10 Wellness Gift Ideas for the Caregiver in Your Life

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Caregivers-they put aside their own needs and personal difficulties to help improve the quality of life for others. They want to make someone else’s life more bearable.  

 

To many, they are family heroes.

 

Just because they may always seem to have their game face on – doesn’t mean they aren’t going through it!

If you have a loved one that is a caregiver, showing them that you appreciate them really makes a difference — both mentally and emotionally. 

 

Caregivers can often feel invisible and unsupported. 

 

The burnout they can succumb to is VERY REAL.

 

Let the caregiver in your life know that you value them with one of these thoughtful gifts. 

 I myself care for a loved one- and I wouldn’t change it for the world. I understand what helps to calm the stress and lets you pause for that much-needed “me-time.

Gift-giving doesn’t have to be just during the holiday season. If you feel like showing appreciation-anytime is a great time for a gift.

 

Here Are 10 Thoughtful and Powerful Self-Care Gifts for the Caregiver in Your Life:

1. Aveda Tea

The smell and taste are like a warm hug.  So spa-like. I recommend the tea bags and not the loose tea, as the loose version has very fine pieces in it that will seep through every filter.  This tea pairs so well with nibbling on a Madeleine. Most of your grocery store bakeries sell them.

 

2. Microwavable Neck/Shoulder Heating Wrap

It has a wonderful scent and feels amazing.  This one is a moist heat- which is even better because the heat goes down through your muscles. It’s also much larger than others so it also covers your upper shoulder area which can hold a lot of tension.  I’ve used this for cramp discomfort as well and it works wonders.

 

3. Stress relief candle from Bath and Body Works. 

Best smelling candle ever!  And it is so strong you only have to burn it for a bit and your whole house will smell like a spa.

 

4. Lavender Vanilla Pillow Mist

They have several different scents, but this one is super relaxing and soft

 

 

5. A set of bath salts: Himalayan, Dead Sea, and Epsom salts. For a truly relaxing & pampering bath

6. Shiatsu Heated Back, Neck & Shoulder Massager   

 

This really works well. You control the pressure and location with your hands through the loops

 

7. Adult Coloring Book and colored pencils. 

This takes your mind off of everything and really helps you destress. 
Read more about the proven health benefits of using adult coloring books.

 

8. A pack of A’Pieu Milk Sheet Masks. 

These are saturated in the mask goodness (probably the most saturated of all sheet masks I have tried), and the strawberry one smells just like Nestle Strawberry Quick. Using a sheet mask is great because it forces you to be still for a while without feeling guilty.

 

9. A pack of refreshing morning sheet masks to plump up your skin with hyalaurionic acid  to start the day off right. 

 

 

The container keeps the masks moist and it comes with tongs to pull out each mask. Cucumber and aloe always feel so good on your skin and it’s a great way to wake up your skin and mind.

 

10. A  journal so they can release their thoughts and do a brain dump.

This one is great because it comes with positive thought quotes and prompts to help you write about thoughts, goals, dreams, etc.  VERY cathartic.

 

Caregivers Need Care Too

Some concerning statistics I found on caregiveraction.org:

• Family caregivers experiencing extreme stress have been shown to age prematurely.  This level of stress can take as much as 10 years off of a family caregivers life

   

• 40%-70% of family caregivers have clinically significant symptoms of depression 

   

• Nearly 72% of family caregivers report not going to the doctor as often as they should and 55% say they skip doctor appointments for themselves

   

 

Bless you for thinking about a caregiver and wanting to show them appreciation with a gift.  It means more to them than you will ever know. 

And if you are a caregiver- bless you!

 

Don’t forget to take some time out for some self-care!

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