In this episode, we’re talking with Consuela Marshall, who supported her mother, alongside her siblings, for years before she eventually went and moved her into a small, assisted living home. But this wasn’t just any home! It was an assisted living home that she started in preparation for her mother’s eventual move.
Consuela talks with the sisters about her experience caring for her mother, locally to long-distance and everything in between. At times, emotions were high as her mother would ask for another sibling to serve as her primary caregiver. Feelings of rejection would creep in but over time,
Consuela realized it was she herself that was for those feelings to impact caregiver experience and relationship. She decided to take back control and shifted her thinking as she knew this was what God had called her to do. And she shares, “When He calls, you gotta figure out how to make it work”. And well….that’s the truth!
Key Takeaways:
· If you feel called to care for another, don’t deny the feeling. Figure out how you’re gonna do it and then do it!
· When you feel out of balance, find the things/activities/people that help you re-establish your balance.
· Everyone shows up differently. Siblings, family members and friends will “show up” to help in their own way. Placing your expectations of what you think they should do versus what they can actually do will leave you feeling disappointed and angry.
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Learn More About Consuela Marshall
Consuela Marshall is an Occupational Therapist by trade and a graduate of Louisiana State University Medical Center, School of Allied Health. She had a strong desire to work as pediatric OT after the birth of her daughter who had physical limitations and required OT services, but that was only the start of her journey.
Connect with Consuela Marshall
Website: https://www.findingafoothold.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findingafoothold/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindingAFoothold/
Linked In: http://www.linkedin.com/in/consuela-marshall-3a136a1b9
YouTube: caregiversfindingafoothold5095
Podcast URL: https://www.findingafoothold.com/podcast
Blog URL: https://www.findingafoothold.com/blog
Other: Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRe8NvCR/
Pintrest: https://www.pinterest.com/CaregiversFindingAFoothold/
Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
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