Building resilience and compassion for caregivers and loved ones with Roy Remer and Mary Doane
Date: Saturday, August 15
Time: 10:30am-12:30pm
Location: Berkeley Methodist United Church
One in five American adults is now a caregiver. And many have found themselves unprepared for this difficult and emotionally taxing task. As a caregiver himself, and executive director of Zen Caregiving Project, Roy Remer was inspired to write Zen Caregiving: How to Care for Yourself While Caring for Others to help support the emotional burden many caregivers experience and to augment this essential component of our healthcare system. Those interested in learning more before the event may find the book to be a helpful companion to the discussion. This motivational, therapeutic and practical book covers:
- the four components of the Zen Caregiving approach — mindfulness, compassion, loss literacy and self-care
- tools for expanding compassion, avoiding burnout and finding comfort
- the value of grieving and processing loss
- advice for preparing medical directives and end-of-life arrangements
- how to create intimacy with oneself to prioritize self-care, one breath at a time
In this talk they will discuss the emotional burden many caregivers experience and cover practical tools for expanding compassion, avoiding burnout, finding comfort and processing grief and loss.
Roy Remer is executive director of Zen Caregiving Project in San Francisco and lead creator of the Mindful Caregiving Education curriculum. He has been an educator and end-of-life caregiver since 1997.
Mary Doane serves as Supervising Instructor of Education Programs at the Zen Caregiving Project, where she helps shape programs that support caregivers at every stage of their journey.