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Balancing Care and Self-Care: How to Be the Best Caregiver

As a caregiver, you often need to balance various aspects of your life beyond just caring for a loved one. In addition to being a caregiver, you might be balancing work, caring for other family members, maintaining a social life, and your own health and wellness.

While caregiving has benefits, such as a sense of fulfillment from knowing that you’re helping someone you love and a strengthened relationship, it’s possible—and easy—to burn yourself out. This is known as caregiver burnout, which is incredibly common among healthcare workers and those caring for loved ones. Caregivers should be aware of this, as it can harm their physical and emotional health and longevity.

As with many health concerns, prevention is the best medicine for caregiver burnout. To help prevent burnout from happening as you care for a loved one, consider making these ten self-care tips your top priority. Not only will they help you care for yourself, but they will also help you be a better caregiver.

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