This episode hones in on what caregivers need most -compassion for ourselves as well as those around us. Compassion is full circle – everyone in the circle of support needs it. Sue and Lee chat about how research in compassion practices show us that we can cultivate wellbeing also with gratitude – and how it also helps with sleep. When we combine gratitude with mindfulness, we get excellent benefits.

It’s so easy to be hard on ourselves as caregivers. It’s easy to overlook the good things, and only see what’s wrong, what needs fixing, what needs our attention in advocating.

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closing meditation practice combines Gratitude and Mindfulness.