Building emotional resilience as a carer series – Part 2 - Resentment

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This week's thought-provoking podcast is the second in a four-part series covering four of the most prominent emotions carers experience throughout their caring journey: guilt, resentment, grief and anger and today we are discussing with resentment. 

This is a topic which is particularly close to my heart. Although a common emotion, resentment, is less spoken about and is less often discussed in forums and in blog posts related to caring. However, there is a natural progression from constant feelings of guilt and other emotions, such as frustration, loneliness and fear, that can lead to a strong sense of resentment, not only towards the situation you are in due to being a carer, but also towards the person who is at the centre of making that situation a reality, the cared-for-person.

I will be exploring how you can recognise if you are developing feelings of resentment towards your caring situation or loved one and share practical examples of how I approached dealing it my feelings of resentment and other activities to start to manage and reduce its impact on your life. 

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