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

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor12 July 2021, 1:21 pm AEST

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

MDTSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 6:56 pm AEST

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

Have a good chat forumites
I wont be in this one and I'm loathe to not go but I simply need to go for a walk after the day I have had

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

TideisTurningSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 6:57 pm AEST

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

No worries @MDT sounds like some good self care in action! 😊

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

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 6:59 pm AEST

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

Welcome everyone to our Topic Tuesday on Self Care for Carers! An extra special welcome to our guest @Shaz51 🙂

To open the discussion tonight, I would love to hear from you all:

Would you like to introduce yourself and what you are hoping to get from the discussion tonight.

I'll hand over to @Shaz51 now to introduce themselves 🙂 Take it away Shaz

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

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:00 pm AEST

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

Not a problem @MDT

Take care tonight and hoping your walk is restorative

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

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:01 pm AEST

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

Welcome @Mindy911 and @znp and thanks for joining us! We'd love to hear more about you and what you hope to get from the discussion tonight

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Shaz51Senior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:02 pm AEST

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

Hello and welcome @znp , @Mindy911
I am Shaz51 and I am a carer for my elderly mum and I am unpaid carer and wife of my husband who has MI and Bipolar 2
I have been on the forum for 6 years and Community guide for 5 years and am very involved in self care and you may have seen me around the forum

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JellyCasual Contributor20 July 2021, 7:03 pm AEST

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

Hello all, this is my first SANE forum! Hoping for self care tips (as a carer) and it'd be great to hear other people's experiences and how they cope with everything.

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znpSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:03 pm AEST

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

Hi all

This is my first time in a forum session and so don't really know what to expect. I am the father of a 23 yo son who has BPD and other mental health challenges. He is currently in hospital (last ten days or so). He lives with my wife, me, and our youngest who is 19.

I have good self-care I think but I am feeling really jittery at the moment.

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Emelia8Senior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:04 pm AEST

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

Good evening @Daisydreamer @TideisTurning @Shaz51 and anyone else here.

I will be here when I can tonight, but may need to head off at some point. If so, I will read through later.

Emelia

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frogSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:05 pm AEST

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

Hope it's a great discussion @Daisydreamer @Shaz51 @TideisTurning and everyone joining in. Appreciate the tag, but I'm crashing after a hard day. Enjoy walk @MDT sounds like just what you need. Good evening all.

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