You love the person you're caring for. And some days, you're running on empty.
The exhaustion is real. So is the guilt when you need a break. So is the quiet fear that if you slow down, everything will fall apart. If you're caring for an aging parent, a spouse, or someone you love deeply, Miriam Edwards sees you. She's been there too.
In The Heart of a Servant, Miriam writes with the kind of warmth and honesty that only comes from lived experience. She offers caregivers something they rarely get: someone in their corner, cheering them on while giving them tools that actually work.
At the center of the book is her A.R.T. Framework(TM)-Ask, Reframe, Take Action-a gentle but practical approach to finding your footing again when caregiving feels like it's taken over everything.
Inside, you'll find:
How to recognize and prevent caregiver burnout before it takes you downPractical ways to set boundaries without guilt, and without damaging relationshipsHow to build a support system you can actually lean onGuidance for navigating legal and financial responsibilities with calm and clarityWays to preserve family memories and strengthen the bonds that matter mostPermission, and a plan, to care for yourself as tenderly as you care for othersMiriam reminds caregivers of something they need to hear again and again: Self-care isn't selfish. It's what makes everything else possible.
If you're caring for someone you love and you're tired of doing it alone, The Heart of a Servant is the companion you've been waiting for.