{"id":1802,"date":"2022-10-06T09:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/touchingheadev.wpenginepowered.com\/middletn\/?p=1802"},"modified":"2022-10-06T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T14:22:09","slug":"home-care-october-is-emotional-wellness-month-what-is-emotional-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/blog\/home-care-october-is-emotional-wellness-month-what-is-emotional-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"October Is Emotional Wellness Month: What Is Emotional Wellness?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_633b389decd11\" class=\"block block--wysiwyg\" data-layout=\"plain\" data-bleed=\"on\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <p>What do you know about <a href=\"\/middletn\/faq\/\"><em><strong>emotional wellness<\/strong><\/em><\/a>? It&#8217;s very likely that you know physical wellness and even mental wellness, but emotional wellness is often overlooked. It&#8217;s just as important. Family caregivers can have a hard time with emotional wellness. There&#8217;s a need to hide what you&#8217;re feeling from the others in your family. <a href=\"\/middletn\/cost-of-home-care\/\"><em><strong>Home care providers<\/strong><\/em><\/a> can offer respite care to give you time to improve your emotional wellness.<\/p>\n<p>The National Center for Emotional Wellness defines emotional wellness as: &#8220;an awareness, understanding, and acceptance of our feelings, and our ability to effectively manage through challenges and change.&#8221; When faced with a new obstacle, how do you react? If you shut down, you&#8217;ve likely given up hope and that&#8217;s an indicator of poor emotional wellness.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>How Do You Improve Your Emotional Wellness?<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>What steps can you take to improve your emotional wellness? Here are some of the things you need to stop and do as a family caregiver.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the emotions you&#8217;re feeling and accept them as valid. Recognize that it&#8217;s okay to not feel happy or comfortable when things aren&#8217;t going as planned.<\/li>\n<li>Identify what caused the emotions and come up with a plan to resolve it, whether it&#8217;s asking for help or finding solutions that are clearly laid out.<\/li>\n<li>Take breaks when you need them and remember it&#8217;s okay to take care of yourself first.<\/li>\n<li>Surround yourself with others who understand what you&#8217;re going through. If they don&#8217;t know exactly what you&#8217;re going through, they need to be supportive. If they can&#8217;t do that, they&#8217;re not worth your energy.<\/li>\n<li>Create goals that provide the steps you need to remain focused and on-task.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, you&#8217;re caring for a parent with Alzheimer&#8217;s. You&#8217;re sad as you watch your mom&#8217;s memories decline. Plus, her anger and delusions keep increasing, which leaves you feeling drained and depressed. You tell your best friend this and the response is, &#8220;Well, I have it so much worse than you because my mom calls every day during dinner. At least your mom can&#8217;t call you!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Your feelings aren&#8217;t validated, and it makes you want to shut down more. You certainly haven&#8217;t found the support you felt a best friend should offer. It&#8217;s time to find a better support person and focus on your emotional well-being.<\/p>\n<h3><em><strong>Take a Close Look at the Benefits of Home Care<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1803\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1803\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1803\" src=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/10\/bigstock-studying-124495508-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Home Care Belle Meade TN - October Is Emotional Wellness Month: What Is Emotional Wellness?\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/10\/bigstock-studying-124495508-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/10\/bigstock-studying-124495508-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/touchinghearts.com\/middletn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2022\/10\/bigstock-studying-124495508.jpeg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Care Belle Meade TN &#8211; October Is Emotional Wellness Month: What Is Emotional Wellness?<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>October is Emotional Wellness Month<\/em><\/strong>. It&#8217;s a good time to step back and look at your role as a family caregiver. If you&#8217;re finding yourself shutting down and struggling to make necessary decisions, it&#8217;s time to look closely at respite care.<\/p>\n<p>Talk to a home care advisor about respite care. Have caregivers come to your dad&#8217;s home and help him out while you take care of yourself. Join a support group, go on vacation, or spend time with friends. Use home care services to have the opportunity to take care of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>If you or an aging loved one are considering <\/strong><em><strong><a href=\"\/middletn\/cost-of-home-care\/\">Home Care Services in Belle Meade TN<\/a><\/strong><\/em><strong>, please contact the caring staff at Touching Hearts at Home. Serving Middle Tennessee (Nashville, Brentwood, Belle Meade, Franklin, Spring Hill, Columbia, Pulaski, and more!) Call today: <em><a href=\"tel:6292037925\">629-203-7925<\/a><\/em>.<\/strong><\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Care Belle Meade TN-October is Emotional Wellness Month. It&#8217;s a good time to step back and look at your role as a family caregiver. 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