In this caregiver spotlight episode, meet yogi Gael Chiarella Alba who was the primary caregiver for her adult son who suffered a traumatic brain injury from a skiing accident. In this show, we talk about weighing difficult health options, relaxation techniques, camping, writing a memoir and the Yogi Caregiver podcast.

Listen to the show: Caregiver Spotlight – Gael Chiarella Alba

Words of Encouragement

Each episode starts off with a few words of inspiration or motivation that is pulled from the Happy Healthy Caregiver Jar.

Self-care is not selfish. You cannot serve from an empty vessel. #caregiverjar

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Links & Resources Mentioned

Gael has a commitment to caregivers and advocates for ‘conscious choice’ – encouraging unsuspecting caregivers to ask questions to reveal all the options for the care recipient, particularly when asked to sign off on treatments.
Gael and Elizabeth are both Certified Caregiving Consultants.
Related posts: How to make meditation a new healthy habit and Getting Started with Yoga: the Basics and the Benefits
Gael’s meditation resources accessible from your own home:

Gael encourages everyone to find the yoga practice that works best for them. There are 8 major styles of yoga and it’s not a one size fits all.

Gael’s podcast is called The Yogi Caregiver and she calls it an ‘encyclopedia of mindfulness’ and is available whenever you need it.

Gael and Elizabeth and talk about how they overcame their initial fears of public speaking. Gael’s available speaking presentations and Elizabeth’s speaking topics.
Gael and her husband recently went camping in the Florida panhandle on the beach.
A few sauna options for your home;

All of the prompts from the lightning round segment of the show are borrowed from Elizabeth’s book Just For You: a Daily Self-Care Journal.

Find out more about Gael’s resources and book Fruits of Care on her site Gael.info or connect with her on Facebook.

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Favorite moments & quotes from the episode

Caregivers are the hub of the caregiving wheel because we know the patient best and often know the circumstances best. #caregiving

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I asked for him [her son] to be transferred to a room with a view in which he woke up [from his coma]. #consciouschoice

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“What really is not the right choice is not being told you don’t have a choice.” #GaelChiarellaAlba

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You can be in one place one day and the next day you can get a phone call and find you are in a completely different life. #caregiver

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The art of saying no to anything begins with saying yes to yourself. #selflove

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“”I check-in with myself a lot. I’ve trained myself to do it. It’s a habit.” – Gael Chiarella Alba #selfcare

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If you take an inhale, consciously full, and if you exhale and it’s longer than the inhale you are stimulating your entire body’s relaxation response. #relaxation

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Her [grandma] beautiful caregiver attention went so deeply to my grandfather. She was caregiver that went out of balance. I felt I lost my grandmother. #caregiverburnout

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