Six Essentials to Pack for The Caregiver's Journey

Six Essentials to Pack for The Caregiver’s Journey

with Debbie Pausig, MFT,CT

Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:30 am -1:30 pm

Program Fee $25, plus $10 fee, payable to presenter day of program, for starter bag of “six essentials” used in the program.

Caregiving for a loved one with a chronic or progressive illness is not like a week long battle with the flu. This is a journey and can be a long one. The caregiver’s role is also progressive, requiring stamina to meet the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges that often lie ahead. For those beginning the journey, it can be vital to consider ahead of time how to prepare—what can be helpful to “pack” for the road ahead. In this experiential workshop, Debbie explores six essentials to consider having for your journey, based on her extensive work with caregivers and her own personal experience. Please dress casually; participants may spend some time outside, weather permitting. The program includes lunch.

Debbie Pausig, MFT, CT is a Marriage and Family Therapist, certified Thanatologist (Grief Counselor), national speaker and author of, An AffaiЯ Worth Remembering With Huntington’s Disease, Incurable Love & Intimacy During an Incurable Illness. She is a national workshop presenter for the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA), Support Group Leader for the HDSA-CT Affiliate, a bereavement facilitator for the Newtown Parent Connection, and therapist in private practice. She is also a Minister of Consolation, having been trained by Sr. Mauryeen O’Brien O.P., , and has trained bereavement facilitators, conducted workshops for facilitators and facilitated bereavement groups through the Family Life Office-Archdiocese of Hartford. Debbie spent 25 years in law enforcement and combines her professional experience with the personal experience of being a caregiver, widow and “spouse survivor” of Huntington’s Disease. Website: www.debbiepausigmft.com . Email: debbiepausig.mft@gmail.com .