Delia Chiaramonte, MD
Helping You Care For Your Seriously Ill Loved One Without Losing Yourself
Coaching | Education | Support
Empowering Caregivers
Dr. Delia's Mission
To help 1,000 caregivers rediscover their wellbeing and find clarity, self-compassion and connection as they support a loved one through serious illness.
If You're Feeling This Way, You're Not Alone
Does This Sound Like You?
You're exhausted. You're running on empty. You feel guilty when you rest, and resentful when you don't.
You love the person you're caring for - but you're losing yourself in the process of caregiving.
It doesn't have to be this way.
I'm Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, and I've been a physician for more than 30 years. I've guided many caregivers through the hardest experience of their lives. I've seen that while some families grow closer during the caregiving experience, many families start to splinter and fall apart.
Caregivers tell me:
"I feel guilty every time I take a break"
"I'm so angry at them - and then I feel terrible about it"
"I don't recognize myself anymore"
"I can't keep going like this, but I have no choice"
"No one understands what this is really like"
Here's what I want you to know:
You're not failing. You're not selfish. You're not a bad caregiver.
You're a human being trying to do one of the hardest things a person can do - without adequate support, tools, or guidance.
Let's change that.
I created The HEART Path to help people care as fiercely for themselves as they do for their loved one.
You don't have to lose yourself to care for them.
The Solution: The HEART Path
I developed The HEART Path framework using all that I learned from my patients and my own caregiving experiences.
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The HEART Path teaches you how to:
H — Hold Space for Yourself
Prioritize your well-being without guilt. Learn why self-care isn't selfish and create sustainable practices that actually fit into your life.
E — Explore the Emotions (Yours and Theirs)
Name and validate difficult emotions - anger, guilt, resentment, and grief. Get tools to process feelings without judgment and become comfortable with strong emotions.
A — Act on What Really Matters to You
Clarify your values and learn how to live them, even in crisis. Stop just reacting to urgency and start thoughtfully choosing what really matters so you can focus on creating meaningful moments.
R — Reinforce Your Boundaries
Learn how to set loving boundaries with family, medical teams, and your loved one - without guilt or conflict. Get scripts that actually work.
T — Tend to Your Nervous System
Understand why you feel "on edge" constantly and learn practices to regulate your nervous system, calm your anxiety, and reset your body/s stress response.
The HEART Path grew out of my medical knowledge, years of guiding families through the experience of illness, and my personal journey through multiple family illnesses, trauma, loss, and grief.
This isn't theory. This is real world experience.
I look forward to sharing the power of The HEART Path with you.
THE PODCAST
THE INTEGRATIVE PALLIATIVE PODCAST
Caring for someone who is seriously ill is hard. It isn't hard because you're doing it wrong, it's just hard.
What do you say? How do you help? How do you keep yourself together when all your energy is going to your loved one? What do you do with your guilt and resentment and regret?
In The Integrative Palliative Podcast Dr. Delia Chiaramonte, physician, educator, and caregiver coach, brings grounded insights into the emotional, practical, and human realities of caregiving.
This show offers authentic conversations, clarity, tools, and relief for people navigating a loved one's serious illness.
Palliative care clinicians, physicians, nurses, death doulas, chaplains, and social workers will also find valuable information to help them care for families facing illness.
Click below to listen to the podcast. If you like what you find there, please subscribe, and share with a friend.
The book
COPING COURAGEOUSLY
Engaging Stories
Every chapter starts with a story, many of them from Dr. Delia's practice. You will enjoy getting to know her patients and you will learn from every one of them. She also shares vulnerable stories from her own life and family to illustrate insights and demonstrate real coping strategies that work. This book will make you feel wiser, stronger, more confident, and more able to effectively navigate your loved one's illness without losing yourself.
Practical Strategies
Coping Courageously is packed with practical strategies for thriving as a family as you face serious illness together.
Humor
Coping Courageously tackles tough topics with wide eyes and a touch of dark humor. This book is not a downer. It is honest, brave, in-your-face, and a bit irreverent. Warning: you will find the occasional curse word!
Click the link below to order the book.
Prefer to listen to audiobooks? Coping Courageously is available on Audible.
Caregiver Clarity Kit
A guide for caregivers who don't have much time, but want to stop feeling like they’re drowning and start feeling like the strongest, calmest version of themselves.