For more than thirty years, Peter Rosenberger has personally traveled the path of the family caregiver. Through this journey, Peter’s discovered a caregiver cannot only survive, but thrive in oftentimes grim circumstances.

I suppose you can call me the “Crash-Test Dummy” of caregivers! – Peter Rosenberger

Caregiver Self-Defense

An avid participant in martial arts, Peter recently earned a 2nd degree black-belt in Hap-kido.  When speaking at events, Peter often draws upon self-defense techniques to help caregivers better understand how to defend themselves.  In addition, he refers to the principles of those techniques to help caregivers with emotional self-defense.

“I recently asked a room full of nurses, ‘How many of you have ever been grabbed by a patient?’

Astonishingly, 100 % of the audience raised their hands.

I then asked, ‘How many of you have been choked by a patient?’

Nearly 100% of the audience raised their hands!”

So many caregivers are women taking care of much larger husbands.  Learning how to free themselves of an impaired loved one becomes a necessity, and Peter often demonstrates easy ways for them to do so without hurting themselves or loved one.

Likewise, the same principle applies when dealing with the criticisms and verbal conflicts that arise in caregiving situations.

“All too many caregivers suffer from low self-esteem.  How you can defend yourself if you don’t value yourself?”

Peter provides proven tips and wisdom on caregivers can safely navigate through those challenging emotional and verbal circumstances.  Furthermore, he is on a mission to strengthen the self-esteem of fellow caregivers in order for them to live a calmer, healthier, and even more joyful life.