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Dear Caregiver, Are You Taking Care of Yourself?
The effects of the pandemic are far from over. Even with millions of vaccinated adults in the US, there are still many more who are not fully vaccinated or who have other health worries to consider. Those living with any type of anxiety disorder may continue to ruminate and sit in their worries for some time. The US Supreme Court and many states are making public stands against the rights of citizens and gun violence continues to roil communities around the country.
And there is the unknown to consider — what is going to happen next?
Even those of us with any reasonable capabilities are running low on energy. And yet, we still need to continue to take care of ourselves.
Author Rakshitha Arni Ravishankar reminds us that we must also prioritize ourselves, even when those around us are sick and need our help:
For so long, I’d thought of my emotions as obstacles that I needed to overcome as if they were internal conflicts with clear and tidy resolutions. The truth is that I was exhausted and scared. I needed a lot of sleep. I was also angry about the way things were turning out in my life. In my state of fatigue, I decided to give in and, finally, talk about it. And talking felt really good.
by Rakshitha Arni Ravishankar, from Harvard Business Review, April 28…
