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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.

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Hal1Contributor20 July 2021, 7:05 pm AEST

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

Hi, sorry to sound ignorant but just wondering if this is only an online discussion forum with text.

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bipolarbunnySenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:05 pm AEST

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

Hi @Daisydreamer @Mindy911 @znp @TideisTurning @Shaz51

So I'm kind of interested in learning self care from a carers point of view, being someone with MI, I have to look after me which I have tonnes of experience doing, but also I care for my elderly mum with NPD, and sometimes the roles get crossed so I'm really looking forward to learning from Shazzy and the other carers.

BB 🐰💙

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DaisydreamerSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:06 pm AEST

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

@Shaz51 wrote:

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

So great to have you here @Shaz51! Your experience on the forums and compassionate peer support have been a feature of the forums for such a long time, and we are so excited to showcase your expertise here 🙂

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

TideisTurningSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:07 pm AEST

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

Welcome @Jelly & @znp. Glad you could be here with us!

Hi @Emelia8! 😊

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Shaz51Senior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:07 pm AEST

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

hello @Emelia8 , @Hal1 , @frog , @Jelly , @bipolarbunny

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Mindy911Contributor20 July 2021, 7:08 pm AEST

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

Lol im a bit slow on this site
Hi im trying to support my son who is suicidal. I also struggle occasionally with depression and am finding it very difficult atm

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Emelia8Senior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:08 pm AEST

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

Forgot to mention ... I was a long term carer of my husband who had severe mental and physical ailments. He passed away 3 months ago, leaving me feeling terribly lost. Its hard going from being a 24/7 carer, to suddenly nothing. No purpose and no direction. How do you turn that around?

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

DaisydreamerSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:09 pm AEST

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

This question is for @Shaz51 and the community 🙂

Question 1: What does self care mean to you?

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znpSenior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:09 pm AEST

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

You sound like a gem, @bipolarbunny - and I agree it's hard to know sometimes where your roles start and finish, what you can and can't do, should and shouldn't do, etc.

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

Shaz51Senior Contributor20 July 2021, 7:10 pm AEST

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

Hello and hugs @znp , sorry to hear your son is in hospital

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