Hello Everyone - Is change good? I often hear people and that includes carers, family and friends either say 'I hate change' or  'change is as good as rest'. Some changes are negative, emotionally difficult and causes of anxiety for some, such as bereavement, children...

Hello Everyone - Is it difficult to manage your caring role and finances? Today we had a wonderful workshop/presentation from Shujia Begum an Energy Efficiency Advisor from The Limehouse Project who gave the carers who attend the Carers Forum ideas on how to save...

Hello Everyone - What do you do outside of caring? This questions comes up more and more and so it should.  My question to you all is "what do you do outside of caring"? Some of you are thinking nothing, caring consumes my life, I do not have time to scratch my behind...

Hello Everyone -  Don't you just love it when a plan comes together   Over the last two years, I have developed what was the Carers Academy and now is the Carers Wellbeing Academy with the help from Graham (our/Carers Centre Chief Executive).  The Academy started out...

Hello Everyone -  Caring for more than one person   The weekend just gone was an eventful one and I will tell you why.  As I have been blogging, I now care for both my Mum and Dad jointly with my sister, I have to credit my sister as she is amazing and I really could...

Hello Everyone -  Health benefits of weekends and rest.. Thank goodness it is Friday and the weekend is upon us.  As you know I love my job, the carers and the team but I do also love my weekends, I get to spend more time with my partner, my rosette winning handsome...

Hello Everyone -  Happy Star Wars Day Today is Star Wars Day and May 4th be with you... Some of you are probably thinking what is he on about now and some of you like me are Star Wars nerds and get my message today.  So one of the things that I find helpful and...

Hello Everyone -  Eid and how it is good for your wellbeing. Eid is one of two official festivals in the Islamic Calendar, when Muslims around the world celebrate by gift-giving and spending time with their loved ones.  I was talking to a carer yesterday and said...

Hello Everyone - Looking after yourself and your loved ones So over the last few weeks my Mum's nursing home has been under lockdown due to patients getting Covid and after the first wave of Covid and the awful impact nursing homes had they are very cautious and...