Individuals caring for a loved one or someone with a challenging condition often neglect their own well-being. This can result in exhaustion on top of experiencing fear, anxiety and even guilt. Caregiver advocate Meriam Boldewijn explains how a simple self-care system can help caregivers regain their balance and realise that they are “worthy of a wonderful life too.”

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In ep. 72 of the weekly podcast series Calm, Clear and Helpful, Meriam touches on

• her caregiving journey, starting in 1998 when her beloved, Martin, developed kidney failure

• being Martin’s caregiver as well as working full time from 1999 to 2003, when Martin finally had kidney-pancreas transplant surgery

• how unforeseen medical crises influenced her

• the moment Meriam realised she had burnout

• the first step she took towards prioritising her own well-being

• caring for her brother Patrick, who had a massive stroke in 2012

• practically applying concepts like self-worth, saying no – even to a loved one, destroying limiting beliefs, seeing new possibilities and grabbing opportunities

• how to flip those “what ifs”

• how she wrote her book, Caregiver 2.0: from burnout to powerhouse and developed courses for caregivers

• Meriam’s 3 best tips on being a healthy caregiver.

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Caregiver 2.0: From Burnout to Powerhouse by Meriam Boldewijn is available on Amazon and in bookstores.

Contact details

Meriam Boldewijn is an inspiring author, caregiver advocate, motivational speaker and coach from Poortugaal in the Netherlands. She offers several programs that help caregivers own their well-being while taking care of their loved ones, as well as a step-by-step program on how to go about the book-writing and self-publishing process. She has co-authored My Africa, my identity.

Website: https://www.meriamboldewijn.com/

Email: support@meriamboldewijn.com

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The free podcast series Calm, Clear & Helpful is available on iTunes, Spotify, Player FM and Iono.fm.

Music by Mart-Marie Snyman

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Photograph of Meriam: supplied.