From Diane Carbo, RN, of Caregiver Relief
Care for the people you love without losing yourself.
The Caregiver Balance Guide gives family caregivers a simple four-pillar plan: set limits, build support, find trusted guidance, and prepare for emergencies, so you don’t have to do this alone.
12-page fillable PDF · $12 · a first step you can finish this week
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The Caregiver Balance Guide Action Kit
The Caregiver Balance Guide Action Kit is a 12-page fillable PDF: the guided planning kit that brings the Balance Guide steps together in one place, so you can move from overwhelmed to a clear, written plan in an evening.
- Balance snapshot
- One workable boundary
- Relief-team plan
- A specific request for help
- Questions for a professional
- Emergency readiness
- Stress and well-being check-in
- Seven-day action plan
The kit also directs you to Diane’s four guided imagery recordings for calm and stress relief. Listen any time at guidedimagery.caregiverrelief.com.
The recordings and assessments are already free on Caregiver Relief. The kit is the fillable, guided planning workbook that pulls those steps together into your own plan.
Launch offer
$12 one-time
12-page fillable PDF. Type right into it on your computer or print it out.
- All eight guided planning steps
- Your own written seven-day action plan
- Links to Diane’s four guided imagery recordings
The kit is separate from the book. You do not need the book to use it.
The book
The Caregiver Balance Guide: Building a Team So Caregiving Doesn’t Destroy Your Health
Diane’s book is the full story behind the framework: the “Caregiver Trap,” why the caregiver is the invisible second patient, and how to build boundaries, a family caregiver agreement, a relief team, and emergency preparedness into daily life.
The $12 Action Kit and the book are separate purchases. You do not need the book to use the kit.
Free resource
Free: Before You Say Yes, the Family Caregiver Agreement Starter Guide
Begin creating structure today. Outline caregiver responsibilities, clarify sibling expectations, and plan for time off and financial fairness, before resentment builds.
Prefer to skip the email? Download the free Starter Guide (PDF, 7 MB)
The framework
The four pillars of the Caregiver Balance Guide
Family caregivers need relief in four areas. Each pillar addresses one of the most common sources of caregiver stress: emotional strain, physical exhaustion, lack of support, and crisis planning. The Action Kit walks you through all four.
Boundaries & Support Plan
Set healthy limits, share responsibilities, and put expectations in writing so caregiving stays sustainable.
Explore Boundaries & Support Plan →Relief Team
Build a dependable circle of family, friends, and community help so you can rest and keep your own life.
Explore Relief Team →Guidance & Support
Get trusted answers and decision support for medical, financial, and emotional pressures.
Explore Guidance & Support →My Vital Vault
Organize medical, legal, and emergency information so you can respond calmly in a crisis.
Explore My Vital Vault →Who the Caregiver Balance Guide is for
Family caregivers who feel overwhelmed by responsibility, worry about burnout, struggle with boundaries, feel alone in decision-making, have cut work hours to give care, need to organize medical or legal information, or simply want support without guilt.
If you are trying to care for someone without sacrificing yourself, this guide was created for you.
Caregiver Ready™ is coming
The Action Kit is an immediate first step, and a preview of the fuller Caregiver Ready™ program Diane is developing, with additional workbooks, checklists, care coordination tools, and optional Guided Coaching.
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About the author
About Diane Carbo, RN
Diane Carbo is a registered nurse, educator, caregiver advocate, and the founder of Caregiver Relief. Known as “Your Lifecare Advocate,” she has spent over 40 years helping thousands of families navigate caregiving and dementia care: complex medical systems, burnout, and the practical work of organizing care.
Through her books, podcasts, guided imagery, and coaching, Diane helps caregivers protect their own health and financial stability while giving the best possible care to the people they love. The Caregiver Balance Guide is her practical framework for doing exactly that.