Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability
Rebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported
"When you care for someone who is dealing with the complexities of aging, illness, or disability, you share intense emotions and form deep bonds. You each have the opportunity to recognize what is most deeply human—and most deeply Divine—in the other. This sense of reciprocal sharing—between the caregiver, care receiver, and with others around you—is the essence of the dance in caresharing." —from the Prelude
The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail, physically or mentally challenged, or aging person who is doing all the receiving. Marty Richards proposes a rebalanced approach of “caresharing.” From this perspective, the “cared for” and the “carer” share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief, hope, love and wisdom.
Richards shows you how to move from independent caregiving to interdependent caregiving by engaging the spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for a loved one. Whether you are a daughter or son, a husband or wife, a sibling, long-term partner or good friend, Caresharing offers a multilayered, reciprocal process that will help you keep your spirit—and your loved one's spirit—alive in challenging times.
Sharing Wisdom: What the Frail Teach the Well
Sharing Roles: Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing Care
Sharing “Soul to Soul”: A Special Relationship with People with Dementia
Sharing Grief: Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big Ones
Sharing Forgiveness: A Key Spiritual Journey
Sharing Hope and Heart: An Active Process One Step at a Time
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Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability
Rebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported
"When you care for someone who is dealing with the complexities of aging, illness, or disability, you share intense emotions and form deep bonds. You each have the opportunity to recognize what is most deeply human—and most deeply Divine—in the other. This sense of reciprocal sharing—between the caregiver, care receiver, and with others around you—is the essence of the dance in caresharing." —from the Prelude
The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail, physically or mentally challenged, or aging person who is doing all the receiving. Marty Richards proposes a rebalanced approach of “caresharing.” From this perspective, the “cared for” and the “carer” share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief, hope, love and wisdom.
Richards shows you how to move from independent caregiving to interdependent caregiving by engaging the spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for a loved one. Whether you are a daughter or son, a husband or wife, a sibling, long-term partner or good friend, Caresharing offers a multilayered, reciprocal process that will help you keep your spirit—and your loved one's spirit—alive in challenging times.
Sharing Wisdom: What the Frail Teach the Well
Sharing Roles: Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing Care
Sharing “Soul to Soul”: A Special Relationship with People with Dementia
Sharing Grief: Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big Ones
Sharing Forgiveness: A Key Spiritual Journey
Sharing Hope and Heart: An Active Process One Step at a Time
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Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability
Rebalancing the Roles in Caregiving So All Involved Are Supported
"When you care for someone who is dealing with the complexities of aging, illness, or disability, you share intense emotions and form deep bonds. You each have the opportunity to recognize what is most deeply human—and most deeply Divine—in the other. This sense of reciprocal sharing—between the caregiver, care receiver, and with others around you—is the essence of the dance in caresharing." —from the Prelude
The word caregiver typically suggests someone doing all the giving for a frail, physically or mentally challenged, or aging person who is doing all the receiving. Marty Richards proposes a rebalanced approach of “caresharing.” From this perspective, the “cared for” and the “carer” share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief, hope, love and wisdom.
Richards shows you how to move from independent caregiving to interdependent caregiving by engaging the spiritual and emotional aspects of caring for a loved one. Whether you are a daughter or son, a husband or wife, a sibling, long-term partner or good friend, Caresharing offers a multilayered, reciprocal process that will help you keep your spirit—and your loved one's spirit—alive in challenging times.
Sharing Wisdom: What the Frail Teach the Well
Sharing Roles: Reinventing Family Roles in Sharing Care
Sharing “Soul to Soul”: A Special Relationship with People with Dementia
Sharing Grief: Dealing with the Little Losses and the Big Ones
Sharing Forgiveness: A Key Spiritual Journey
Sharing Hope and Heart: An Active Process One Step at a Time
Marty Richards, MSW, LCSW, a clinical social worker, is an affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work. She is a popular speaker on the topics of chronic illness, Alzheimer's disease, elder care and spirituality and aging. She is the author of Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability and Eldercare: The Best Resources to Help You Help Your Aging Relatives and Caregiving: Church and Family Together.
Marty Richards, MSW, LCSW, is available to speak on the following topics:
Caresharing: Congregation, Older Adults and Families Together
Keeping Hope and Heart Alive in Caregiving and Receiving
Balancing Relationships in Families: A Caresharing Approach
Enhancing Spirituality for Those with Dementia and Their Carers
Dealing with Loss and Grief in Caregiving and Care Receiving
Building on What the "Frail" Teach the “Well” in Coping with Chronic Illness
1 THE DANCE OF SHARING CARE 1 An Invitation to Share Care 1 A New Vision for Sharing Care 2 The Basic Steps of the Caresharing Dance 7 Expanding the Caresharing Network 13 The Body/Mind/Spirit Connection 21 When Things Get Complicated 30
2 SHARING WISDOM: WHAT THE FRAIL TEACH THE WELL 37 Inner Wisdom 37 Clearing the Way 39 Putting Yourself in the Role of a Learner 42 Gaining New Understanding from Stories 51 Receiving Spiritual Strength 54
3 FAMILIES SHARING THE CARE: REINVENTING THE ROLES AND RULES 58 Family Systems 58 Family Roles 60 Family Rules 72 Family Secrets 78
4 SHARING "SOUL TO SOUL": A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE LIMITS 83 Facing Difficult Challenges 83 Understanding the Stages of Dementia 84 Building Effective Communication 93 Keeping the Spirit Alive 100 Dealing with Difficult Behaviors 105 Connecting Soul to Soul 107
5 SHARING GRIEF: COPING WITH THE “LARGE” AND THE “LITTLE” LOSSES 118 The Presence of Grief 118 Facing Transitions 119 Facing Losses 120 Dimensions of Grief 127 Grief Responses 138 Coping with Grief 141 Spiritual Dimensions of Grief 147
6 SHARING FORGIVENESS: A KEY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY IN CARESHARING 155 The Importance of Forgiveness 155 The Nature of Forgiveness 158 The Barriers to Forgiveness 160 Relationship Matters 165 Daily Matters 168 Where to Start 172 Spiritual Dimensions of Forgiveness 180 Reconciliation 183
7 SHARING HOPE: AN ACTIVE PROCESS ONE STEP AT A TIME 188 The Importance of Hope in Caresharing 188 Definitions of Hope 190 Four Key Aspects of Hope 193 Keeping Hope Alive 200 An Action Plan for Building on Hope 206
Postlude 223 Suggestions for Further Reading 225 Acknowledgments 227