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There’s a hidden mechanism that creates unhappiness, difficulty changing habits, relationship problems, frustration, anger and disappointment. Barely anyone is aware of this hidden mechanism, even though it’s happening all the time, in all of us.
It’s the stories we tell ourselves.
As they relate to caregiving it’s the stories around what it means to be a caregiver at a young age, how much we need to give of ourselves as caregivers, how good, or bad of a caregiver we are, that caregiving is our whole story, not just a small part... and I'm sure you could add many more of your stories to the list!
Our perception of the world is shaped by the stories we tell ourselves. We all have an internal narrative (self-talk) about who we are. Sometimes, self-talk can be constructive and life-affirming, but self-talk can also become distorted, creating a consistently negative point of view that’s detrimental to our mental and emotional health.
In this episode I talk about flipping the perspective on the stories we tell ourselves and simple tips to keep top of mind to start noticing what you are telling yourself about everything as it relates to caregiving & other areas of your life.
NY Times Magazine article - The Agony of Putting Your Life on Hold to Care for Your Parents
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