How Witches Handle “Exhausted by Caregiving” – Ep. 274

Hi, I'm Moonwater Silverclaw, and I'm the founder of GoddessHasYourBack.com and the author of nine books and three online courses on Udemy.com. In today's episode, we're going to talk about how witches handle exhausted by caregiving. My friend Steve is going through something completely different in his life.

He visits his parents in a nursing home. The suffering of the the people there, is breaking his heart. People in the halls, their bodies are a wreck. A woman calling her daughter's name over and over again. Her only thought that her daughter would visit her and comfort her. Steve visits his parents and sees that their bodies are a wreck and they can't even and leave their beds. And worse yet, his mother is getting bed sores.

Many of us are dealing with compassion fatigue. This is a form of traumatized stress that we experience when we are exposed, to traumatized individuals repeatedly.

I have three insights for you. The first insight is drop some non-essential tasks. Many of us think that everything is important, and that's a heavy load of stress. And if you're caregiving, you have to shed some of that load. For example, Helen told her friend, Jennifer, that I can't get together until I finish my taxes. So it's not just about dropping non-essential tasks. It's about scheduling better. And now our second insight. Have a place to release your emotions.

Recently, Steve finds that watching a TV show, suddenly tears flow down his face. He strongly empathizes with the characters on the TV, and the emotions just bubble out. And at one time, he heard three words in his his thoughts. I'm beat up. That's when he called a good friend, and he told his friend of his experience, and he used the words, I'm beat up. Telling his friend the truth gave him some release of emotion.

For us witches, we often discover we can release emotions when we're around trees. And now for the third insight. Look for the divine sequence.

The author Tom R. Koo talks about the divine sequence. And by this he means divinity puts events in a certain order that lead us to grow in a particular way. When you look back, you can see that there was a particular order that ultimately becomes a blessing. We can take comfort and hold a faith that we are supported by the divine. From my point of view, the divine is the gods. The gods are watching out for you. This is the divine sequence.

In my own life, I really would have avoided my first marriage. A lot of pain. And yet, I learned so much, and my path went from community college, and then to a polytechnical college, and then over 10 years as a blogger and podcaster. Recently, when I was working on the 11th anniversary edition of my book, Hidden Children of the Goddess, I was amazed. It's been 11 years already? What a good divine sequence. And now, let's pull this all together.

Caregiving can be be exhausting. But you must care for yourself. You must release emotions. You must schedule renewal. You must drop non-essential tasks. And then open your eyes to the divine sequence. Caregiving can feel like it's just a burden. But in the divine sequence, it helps you cherish precious moments. And now I will summarize. The first insight is drop some non-essential tasks. The second insight is have a place to release your emotions. And number three, look for the divine sequence.

I'm Moonwater Silverclaw, and just recently, my 11th anniversary edition of my book, Hidden Children of the Goddess, is now available on audible.com. And to go further and deeper, you can try one of my nine books. And for more information, you can go to my websites, goddesshasyourback.com and moonwatersilverclaw.com. I also have three courses on udemy.com. The first one is Goddess Style Weight Loss. The second one is Spiritual Solution for Depression Relief.

And the third one is Beyond the Law of Attraction to Real Magic. May all these help your journey. Blessed be. Thank you.