Life coach Laurie Hardie talks about caregivers. “When they have to do it all themselves, then they do it badly and they do it resentfully, and it’s not loving. I was a single mom, and I got people to help me because they had to, and it made me feel terrible, but I accepted the help because I needed it.
“Then you have the caregiver who’s willing to bring someone in to help, and the ill person says no, you do it or no one. And that puts them in a bind. That’s where we lose having an outside life, having another purpose, and we get so wrapped up, and we get sick, and we can’t be the caretaker.”
The conversation centers around occupational wellness, part of the Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana.
Laurie’s first tip to create a new you is simple: “Find something. Give me a project and I have self-worth, and I can make it through to the next day.”
In this hour, Laurie talks about:
▪ Why caregiving should be part of your life, but not your whole life
▪ How to pick up the pieces and find ways to reinvent yourself
▪ What thing you have learning in the process of caregiving that creates a new you
▪ Resources to discover new passions and opportunities
▪ How to reinvent yourself to create a legacy
Laurie has two podcasts: “Enough,” a coaching podcast, and “Interrupted: Act 2 Reinventing Your Legacy,” which is focused on recreating and reinventing yourself after having a life challenge.
In this hour, Laurie talks about:
- Why caregiving should be part of your life, but not your whole life
- How to pick up the pieces and find ways to reinvent yourself
- What thing you have learning in the process of caregiving that creates a new you
- Resources to discover new passions and opportunities
- How to reinvent yourself to create a legacy
Laurie has two podcasts: “Enough,” a coaching podcast, and “Interrupted: Act 2 Reinventing Your Legacy,” which is focused on recreating and reinventing yourself after having a life challenge.
Learn more about the overall Vitality Revolution podcast series sponsored by Humana and listen to more episodes Occupational Wellness and Social Wellness. Learn more about Answers for Elders, the North Star in Navigating Senior Care.
- Coach Laurie, Coach Laurie’s website, and Coach Laurie on Facebook
- Listen to the podcast Interrupted: Act 2 Reinventing Your Legacy
- Listen to the podcast Enough with Coach Laurie
