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Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor

Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Hi there SANE Community,

We are very excited to announce that our next Topic Tuesday will be featuring the amazing @Shaz51 talking about self care for carers! Many of you will know @Shaz51 and her passion for carer wellbeing 🙂


Self care

Self care is a term that we speak about on the forums, so what does it mean? Self care is the activities that you do each day that promote your emotional, physical and social health.

Every person's self care will look different- it's as unique as we are. For carers, self care is an important part of maintaining wellbeing and preventing burnout. Often on the forums we hear about compassion fatigue, and the impact on wellbeing that can happen when we don't take time for ourselves.

This discussion will explore burnout and the role of self care in promoting wellbeing as a carer.

Please join us here on Tuesday the 20th of July 2021 from 7:00pm-8:30pm AEST to follow this conversation.

Want to receive a reminder on the night? Hit the 'Support' button below.

New to the forums or want to get involved in this discussion? Check out the How To Guide for Topic Tuesdays.

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Hal1Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thank you all. First time on a forum and it has been so rewarding

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znpSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thanks, Daisy, Shaz, everyone. I have to go and make dinner. Sending kindness and love to all of you.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@znp The alcohol was masking my own issues -- very true my friend

it is masking mine too and my physical problems

thank you you have helped me to decrease my too

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Mindy911Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

✨💕So sorry for your loss of your husband✨x

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MDTSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Hey all
Hope you had a good chat this evening
Yes thanks @Daisydreamer
It was helpful and I think it will help me sleep

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bipolarbunnySenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

@TideisTurning wrote:

Would some self-care be helpful for you after we finish the discussion this evening? If so, what might you do?

Oh yes, I'm diving into a bowl of chocolate ice cream and Netflix.

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WindflowersContributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

Thanks so much. Going to put my slippers on and a heat pack for self care! Have a good evening everyone and thank you for the chat.

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Shaz51Senior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

my self care now is to hve a cup of coffee

sending you all hugs and hope to see you around the forum

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

We have come to the end of our live event- the time flew by!

Such an amazing discussion and we want to say thank you to each and every one of you for openly sharing your experiences, tips and questions with our community here tonight @Mindy911 @znp @Hal1 @Jelly @frog @Emelia8 @bipolarbunny @outlander @Windflowers @SJT63 @BPDSurvivor @Bunniekins @MDT

To the incredible @Shaz51, you are such an light in the carers forum here at SANE! A true champion for self care and a passionate advocate for wellbeing. Thank you for being our guest here tonight and sharing your insights and experience. We are so grateful to have you in the Community Guide program

@TideisTurning a huge thank you for the support and compassion you bring to all of these Topic Tuesdays!

For those who want to continue this conversation in the forums, we have some great self care threads that you can jump into! If you are new here, we do close this thread to new replies after the discussion- we would love to see you in our self care discussions:

8 dimensions of wellness

Carers Hints and tips to Success,

Self care by growing a garden,

Coping Toolbox ( what is in yours to help you cope )

Our next Topic Tuesday is on the topic of grief and loss where we will have special guests from Griefline joining us. We hope to see you there

Take care everyone!

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Mindy911Contributor

Re: Topic Tuesday // Self Care for Carers // Tues 20th July, 7:00-8:30PM AEST

✨💕Being part of this forum was actually self care for myself✨Sourcing different ideas to help with motivation✨I have found it really helpful and now have a few resources that i can use✨Great work✨Ty once again✨
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