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Take Good Care

By (author) Cynthia Orange
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Simon And Schuster Group USA, Minneapolis, United States
Imprint: Hazelden Publishing
Published: 3rd Jul 2017
Dimensions: w 131mm h 211mm d 16mm
Weight: 350g
ISBN-10: 1616496738
ISBN-13: 9781616496739
Barcode No: 9781616496739
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In a time when tens of millions of people provide care for family members, older adults, and people with special needs, we should all be experts at it. Instead, we often struggle with caring for others while taking care of ourselves. In a time when tens of millions of people provide care for family members, older adults, and people with special needs, we should all be experts at it. Instead, we often struggle with caring for others while taking care of ourselves. In Take Good Care, author Cynthia Orange brings together compelling testimonies from a wide range of caregivers, advice from leading experts in the field, and her own hard-won wisdom to capture the subtle differences between caretaking and caregiving. Learning to distinguish the two helps us translate how and why we care for each other into a mutually rewarding experience. It's easy to become overinvolved in another person's life and needs when giving care. Feeling burdened with expectations and resentments in a codependent relationship hinders a sense of joy, purpose, and engagement. Relationships require empathy and boundaries; with them, a codependent caretaker can transform into an intentional, self-aware, and compassionate caregiver.

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Cynthia Orange's newest gem is a rare combination of inspiration and information that invites us to examine our behavior and feelings with an open heart free from judgment as we care for others and ourselves. Take Good Care offers valuable care suggestions throughout-from how to navigate difficult conversations to what contact numbers to post on the refrigerator. This manual for living will enlighten any caregiver's experience, and Cynthia holds your hand through the process as only she can." - Lisa Sue Woititz, author of Unwelcome Inheritance: Break Your Family's Cycle of Addictive Behaviors "Practical and profound, Take Good Care is for every adult who admits intimacy into their lives. Stories that meld with Cynthia Orange's wise and insightful narrative show how it feels to be a caregiver-in all its varied forms, with all its rewards and challenges. This book differs from others on the subject in scope and depth, as it connects self with community and encompasses the importance of self-care, service, and nurturing compassionate children. Ultimately this book is about how to have more joy in our lives as we practice healthy caregiving." - Patrick Dougherty, licensed psychologist and author of A Whole-Hearted Embrace: Finding love at the center of it all "To those engaged in the challenging journey of caregiving, I recommend this outstanding book without reservation. Take Good Care is abundant in wisdom, practical tools, helpful stories, and-most important-the insightful compassion that every caregiver deserves and benefits from-step after step, decision upon decision." - Reverend Dr. Gretchen Thompson, hospice chaplain and author of God Knows Caregiving Can Pull You Apart: 12 Ways to Keep it All Together "A deep and important look at the art of caregiving, Take Good Care moves us from caretaking to caregiving and shows us how to embrace our capacity to connect with others. Cynthia Orange's Circle of Care is a brilliant strategy we as caregivers can employ when what is meant to be a loving act overwhelms us. An essential resource for those in the outer circles as well." - Harry Haroutunian, MD, Physician Director, Betty Ford Center. Author of Not As Prescribed and Being Sober "Cynthia invites her readers to join in a universal vision of caring for others, with all the unexpected and even unwanted variables caregiving includes. Take Good Care affirms that we are all part of the fallible and mortal human family. We need to know how to give care, for ourselves as well as others, and how to receive it. It assures us that we are not alone. So for any new caregiver who feels psychologically or physically trapped in a small room, this book is here to help lead you out." - Susan Allen Toth, author of No Saints around Here: A Caregiver's Days