3 Tips to Starting Your Year Off Right as a Caregiver

How to Move Forward with a Positive Approach

By Christine Browdy, Positive Approach to Care Team Member

It’s here — January 2022. Now what? How do you step out of one year and into another?

Perhaps it doesn’t seem to you like anything has changed; just another 24-hour transition. Or maybe, this might feel like a big leap to you instead. Whether the transition to the New Year is a big deal or just another day, it is an opportunity to both look back and look ahead. So, what can you do to smoothly transition into the New Year?

Here are three tips to starting your year off right:

1. Acknowledge what 2021 was really like for you

Take time to look back over the past year. What was it like for you? Acknowledge the tough times, but also think about the times that went well or that you are thankful for. Perhaps you may simply acknowledge that you are thankful that the year has ended.

Know that there is value in pausing and giving recognition to what you are thinking or feeling. How can you move forward until you…