Positive Caregiving: Caring for Older Loved Ones Using the Power of Positive Emotions

What if we flip the script on what it means to be a caregiver?

Today, there are more than forty million family caregivers in the United States alone. Every one of them is searching for ways to approach this unique challenge. Positive Caregiving offers an alternative, affirming perspective to the overwhelmingly negative story surrounding caring for an older adult. This book combines principles of positive psychology, mindfulness, reminiscence therapy, and lifestyle medicine. Yet, the simple activity ideas within are designed to immerse caregivers in gratitude, empathy, forgiveness, love, and awe. Positive Caregiving encourages us to make the most of the caregiving experience.

You'll learn how to:

- Connect with your care partner

- Foster positive emotions

- Engage in activities that are both enjoyable and meaningful

- Turn challenges into opportunities for connection and growth

Positive Caregiving focuses on the emotional journey and personal growth inherent in the caregiving experience, helping caregivers embrace, celebrate, and honor this critical role in modern society.

Author: Sarah Teten Kanter
Publisher: Collective Book Studio
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.07lbs
Size: 7.89h x 5.61w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781685559533
ISBN10: 1685559530
BISAC Categories:
- Self-Help | Aging
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages | Later Years
- Social Science | Disease & Health Issues

About the Author

Sarah Teten Kanter, Ph.D., is on a mission to help people embrace the gift of growing older. She is the founder and CEO of Positive Caregiving(TM), a software and services firm focused on making caregiving and care receiving a positive experience and an opportunity for personal growth. She holds a doctorate and a master's degree in gerontology from the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Prior to pursuing her passion in gerontology, she was the chief marketing officer and chief customer officer at Kenexa, now an IBM company. She lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, with her family.