

She holds a Master’s degree in education, worked in the healthcare and eldercare industries for over ten years, and continues to be an advocate for older adults, especially those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. In 2009, she received Caregiving.com’s Caregiver of the Year Award.

Please visit her website, TenderLovingEldercare.com, and join her page on Facebook, Tender Loving Eldercare.

She lives in Southern California and likes to travel, swing dance, hike, play mah jongg, read, watch sports and movies, and attend any kind of artistic performance.

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5.0 out of 5 stars My Family’s Journey through Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
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My Husband is battling Alzheimer’s Dementia. This book has helped my children understand what their father is going through.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ FOR ANY CAREGIVER
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"The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself" is the most helpful guide I, as a caregiver to my husband, have read. As I faced burnout I read this, and feel 100% better, encouraged, advised, and able to now understand all the nuances of caregiving. Without any reservation I recommend this, and will reread it to give myself the care and yes, mental respite and reinforcement that has been missing in this journey of mine and is needed. I feel better about my life having read "The Conscious Caregiver: A Mindful Approach to Caring for Your Loved One Without Losing Yourself."
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Florida Daughter
5.0 out of 5 stars A practical, kind approach to Caregiving
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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This book was recommended in an advice column in our newspaper for someone who was having a hard time with patience with their aging parent even though they are not the primary Caregiver. Since that hit home, I bought the book. It is a kind, practical approach to relationships with Care Recipients, advice on being the primary caregiver, advice on assisting with Caregiving from near or far, and stages of Caregiving including choosing Assisted Living/Memory Care/Hospice. It is very good.
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4.0 out of 5 stars good for caregiver read
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019
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Good conversation with caregivers on the challenges of caring for another, what it means, and how the client can explore the emotions and ups and downs of caregiving. It also speaks to the universality of caregiving in generation (you are not alone).
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ksolo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book on saving yourself while being a caregiver for someone else
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2023
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I really love this book. Lots if great ideas on how to maintain my sense of self while caring for my Mom who has moderate stage of alzheimers. Mindfulness is such a great skill to have and I highly recommend it of you aren't currently practicing it. It's great for depression, anxiety and to remember to take care of my own needs while being the only caregiver for my Mom. I've just started reading this book and already have some great tips in the 1st chapter!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read for Every Caregiver
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2023
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This book offered my sisters and I valuable information that helped us navigate the unexpected challenges of being a caregiver. We found her tips, exercises and resource suggestions were tremendously helpful in helping us deal with all we had to face with making sure our mother got the best care possible, while also making sure we cared for our own well-being. I feel having read it before I needed it was very helpful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Be prepared for what’s ahead
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2022
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I love this book ! My brother has the symptoms of early onset of what was diagnosed as temporal lobe dementia. He can still live on his own but I foresee that he’s going to need more of my attention and probably need placement in a an assisted living facility.

My resentment of having to be his care taker and my frustration dealing with his inability to comprehend and his own frustration with his situation has been an issue for me. Since I read Linda Abbit’s book I feel so much more at ease: the suggestions she offers to deal with our loved ones as well as with other family members have worked for me. What I find especially useful are the lists of questions to ask the personnel at care facilities - now I feel very well equipped to choose the right place for my brother when the time comes. Thank you, Linda, for making my life easier!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A guide for hard times
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Instead of wringing your hands, you can give this book to a caregiver. Helpful tips, lots of support for folks who think they’re not doing enough.
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1.0 out of 5 stars So disappointing!!!
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2021
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This book is highly rated and I just started reading it. I could already see that it was worth its ratings and the pages started tearing at the bottom through out the book. I just missed the return date. This is so frustrating. This is a manfucturing issue - not author.
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This book is highly rated and I just started reading it. I could already see that it was worth its ratings and the pages started tearing at the bottom through out the book. I just missed the return date. This is so frustrating. This is a manfucturing issue - not author.
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