Rachel Engstrom: grit, self-care, and community in caring for a family member with cancer

<p><strong>In this week’s episode of</strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Energetically You I had the opportunity to interview Rachel Engstrom who has written a part memoir, part toolkit of a book to help people who are caregiving for spouses or a close family member who is fighting a terminal illness.  She has mobilized her grief through writing this book, being of service to others, self-care and walking.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The top questions we will be asking ourselves throughout the episode include:</span></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can I truly be of service to someone carrying the stress of a loved one with cancer?</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to ask for help.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to trust the process and move through the grieving process.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What are the practical (not so emotional) things we can do to help navigate the paperwork + support systems?</span></li> </ol> <p><br /> <br /></p> <p><strong>Quotes</strong></p> <p><strong> </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">“There are so many things that are tough for people to admit to themselves, such as I need help, I can’t do this 100% on my own.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“What I’m really proud of societally is that more and more men are calling in for counseling themselves.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“ If we could just afford in many different ways to slow down, breathe and figure out what works.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We have to figure out how to slow ourselves down and give in to the process.”</span></p> <p><strong>CONNECT WITH Rachel:</strong></p> <p><strong>Buy her book</strong> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Wife-Widow-Now-What-Navigated/dp/B08KBV5DBL/ref=nodl?fbclid=IwAR1V08ZQLkWRCDFMvjEfxu8rWSJAuCJXJkFYbzogkoCrHXIvJUDi55hetvE"> <strong>here.</strong></a><strong> </strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.facebook.com/wife.widow.now.what