25/08/2026
Today, Eternal Anchor’s annual staff retreat gave us something we don’t always make enough time for: the opportunity to care for the people who spend their days caring for others.
Our team stepped away from their usual routines for a day of conversation, reflection, and activities centered on self-care...what it means, why it matters, and how we can practice it in healthy and sustainable ways.
Working alongside children and adults with disabilities and their families can be deeply meaningful. It also asks a great deal of the people who show up each day with patience, compassion, creativity, and energy.
Caring for ourselves isn’t separate from that work. It’s part of doing it well.
When caregivers, educators, therapists, and support staff have space to rest, reflect, recognize their own needs, and care for their physical and emotional well-being, they are better equipped to be fully present for the people around them.
Today was a reminder that the people who make Eternal Anchor’s mission possible matter, too, and that caring for one another includes encouraging each other to care for ourselves.