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10/29/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
                    Health and Wellbeing
                  
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            Common misconceptions about being a carer
              
              
              
              Dispelling common myths about being a carer As a carer, you play a crucial role in helping others...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
08/20/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
                    Carer story
                  
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            Carer Spotlight Dane's Story
              
              
              
              Finding Hope Dane, 61, lives in Hackney with her husband. She is a full-time carer for a family...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
07/15/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Staying Safe this Summer
              
              
              
              As a carer, it’s likely that you’re doing many things to ensure the person you care for is kept...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
07/12/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Practical steps to looking after yourself
              
              
              
              Mental Health Care Mindfulness and Meditation: Practice mindfulness to stay present and reduce...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
06/20/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Mental Health Awareness: Looking after you
              
              
              
              Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others: Prioritising Mental Health Looking after someone can...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
06/19/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Carers Spotlight: *Michelle's Blog
              
              
              
              Michelle's Blog: My chance to be carefree Being a carer can be challenging at times. It can seem...
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
06/17/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Unlocking the power of mindfulness: A guide to practice and benefits
              
              
              
              Unlocking the Power of Mindfulness: A Guide to Practice and Benefits
              
              
              
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
          
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
05/23/2024
                
              
              
              
              
              
              
                
                  
                
                
                  
                  
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            Understanding Stroke Awareness Month
              
              
              
              Understanding Stroke Awareness Month May is Stroke Awareness Month, and we wanted to take a moment...