5 dias

Managing Caregiver Stress

Por Helen Pengelly

O que você irá aprender

Whether you’re a professional caregiver or supporting a loved one, caring for others can quietly deplete your energy, emotional reserves, and sense of self. This course is designed to help you reduce stress, release guilt, establish healthy boundaries, and reconnect with your own needs, without feeling selfish. Through grounding practices, compassionate reflection, and practical tools, you’ll learn how to care for yourself so you can show up more fully and sustainably for others. Because your wellbeing matters too.

Helen Pengelly

Melbourne VIC, Australia

Helen is an accredited coach, EFT practitioner and meditation teacher. In 2006 after attending a meditation workshop she felt a calm like never before. She joined a meditation class led by very experienced Buddhist teachers. There were no apps back then. She went on her first retreat in 2009. Since 2011 she’s been volunteering at retreat centres...

Lição 1

Grounding The Body: Releasing Stress And Cortisol

Caregiving stress doesn’t just live in the mind, it settles in the body. In this module, you’ll learn a simple grounding practice to calm the nervous system, release tension, and reconnect with physical support beneath you. This quick daily reset helps reduce overwhelm and restores a sense of steadiness and strength.

Lição 2

Guilt Vs. Resentment: Choosing What Serves You

Guilt is one of the biggest challenges caregivers face, especially when taking time for themselves. In this module, you’ll explore why guilt may not disappear, and why that’s okay. You’ll learn why choosing restorative time, even with guilt present, prevents deeper resentment and strengthens your relationships.

Lição 3

Healthy Boundaries: Protecting Your Energy

Without boundaries, burnout is inevitable. In this module, you’ll learn how to begin setting small, practical boundaries, whether that’s limiting availability, asking for support, or protecting rest time. Boundaries aren’t walls; they are ways of honoring your humanity.

Lição 4

Compassion Practice: Resourcing Yourself First

Caregivers often extend compassion outward while neglecting themselves. In this module, you’ll practice cultivating compassion, beginning with yourself, then extending it to those you care for, and outward to others. By resourcing your own heart first, compassion becomes sustainable rather than depleting.

Lição 5

Finding “Me Time”: Creating Sustainable Space

You don’t need hours of free time to begin restoring yourself. This module explores how to find small, meaningful pockets of space in daily life, even five minutes at a time. You’ll learn how consistent, intentional “me time” reduces stress, strengthens resilience, and brings balance back into caregiving.

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