Shannon Pawley, The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm Owner, provides symptoms of caregiver burnout to be aware of and encourages caregivers to strike a balance between caring for others and themselves.

DECATUR, GA, May ••, 2024: Shannon Pawley, Owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, has posted a new article on the law firm’s website entitled “Mental Health Awareness Month And Caregivers.” Ms. Pawley acknowledges the need for greater awareness for those suffering with mental health issues, though she shines a light on the needs of caregivers who push themselves to extremes while caring for others.

Pawley writes, “If you live with or are a caregiver for anyone suffering with mental health issues, you may know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month.” She continues, “I find it very hopeful that as a society we are becoming more aware of and compassionate for those suffering with mental health issues. More and more people are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and our elders are experiencing a variety of age-related dementias. These conditions,” Pawley adds, “along with the more classic cases of mental illnesses such as mood disorders, severe depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and others are being taken more seriously by our medical professionals so that we can offer more compassion and care.”

Pawley notes, “I am focusing on the mental health needs of caregivers this month.” She emphasizes, “This is an overlooked group made up of primarily unpaid family members who often stretch themselves beyond emotional, physical and spiritual exhaustion.” As Pawley points out, “Caregivers give so much of themselves as they tend to the needs of others that they often find themselves in a state of burnout. They are so giving that they can’t tell when their own health is at risk until they’ve hit the wall, so to speak.”

Pawley provides a list of signs that can mean a caregiver is reaching a burnout stage.

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The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm was established to serve the legal needs of retiring citizens. The Firm focuses its entire practice on providing strategies to protect independence, privacy, assets and taxes from the government. Shannon Pawley has grown her law practice by providing excellent customer satisfaction with personalized wealth protection plans.

About Shannon M. Pawley, J.D., LL.M

As the owner of The Estate & Asset Protection Law Firm, Shannon M. Pawley and her entire team share a passion which focuses on being able to serve the legal needs of retiring individuals. In our firm, WE BELIEVE that people should not have to lose everything they’ve worked a lifetime to earn and that every person is an individual who deserves respect and the highest quality of life possible, regardless of age or ability.  We also believe that privacy and protection are the keys to personal peace. Born and raised in the Tidewater area of Virginia to a tightknit family with strong military service roots, Shannon learned from an early age the value of hard work and the importance of social awareness to ensure you always leave a situation in a better place than how you entered it.  In her junior year of high school, Shannon served as U.S. House of Representatives Page during the 101^st United States Congressional Session in Washington, D.C.  This experience exposed her to numerous new cultures and worldly issues.  Walking away from her experience as a U.S. House of Representative Page, Shannon knew that she wanted to pursue legal studies and be able to assist others in obtaining the best results available in difficult situations.

Shannon earned her undergraduate degree at North Carolina Wesleyan College and pursued a law degree from Michigan State University College of Law.  After obtaining her law degree and becoming a licensed attorney in Michigan, she continued her educational pursuit by acquiring a LL.M. (Master of Law) in Taxation from Wayne State University. After moving to Georgia in 2018, Shannon obtained her Georgia law license and has enjoyed being able to pursue her desire of ensuring persons are able to age with dignity, grace and independence.