Tag: family caregiver guilt

 August 19, 2025 by Dean Bellefeuille

You gave your time, your energy, and your heart. You rearranged your life to care for someone you love, and now that they’re gone, you expected to feel grief. What you probably didn’t expect was guilt. Guilt for the things you said. Or didn’t say. For not doing more. Or for feeling relieved that it’s over. Feelings of caregiver guilt after loss can come in waves. Knowing how to process and manage them in a healthy way is an important step toward healing. (more…)

 November 12, 2020 by Dean Bellefeuille

Family caregivers give so much of themselves to care for their loved ones, often sacrificing their own needs and desires in the process. It seems natural to assume then that caregivers would feel good about themselves, with high self-esteem and sense of purpose. (more…)