Scissortail Health Coaching
The Caregiver for Caregivers
Standing with and guiding stressed family caregivers to manage their emotions, mindset, and life changes so that they can protect their own health and give their best possible care for their loved one.
Caring for yourself is not selfish, it is essential.
Becoming a caregiver is a life changing, pivotal moment...
You are on a journey that can make or break you.
When the unthinkable is happening to your loved one, and they can no longer take adequate care of themselves, your whole world changes, and your own health is at risk.
If you have stepped up and become their caregiver, whether full-time or part-time, at home, in town, or from a distance, you know how tough it is.
The daily stressors of caregiving can damage your own health and well-being.
Caregivers have higher rates of mortality and chronic illnesses than non-caregivers.
The good news is, that however stressed and inadequate you may feel right now, it doesn't have to stay that way.
Scissortail Health Coaching exists to help you manage the increasing demands, responsibilities, and daily stressors which can damage your own health and well-being.
In fact, your time of caregiving can be your finest hour.
"It was an effort to exist."
"Before starting the sessions with Corabell I struggled with fear, lack of self-confidence, and depression.
It was an effort to exist.
She directed my mind away from negativity. She replaced it with a fighting spirit and a willing attitude toward change.
-Barbara B.
Caregiver Resources
Complementary Help Session
If you are ready to work toward better health and wellbeing, I am here for you. To problem solve, ask a question, or find resources for an issue with your own health or wellbeing, request a complimentary, private, 30 minute, no obligation online conversation with Dr. Arps.
Benefits you will receive:
- Get an answer to a specific health concern that is related to caregiving.
- You will gain clarity about your challenges, how you might best improve your wellbeing, and your motivations for wanting to make a health related change.
- Get information about effective ways you can support your health beginning now.
- You will receive unbiased recommendations about the best possible steps forward for you right now, whether or not they are with Scissortail Health Coaching.
Concierge Care for Caregivers
A top tier, elite caregiver experience with unparalleled customization, and accessibility to 1:1 support and coaching with Dr. Arps for a limited number of caregiver clients.
The mission of this program is for you to achieve your best possible mental, emotional, and physical health even in the midst of caregiving demands, grief, and loss.
It addresses your specific situation, builds on your strengths, honors your values, and offers you a close relationship with your coach who accompanies you through your caregiving journey.
Find out more about this program"Corabell taught me that I can take control of my life...
She taught me to start with small obtainable goals and to take it one step at a time. I also learned a lot about myself as a person.
Corabell guided me to find my own inner strengths and she showed me how I could use my personal strengths to overcome my inner and external battles that I fought on a daily basis.
What I loved most about coaching with Corabell is she never once judged me on how I did during my week in-between sessions. She always listened to anything that I had to say and always had a way of taking what I thought was a negative and turned it into a positive or a learning moment.
Corabell always made me feel comfortable to be able to be me and not be afraid to share how I was truly feeling." -Salena I.
Why I Coach Caregivers
For me this is personal, because I’ve been there. I lived through the stress of caring for a loved one when I had the privilege of caring for my husband for the nine years he suffered from early onset Alzheimer’s.
During those years, even though I was a physician, I had to scramble to navigate the medical, environmental, and care supports that he needed. Taking care of myself was hard. I experienced all the highs and lows that went along with caregiving, and dealt with the uncertainties, the frustrations, the grief, and the losses.
I paid a price for how the stress and chronic demands impacted my own health, and my mission is that you don't have to pay that same price. And more than that, I know that when you learn to effectively manage your stressors, grief, and worries, you will feel confident, guilt free, and calm.
I am offering to you my 30+ years as a physician specialist in psychiatry working with over 10,000 individuals and families, my additional training and experience as a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, and my personal experience as a caregiver bundled together in a dynamic, personalized, effective program to support you.
"May your time of caregiving be your finest hour."
Corabell Arps, M.D., NBC-HWC
"Corabell listened and was able to help me focus on ways to reach my goals. She was a fantastic coach. I would be pleased to work with her in the future."
-Paula H.
Chronic Stress and Demands of Caregiving Impact Your Health
and Your Ability to Caregive
Did you know that caregivers have...
A 63% higher mortality rate than non-caregivers of the same age.
2-3 times higher risk of clinical levels of depression and anxiety
More likely to have chronic illnesses
Decreased Immune Function.
Negative impact on personal health habits
Higher risk of developing dementia
All the tools, all for you...
so that you can be the healthy caregiver of your dreams.
