Jen's Respite Retreat

10/16/2026

Look at this fantastic article written by Ashley Payne!

FAXON, OK — After having only one in the state, southwest Oklahoma will see a new respite retreat opening in Faxon this fall.

10/16/2026

Come visit us at our open house and let us know what your needs are - a few hours of break from time to time, a day a week, support groups, free time for special events… ❓
We’re all ears as we try to figure out the best days and times to be available.

10/16/2026

Family caregiving can go on for years, and during that time it is easy for a family caregiver to keep postponing their own appointments, symptoms, sleep, exercise, and preventive care because someone else always seems to need attention first. But the caregiver’s body is carrying those years too. Ignoring your own health does not make the caregiving load disappear—it can eventually create a second person who needs care. Long-term family caregiving has to include the health of the person providing it.

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10/16/2026

“Take care of yourself” sounds supportive, but for many family caregivers, the real problem is not knowing they need rest; it is having no realistic way to get it. When one person carries appointments, medications, meals, supervision, paperwork, household responsibilities, and everyone’s expectations, self-care can become just one more task on an already full day. Sometimes the most caring thing you can do for a family caregiver is not to remind them to rest. It is to remove something they are responsible for.

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10/12/2026

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A real day off from family caregiving isn't always easy to remember because even when someone else takes over, the caregiver may still check their phone, think about medications, wonder whether everything is okay, or plan what needs to happen when they return. Time away is not always the same as being mentally off duty. For some family caregivers, the last true day off was before caregiving became part of everyday life.

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10/10/2026

Siblings often play a huge role in the life of their brothers/sisters with disabilities.

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10/09/2026

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Family caregiver burnout is not simply about being “too tired.” It can result from trying to carry work, care, finances, interrupted sleep, worry, and responsibility for months or years with too little recovery. When that much pressure becomes part of everyday life, burnout isn't a personal failure—it is often a sign the caregiving load has become too heavy for one person to absorb indefinitely. Family caregivers deserve more than reminders to rest. They deserve care plans, workplaces, families, and communities that recognize what this level of responsibility is actually costing them.

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10/09/2026