Family life is hectic. And adding in the extra stress and worry of caring for a child with a liver disease can take a massive toll on you as a parent. It’s all too easy to give into negative thoughts and emotions, leading to anxiety and stress which can be overwhelming. Our Wellbeing and Coping Skills workshop, which takes place next month, is designed to help you understand how to manage stress and why self-care is so important.
It is delivered virtually over Zoom with a mix of parents of children with liver disease, all at different points in their journey (some newly diagnosed, some with years of experience).
Anyone can share their story, but nobody has to. The workshop will cover a range of issues which parents may have experienced including anxiety, chronic stress, PTSD symptoms, sleep issues, work/life balance to name a few.
We’ll look at why and how parents may experience these issues and offers some tips and techniques to address them and promote improved coping skills and enhanced wellbeing for you and your family.
There will also be a chance for general discussion and we’ll aim to answer all your questions too.
After the workshop you will also receive a pack that contains some self-care goodies and a printed booklet summarising some of the points we covered.
Parents who attended last year’s workshop on this topic found it helpful. One commented afterwards:
”Thank you for all you do, CLDF are a light in what can be a very dark place”
If you think you might be interested in taking part in taking care of you this February email families@childliverdisease.org and we’ll let you know as soon as a date is confirmed and send you all the details.
