Hello, Caregiver
I'M JESSICA
LIKE YOU, I AM A CAREGIVER
I'm also a Care Coach and advocate, determined to change the conversation around family care.
I help caregivers find balance, maximize resilience
and navigate the stress of caring for a loved one
during a prolonged illness.
You aren't alone.
Our sole mission is to take care
of the care takers
CARE COACHING
IS FOR YOU
If you've ever said..
No one prepared me for taking care of my parent during a life-threatening illness. What am I even doing? Is there a handbook for what to expect -- when you are a caregiver?
Or felt....
I'm losing my sense of self. I don't have time to decompress or center myself. I'm happy to be of service to the people I love, but I'm not sure who I am any more, besides a caregiver.
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Or wondered....
How am I going to balance everything in my life? Between kids, job and caregiving, I feel so lonely. Is anyone else going through this as well? Am I the only one who can't balance it all?
WHAT IS CARE COACHING?
Caring for a family member or loved one during a prolonged illness is an all-encompassing endeavor. It can also be lonely and depleting, no matter how much you care about "your person."
Take Care Academy was created to directly support caregivers. Our one-on-one coaching sessions have been developed to support your mental health, guide you forward, and generally offer a soft place to land whenever you need a boost. We make space to put down the weight of today's emotional heavy lifting.
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Blending professional coaching techniques and personal experience, we help you navigate one of life's most unexpected — and least discussed — challenges.
WAYS WE
TAKE CARE
ENCOURAGEMENT
NEED A PICK ME UP?
RAH RAH SIS BOOM BAH!
You are doing a great job, even if it might not feel like it right now. Let's get you a pep talk, pat on the back, or boost of support, OK?
STRATEGY
WE UNDERSTAND
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THE MOST HUMAN THING YOU'LL EVER DO
Caring brings challenges at every turn. Jessica has coached hundreds of clients through the hardest times of their lives. Sessions offer space to discuss techniques and strategies to guide you through stress and unexpected emotions of caregiving. You can take comfort from her experience and hard-won insights on care-taking and self-care.
well-being
SELF-CARE ISN'T SELFISH
FINDING TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF
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Focusing on your own wants, needs, desires can be daunting during a season of care-taking. Together, we'll create a customized self-renewal plan with big and small ways to put yourself closer to the top of the list today.
CONNECTION
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
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MORE CARETAKERS THAN NEW MOMS
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In America alone there are approximately 40 Million care takers experiencing the same roller coaster as you - that's 40x more caregivers than new parents each year. Caring can be isolating, and in sessions, we'll find ways for you to overcome isolation or loneliness. You aren't alone!
TAKE CARE PODCAST
ASK ME
ANYTHING
Others are also going through hard times. Listen to mini-episodes, with insights into the secret life of caregivers.
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Have a question or concern that you would like addressed? Send an email from the podcast page and we'll incorporate our social media content to cover
your question.
WEEKLY
CHECK-INS
PICK-ME
UPS
You are doing a great job, even if it might not feel like it right now. Let's get you a pep talk, pat on the back, or boost of support, OK?
YEAR-ROUND
SUPPORT
A MODERN GUIDE
TO CAREGIVING
We believe in caring for the caretaker.
Our guided journal ushers you through the season of care, from your care style to self-renewal, to preparing for the future. Each page is like you have a coach right beside you every step of the way.
Grab a free peek, ahead of our upcoming launch.
DAILY SUPPORT
Because Caregiving is a 24/7 Gig
Caregivers don't always have the time and energy to wade through a lot of information. Take Care resources are selected and edited with busy schedules and hectic lives in mind. Short, sweet, and packed with support.
And just what you need to build resilience and take on the day.
COAchinG
BETTER THAN
A BUBBLE BATH
Take Care Coaching offers personalized, actionable advice, that you can implement immediately. Sessions focus on what is happening in your world and we address your specific concerns. You'll leave with clarity, encouragement, resources (we love a good workbook!), a dose of compassion, and an action plan
community
STAY
CONNECTED
Coach and founder, Jessica, shares regular check-ins, self-renewal prompts, and care for the caretaker tips. Beat the isolation game and join the conversation!
We can't wait to hear your story
classes
TRY A FREE MINI-COURSE
The #1 concern caregivers share? How to navigate stress. Download your free class, "How to Manage Your Stress Cycle", and learn the three-step process to exit stress every single time.
INCLUDES:
FREE AUDIO LESSONS
DOWNLOADS
JOURNAL PROMPTS
FROM ONE CAREGIVER TO ANOTHER
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
As the creator of Take Care Academy, I'm on a mission to change the conversation around caregiving.
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Caregivers are almost 54 Million strong in the US alone, yet our stories and supports are minimal. Most of us are thrust into the position due to a shocking, life-altering diagnosis. We start from a place of love and dedication and end up in a place of confusion and isolation.
I became a caregiver before my 40th birthday. My mom was two months from retirement.
We had planned Paris and parties.
What we got was chemo and cancer.
No-one expects to become a caregiver. And sadly, this is one of the few conversations that is still taboo.
So much guilt. So much hiding. So much fear. (Seriously, what else is so high-stakes? Not much.)
Family caregiving is the perfect storm for burnout.
"What the heck did I get myself into?"
"I love her so much, but I have no idea how to care for her over a long period of time!"
"I'm losing myself."
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All comments I've heard. Said. And felt very deeply.
Sound familiar?
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We deserve a modern, open and honest conversation about what it really takes to serve as a family caregiver. The bandages and bruises. The worry and the joy. The wins and losses.
I've been patient and caregiver. After bringing my mom through chemo, surgery, radiation and the subsequent renewal of her health, I knew I wanted to help other caregivers. I became a professional coach, and for the last several years have worked with nearly a thousand clients across the globe.
Clients share that my practice helped them form stronger relationships, tackle hard conversations, build resilience and avoid burnout.
Take Care Academy brings this work to caregivers, and is the building block for a modern caretakers conversation. Our coaching, guided journals, healing modules, and courses help caregivers navigate their new role with more ease, compassion, and resilience.
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Take Care Academy is on a bold mission to:
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change the conversation about care;
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provide care coaching with real-life, empowered, actionable advice;
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show up for carers to offer support and encouragement;
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create a public space for caregivers;
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celebrate and support caregivers (& patients!);
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and re-frame the role and experience of caregiving.
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We are modernizing caretaking and making space for caregivers.
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I hope you'll join the movement.
I'd Love
To Work
With You.
1 hr
90 US dollars
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840 US dollars
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HOW TO MANAGE YOUR STRESS CYCLE