
What To Do When Your Life Blows up | Emma Heming Willis
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When life gets turbulent, is self-care self-indulgent?
Emma Heming Willis is a mother, step-mother, wife, and an advocate. After her husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, she became a passionate voice for care partners and families navigating neurodegenerative disease. Her new book is called The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path.
In this episode we talk about:
- The moment Bruce was diagnosed
- The importance of self-care and community support for caregivers
- Actionable advice on making time for oneself
- How to ask for and accept help when you need it
- Why learning to care for other people is a skill we should all develop (and how it might actually enhance your life)
- Tools for dealing with life's most difficult emotions
- How to reframe painful experiences
- And much more
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