GROUP COACHING FOR CAREGIVERS

FOR PHYSICIANS, THERAPISTS, NURSES & FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE CAREGIVERS

WHAT TO EXPECT

The program focuses on helping you improve your mental, physical and emotional health by digging into mindfulness, meditation, self care and relationships — including the relationship you have with yourself, and the people you care for.

Discussions are driven by participants, so each coaching session is unique. That said, some of the recurring topics that arise include how to …

• Reduce burnout & stress
• Boost resilience
• Learn to observe one’s thoughts & emotions, manage them more effectively, and be less overwhelmed by them
• Implement sustainable, customizable self-care strategies for improved mental, physical and emotional health
• Better understand what resilience is, and how to develop practices that help strengthen resilience (and overall wellbeing) in sustainable ways
• Use simple breath techniques as a tool to release stress and increase consciousness
• Meet yourself where you are, without judgement, and improve your wellbeing
• Understand that thoughts & emotions are things we experience — they are not who we are
• Manage negative self talk
• Identify and let go of resistance, while learning how to practice acceptance more often
• Practice mindfulness to lessen distraction and be more in the moment
• Incorporate the “yes, and” philosophy into your personal & professional lives, providing you with a solutions-based approach to any situation

HOW A GROUP COACHING SESSION WORKS

• Up to 4 participants are welcome to attend
• The session is 2 hours in length, and includes:
  • A 10-minute group introduction
  • Followed by individual 3-minute introductions from each group member
  • Next, each group member gets up to 12 minutes to share (challenges, concerns, life situation, etc.) in more detail before receiving feedback from the group
  • Feedback from the group, including myself, focuses on asking questions or sharing relevant experiences that pertain to one or more of the challenges mentioned
    • We do not give advice — instead we do our best to share personal experiences and insights, and ask thought-provoking questions to help each person in the group clarify for themselves how to proceed, and find their own answers
  • During, or after, group feedback occurs, each person has the opportunity to ask follow up questions and make comments to the group (this is more of a dialog, and less structured than how it may seem)

The group setting allows all participants to learn from and also support each other. It is a safe space, free of judgement