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Leah Patel
I keep telling myself I can carry one more week, and then another. If anyone has figured out how to name concrete needs without feeling like a burden, I could use that wisdom.
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I'm a caregiver and I don't know how to ask for help before I crash
I keep telling myself I can carry one more week, and then another. If anyone has figured out how to name concrete needs without feeling like a burden, I could use that wisdom.
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Carmen Soto
Thank you for saying this out loud. You do not have to make the pain smaller to be cared for here.
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Daniel Park
It can help to name one practical need and one emotional need instead of trying to summarize everything at once.
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Daniel Park
Quiet presence counts. Sometimes being witnessed without being fixed is the most helpful thing.
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