Machado: We know that caregiving can be traumatic. But why do we feel so bad saying it out loud?

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Machado: We know that caregiving can be traumatic. But why do we feel so bad saying it out loud?
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.Iamlisamachado: It's OK to admit the job of giving care is hard. – via healthing_ca mentalhealth trauma caregiving caregiver

It’s the non-garden variety caregiver roles that pose the most challenge, require the most support and most easily veer into trauma territory.

My dad died a few years ago, not without leaving my mom and I — especially my mom, who bravely and skilfully took on the brunt of caregiving — tired, sad, and full of what-ifs and maybe-I-should-haves. After pausing to mourn, take a breath, sleep and process the last couple of decades, my mom has been hard at work building her life up again, re-engaging in the social network my dad’s care forced her to abandon for so many years, and figuring out her post-caregiving self.

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