Why is Life More Stressful for Caregivers? | How to Identify and Manage Caregiver Stress

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Life as a caregiver means living through some of the most stressful life events. In addition to caregiver duty and responsibility, family relationships, work, and the caregiver's health can be negatively impacted. Caregivers care for elderly parents and spouses until death.

In this video, Pamela D Wilson, caregiving expert, shares 6 of the most stressful life events for caregivers. Insights from this video include:

* Why a caregiver's health and well-being is critical for dealing with stressful caregiving experiences
* The complications of dealing with caregiving and death
* How the loss of a spouse impacts a caregiver's life
* How health and caregiving affect marriage
* The impact of mid-life health problems on caregiving and retirement
* The effects of caregiving on work and the way caregivers think about work

These 6 most stressful life events discussed in this video may be experiences for most caregivers who work, are married, and care for spouses or elderly parents.

Every day in the life as a caregiver can be faced with challenges that seem impossible. Pamela discussed the importance for caregivers of maintaining their mental health and physical well-being to be able to continue managing through stressful life events.

Are you looking for the video and podcast Pamela mentioned? Here are the links:

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Podcast # 6 Managing Work-Life Balance featuring an interview with Dr. Carrie Karvonen-Gutierres about preventing mid-life health concerns for women.

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