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Carework
As a careworker I am asked this question alot, 'Why do you do carework?'. While I often want to bottle my own experiences and give it people, its not possible or necessary, as its your journey. A journey of discovery and freedom to be yourself.
However what I can do is share.
Share all of my own experiences of recovery.
The bumps on the road and the wonderful moments in my life that have made me the person I am today.
The fears, the joy and the success!!!!
To have an opportunity to help and support others is something that gives me so much satisfaction.
The most rewarding part is to see the progress that people make. To see them grow and become the person
I knew was bursting to get out. This is why I do carework and why it plays such an important role in my life.
It can also play a very important part in yours!!!
Jackie :-)
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hi jackie:-),just to say and
hi jackie:-),just to say and i think i can speak for all who ve had the priveledge of having you as a careworker ,that your care work does help so many of us and your rite in that hearing the experiences that you and other careworkers have gone through does help such an enormus amount , as i think that those of us still in the condtion can see what amazing people every one who has recovered has turned out to be ,especially yourself ,so just to say thankyou as i dont think it can be said enough ,for the amazing support you provide and for the light a carework session can bring to the darkest of days ,:)lots a love sarah X
Self-esteem...
Hello there, Jackie...
I am in great admiration of you careworkers...I really am...
I have often, throughout my journey, thought to myself, my God, how did they ever get to where they are, what wonderful people are these careworkers? I sometimes felt as if you were from another planet, at a place unreachable for me...
This was mainly at a time where I was still stuck somewhere at the beginning of recovery, at times, when I didn't really believe it could ever happen to me, I could ever get nearer to this goal myself...
I have moved on from this, thank God, I can proudly say that I am now probably very near to recovery, and I do believe it is there for me too...
I often asked myself where did you learn to speak so wonderfully and skillfully about recovery, where did you get your training...?
By now I understand fully and completely that going through the recovery process and learning for yourself, this is the perfect school and training to become a careworker...and I hope that some day I will be able to join you in this wonderful work. This in itself has become a motivation for me at times.
I had a conversation with a friend last weekend. She said she didn't know anybody in the whole wide world that had a good self-esteem, and in fact, she didn't believe this really existed.
Well, I said, I believe I do know a good few people that have a healthy self-esteem - all the careworkers and therapists and fully recovered people that I know from the Marino Centre - and I am aspiring to become one of them...
You are a wonderful inspiration...
Love,
xxx R. xxx
wonderful memories !!!
Hola Jackie !
Carework was such an Important part of my journey and recovery ,and I have so many wonderful memories of the chats we had, filled with laughter ,and fun and I can still to this day feel the genuine , warmth , compassion and unconditional support and understanding that you shared with me which really helped me Jackie .. I just want to say thank you , not only on my journey did I dicover myself and FREEDOM !!! but I also meet so many wonderful people , like yourself , that have created so many wonderful memories , that to this day still make smile , bungy jumping!!! in particular hahahahahhaha ,
I remember beforE I returned to Lanzarote , you smiled at me , it was such an encouraging and such an inspirational smile and you said believe in yourself ! and I did jackie and I believed in Yvonne and I believed I could and would ......... and i am RECOVERED XXX
Thank you jackie
sending you a big hug
yvonne xxx
I agree with what was said
I agree with what was said here sessions with you have been so benifical to me, thanks you, for helping and being there to understand, i actually cried for the first time i ever did with you, i have learnt to have condition free time and have fun( even when i haven wanted to ha). yvonne is right you can sense your belief in others from your smile and being so genuine.
Thanks Cxxx