Essential Self-Care for Caregivers and Helpers

This is Brockman’s second book, emphasizing the importance of self-care for the legions of people supporting and taking care of others. This includes paid professionals including nurses, counselors/therapists, social service workers, paramedics, hospice workers as well as teachers and other “high-intensity relaters.” Additionally, the target audience includes the more than 78 million baby boomers who are now taking care of their aging parents or a loved one at home with an illness such as cancer or Alzheimer’s disease.

“Special features”: This book addresses the issues of unconscious empathy, the characteristics of the “helper” personality, inconsistent or insufficient boundaries and the subtle energy consequences that can occur from inadequate self-care such as illness and adrenal fatigue, resulting in secondary traumatization and compassion fatigue.

Provides to Readers:

• How to protect yourself from becoming “infected” by clients
• Practical strategies for “High-Intensity Relaters”
• Understand the importance of creating energetic boundaries to stay healthy
• Hot to insulate yourself from energy drainers
• Specific steps for working with your inner guides through imagery exercises
• Concrete techniques to avoid adrenal exhaustion
• Learning the difference between conscious and unconscious empathy
• Proper use and understanding of Bach flower remedies for stress management