show episodes
 
Artwork
 
This is your space to unwind. The Carers’ Meditation Podcast offers short guided meditations designed for those caring for someone living with dementia. Take a few quiet moments for yourself — to rest, reconnect, and restore your energy.
  continue reading
 
Melissa and Jane have been caring for their daughters for over 20 years, helping them to lead hugely successful lives. But they've made some mistakes along the way, and learnt a lot. Or, learnt the hard way. They've been tired, burnt out, broke, ignored, isolated - yet still expected to keep going. Let's Take Care is their way of helping other carers of disabled children feel less alone - and more equipped to cope with the realities of care that no one talks about. In each episode they'll ta ...
  continue reading
 
Being a parent or carer for a neurodivergent child can seem like an overwhelming new world. We’re here to help you breakdown the diagnosis, navigate the big feelings and hear stories of real family life. With specialists and people who have lived experience, think of us as a little neurodivergence decoder in your back pocket. We’ve been there, we get it, we got you!
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
The Guilty Carer

Jason van Genderen

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
I'm speaking out loud about my messy journey as a Dementia Caregiver for my unforgettable mother, from day 1 of her diagnosis to her death. Being a Carer can be an intensely wholesome experience but it's also conflicted by a barrage of emotions I just wasn't prepared for. Real, raw and bare, I hope the sharing of my story will help so many other Carers feel less alone, and more human.
  continue reading
 
A show where I talk candidly about Dementia and Alzheimers. I've been caring for my parents who "both" have Alzheimer's / Dementia. All whilst living 165 miles away from them too! I share what I've seen and experienced, from my own personal perspective. This is a journey that none of us carers ask to be on, however we find ourselves on this journey and each and with every ounce of our hearts, each day, each and every one of us are doing our absolute best. For every carer and person with Alzh ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Carer Wellbeing Academy Podcast

Carer Wellbeing Academy

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly+
 
Wellbeing means feeling good in different ways, like being healthy and happy. It’s about how we feel physically, mentally, and emotionally, as well as our connections with others and finding meaning in life. In this series, we look at different aspects of wellbeing, and how it relates to family and friend carers
  continue reading
 
The Queen of Business Organisation brings you The Strategy, Sales & Systems Business Podcast for Growing Your Service-Based Empire , for business owners who are ready to hear real talk on building a successful business. Dani walks you through the reality of what it takes to put a business strategy in place, achieve recurring revenue through sales and get your business organised with sustainable selling systems, whilst embracing the chaos of family life, being a carer or managing additional n ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Tune in to Carer Catalysts - a podcast connecting innovators for unpaid carers. There's a sense of hope bubbling away in the world of carer support. There's a hope that right now we're bringing new, exciting, innovative solutions that could be truly transformative - helping us all to care, and thrive. But innovation is no mean feat. That's why we've been speaking with the people who are catalysing the change. These are leaders in carer support whose journeys and experiences have brought them ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Fostering Respect

Hackney Foster Carers' Council

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
The Hackney Foster Carers' Council Podcast explores the way the Care System treats foster carers and what this means for the national crisis in recruitment and retention.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Carers Together

North Lanarkshire Carers Together

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
A podcast by carers for carers from North Lanarkshire Carers Together. We bring unpaid carers and the people supporting them together to talk about the issues most important to them. From sharing on the realities of life as an unpaid carer to calling for change and highlighting carers’ rights, join us to hear more on the hot topics affecting carers now.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

Page 94: The Private Eye Podcast

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly+
 
Ian Hislop and Private Eye magazine venture into the world of audio with Page 94, hosted by Andrew Hunter Murray. Available from Private Eye at www.private-eye.co.uk as well as on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon and many other audio platforms.
  continue reading
 
This series has been developed for New Zealand’s army of unpaid family carers who are looking after a loved one who is dying. Developed by the specialist palliative team at Otago Community Hospice and supported by Hospice New Zealand, the series provides reliable advice and information for carers.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Voices of Fostering

National Fostering Group

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly+
 
Voices of Fostering brought to you by National Fostering Group. Everyone’s life takes a different path. As children and young people decisions can be made for us that shape our lives forever – whether for good or bad. As adults, we have the opportunity to make our own choices. And what we choose can have a positive impact on us and the world around us. Particularly if one of those choices is fostering. When you listen to the stories of children and young people whose lives have been touched ...
  continue reading
 
To provide adult carers (parents, grandparents and other carers) with information, guidance and support, tips, and links to resources to help support young people online – particularly when they are exposed to cyberbullying.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Caring Craftivists

Domestic Dusters & We Care

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Weekly+
 
Can craft tell the untold stories of carers? Welcome to Caring Craftivists the podcast where craftivism and caring intertwine to create powerful stories of resilience, advocacy, and hope. Hosted by Vanessa, a researcher and lecturer at the University of Brighton, and Katy, an unpaid carer and founder of the We Care Campaign, this podcast stitches together carers' experiences who use craft as a tool for change. In 2023, we invited unpaid carers from across Wales to embroider their experiences ...
  continue reading
 
Now What Now is a podcast about parents and carers figuring out how to act on climate while navigating their work and family life. Meet parents and carers who are thinking about the legacy we leave as parents, have experienced climate grief, connected with other families, created groups for their community, championed local solutions, learnt new skills, met friends for life along the way and more. If you're concerned but you haven't figured out how to act, hear how other parents and carers a ...
  continue reading
 
This podcast is dedicated to talking to experts and others about all aspects of death and dying. You know, that thing we don't really want to talk about! As a hospice carer and former psychiatric nurse as well as writer and former Theatre director, I invite guests to talk about their roles in and what to expect in the last four weeks of life. What happens to the person dying, what help is there, what to do before and after the event. Many of the families we go in to see have one thing in com ...
  continue reading
 
One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – whether by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both. Yet too often, the voices of people who are facing the many complex challenges of dementia go unheard. Presented by award-winning journalist, editor, podcaster and Dementia UK Ambassador Marianne Jones, Dementia UK’s podcast, ‘My life with dementia’, takes listeners on a personal journey through the world of dementia, as told by people who have e ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
for someone else

Hannah Wright

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
for someone else is a podcast series exploring the world of carers. Each podcast varies in time but speaks to a different carer about their caring situation and how they cope. This is a project that is not only a podcast but also a visual website visit : http://www.forsomeoneelse.co.uk
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
This podcast is about Sia’s daily life which includes producing music, making beats, recording videos, inventing new gadgets, recommending new movies and tv shows she likes, make-up she loves, dealing with her personal development and being a carer for her parents. It's a full on life!
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Do you care?

Caroline Cosh

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Daily+
 
This podcast is for any informal carer or family member whose loved one is requiring homecare services. Each podcast explores how to navigate the complex world of social care, with the aim of supporting people to make the right decision for them and their family.
  continue reading
 
Our podcast series is dedicated to exploring topics related to adoption, fostering and kinship care. We invite children’s social care professionals and experts by experience to join us to share best practices, their experiences and knowledge.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Parent and Carers Council (PACC) Shropshire host a monthly look into what's new in Shropshire's Special Educational Needs and Disability community. Discussing the issues our SEND community are wanting to know more about and deep diving into a specific topic, service, or area of need each month with guests. There will be a Q&A opportunity for our SEND community to ask questions of our guests each month too.This podcast is a conversational style podcast which explores the challenging and compl ...
  continue reading
 
EPIC conversations, led by peer support crew members Madeleine and Roberta, identifies challenges often faced by parents and teens in crisis. These conversations will offer insights, strategies and resources to empower parents and carers to better support their teenager and themselves. Each episode will address issues of risky/life threatening behaviours or mental health challenges, and will introduce a guest speaker with experience dealing with teens in crisis including school student suppo ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Choice and Control

Carers Queensland

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
Meet people with disability from across Queensland, and discover their stories, achievements and contributions to their communities. We’re talking to people with disability doing innovative things and reaching for the stars in sport, business, the arts, and every aspect of life. You’ll hear from the inner city, our major regional centres, and our state’s rural areas. Join us as we celebrate Queenslanders with disability and work towards improving access and inclusion for everyone, of all abi ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
The SENDcast

Dale Pickles

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Weekly+
 
The SENDcast is a weekly podcast focusing on Special Educational Needs, it is an amazing way to keep up to date with all the different areas within SEN, best practices and to improve your knowledge around SEND.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Penny Wincer is not too busy to write. Except of course, sometimes she is too busy to write as much as she would like. Join Penny as she has conversations with other writers about writing, publishing and creativity whilst juggling all the demands on them such as motherhood, caring and other paid work. Penny Wincer is the author of two narrative non-fiction books, Tender and Home Matters and a non-fiction writing coach. She's an Australian and long-term resident of London, a mother of two tee ...
  continue reading
 
Are you a Psychologist struggling to stay on top of your paperwork? Missing out on weekends playing catch up? You are not alone!! I am a psychologist, a mum, a wife, a carer, and business owner, and can assure you I hear the frustration. I have worked hard to develop hacks, and time savers purely from necessity, and LOVE helping psychs get their days under control.. You are welcome to join me in our safe and supportive clinical community where we talk hacks, ask questions.. and support each ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Ali McClure's Talking Together...

Ali McClure Education and Parenting

icon
Unsubscribe
icon
icon
Unsubscribe
icon
Monthly
 
Talking Together, Learning Together, Growing Together... with your children. IIn our busy lives, finding the time and the right words to talk with our children about their learning is trickier than you might think. Children these days can struggle to know what to say when you ask them about their day. Often, this is down to us asking the wrong questions in the wrong way. The solution is simple - but subtle and – it is always to hand, in fact it is at your FingerTIps Talking together... is ju ...
  continue reading
 
Join Natasha, founder of Butterfly Minds, where she shares stress management tools for neurodiverse families. Plus how mums who are feeling lost and want to discover how to find purpose outside motherhood can navigate this journey. She brings together 15 years of community learning and development experience, personal experience, coaching and wellbeing tools to offer strategies to support your wellbeing. Natasha is an author of 3 books where she shares mindfulness through storytelling. Tune ...
  continue reading
 
Are you a parent or a carer of children and wondering how you can best navigate the challenges of COVID-19? Parenting in the age of coronavirus is a new podcast from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, supported by Medibank. Child health experts will discuss the challenges parents are facing, and explore how you can best support yourself and your children so they can continue to learn, thrive and develop. Make sure you subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and tell your ...
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
Dr Lorna Stabler's research can be found here. Relational Activism: https://www.relationalactivism.com/ Rich's BASW Child Protection sessions: https://basw.co.uk/social-work-child-protection-professional-practice-programme Rich Devine's blog: https://richarddevinesocialwork.com/about/ Tim Fisher LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/timfisher101/ Ri…
  continue reading
 
Caring for someone at the end of their life can feel all-consuming and overwhelming, but asking for help can be hard. Now an Australian-made app can ease the load - helping families identify the support they need, and making it easy for friends and neighbours to step in and help. What the app's creator didn't expect was that she'd need it herself, …
  continue reading
 
Send us a text Unexpectedly giving birth to a baby with disabilities can change the course of your life. In this episode Jane and Melissa share their birth stories and talk us through the challenges they faced when their babies were born with complications. We hear about the mental, physical and psychological toll of raising children with profound …
  continue reading
 
Have you ever wondered how to care for yourself when you are a carer? In this episode Natasha shares practical ways that you can look after your mental health when raising a child with Special Educational Needs (SEN)/Additional Support Needs (ASN). This talk is included in Work + Play Hub's Mental Health for Parents webinar that was delivered in Ma…
  continue reading
 
This short guided meditation invites you to turn inward and gently offer yourself the love and compassion you deserve. Through breath and simple visualisation, you’ll connect with a warm, inner glow—reminding yourself that you are worthy of kindness, just as you are. Take this time to breathe. To pause. To simply be. Thank you for joining us on thi…
  continue reading
 
In this deeply personal episode, I speak from the heart as someone who has cared for both of my parents—my mum, who now lives with me, and my dad, who sadly passed away last year after living with dementia in a care home for complex behavioural needs. This is a quiet, honest ramble from one unpaid carer to another. People who aren’t in this positio…
  continue reading
 
From healthcare to carers’ careHow disabilities and caring responsibilities impact the lives of lower-income Britain The rising prevalence of ill-health and disability across Britain has been under the spotlight recently; not least the implications for the country’s benefits bill. But the impact on those who are ill or disabled, and the family memb…
  continue reading
 
Kinship carers sometimes find themselves in complex situations. Consequently, they might be involved in challenging conversations with schools, case managers, family members and the children in their care. Knowing how to handle these conversations calmly and effectively is a key to making sure a child’s needs are understood and that carers feel res…
  continue reading
 
Money Box can exclusively reveal there has been a sharp rise in the number of people applying to have water meters fitted to try to bring their bills down. The data has been shared with this programme by the Consumer Council for Water, the CCW, the which speaks for water consumers in England and Wales. It comes after record April price rises for wa…
  continue reading
 
It was a momentous day on Tuesday as the government and regulators announced major changes in the way investments will be sold. What's been proposed and what's the role of the regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, in that? Inflation rose to 3.6%, this week the highest it has been since January 2024 - what's behind that? And two of the UK's le…
  continue reading
 
For much of her life, journalist Kumi Taguchi refused to engage with the family history that had been passed on to her. But, eventually, she says, she had no choice but to better understand it. That process not only enriched her life but helped her make sense of her place in the world. How has your family history been passed on to you and how has i…
  continue reading
 
B.L.T features Blake Pavey, Luke Kidgell & Tyler Cahill. New Episode Every Wednesday. We Killed Ozzy Big Birthday Bash Bullying Children The Wiggles Secret Hottest 100 Aussie Songs Blake Plays Footy Blake Pavey's Tour:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://blakepavey.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Luke Kidgells Tour:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.lukekidge…
  continue reading
 
In this episode, Clare Seth, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Consultant, author, and practicing social worker, joins Jo Francis, Publications Manager at CoramBAAF, to discuss Undertaking a kinship care assessment, the newly updated guide designed to support social workers in planning their conversations with prospective kinship carers, that has been co-authore…
  continue reading
 
I'm excited to share today’s podcast, which holds a special place in my heart. Back in primary school, I had the incredible opportunity to ride and learn about horses at the Fortune Centre in the New Forest, igniting a lifelong passion! Nearly 50 years ago, Fortune College was established, and since then, horses have played a vital role in teaching…
  continue reading
 
Would you give up the convenience of having the world's music, movies and television shows at your finger tips, if it meant paying artists fairly? Recent outrage over the Spotify CEO's perceived ethical failings has led to a number of high profile artists ditching the platform, but is temporary outrage enough to turn people off streaming totally? A…
  continue reading
 
Are you one of the lucky few who can still go into a physical building to do your banking? From self check outs at supermarkets and QR codes…. to prescriptions emailed to your smartphone and trying to fix a problem with Centrelink or the Tax Office. More and more, our lives are being moved online. For some of us it's no big deal... but there are fe…
  continue reading
 
Do you ever think 'How did you reinvent yourself after motherhood?' You're not alone! In today's micro episode Natasha shares: Her experience of finding her purpose after becoming a mum How she is bring together her skills and experience to support you on your journey of navigating being a mum and reconnecting to who you are. How she can support yo…
  continue reading
 
Unemployment recently rose to its highest level in almost four years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the rate went up to 4.6 per cent in the three months to April, up from 4.5 per cent in the three months to March. That's the highest since the Summer of 2021 in which the country was in the depths of the Covid pandemic. So today on Mo…
  continue reading
 
Chin hairs, smiling and making others happy. These are just some of the things the worldwide We Do Not Care Club have struck off their list. The club started when Melanie Sanders, a US social media influencer, posted a video online listing things she used to care about but no longer does. So, why does the movement appeal to so many women?…
  continue reading
 
"Are you worried they're getting worse?"From September 30, parents of children in NSW public hospitals will be asked that question, to ensure concerns about their child's health are recognised and acted upon. The new rule is backed by Monash Health research which found a parent's intuition is just as important as clinical measures like heart rate a…
  continue reading
 
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) recently launched Stepping Stone, a program specifically designed to help parents and carers who’s children have additional support needs. So what is Triple P and, most importantly, what is Stepping Stones? And how can it help? Triple P was created in Australia to empower parents to raise an incredible next gen…
  continue reading
 
Hospital Radios Gordon Clark chats to Mica Bale about Winston's Wish who provide online bereavement information, advice and support for young people across the UK who are grieving the death of someone important to them. They also provide help and information to people dealing with bereaved young people, such as family members or schools etc. https:…
  continue reading
 
From the moment you open your mouth, you're telling people about you - not just with the meaning of the words you're saying... but with the actual words themselves. Since colonisation, Aussie English has veered off down a dirt track away from the well-paved road of British English.... full of unique words and phrases you won't hear anywhere else. B…
  continue reading
 
This week is Missing Person's Week. Every year, 50,000 missing persons reports are filed in Australia. Luckily, most of those people are found. But for those who aren't, their families are left in a constant state of uncertainty. Fluctuating between despair and hope their loved one will walk through the door - it's a unique sort of grief, and the o…
  continue reading
 
Over the weekend, in the midst of torrential rain 100,000 protesters shut down the Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to the war in Gaza. But it almost never happened. In some states we're seeing legislation pass that can make it harder for protests to get approval. Are we risking "regulating away" our freedom to protest?…
  continue reading
 
Sick of buying products that don't last, or are hard to repair? The average Australian creates 20kg of e-waste each year - that's triple the global average. Now, there's a push for Australia to adopt a new kind of star rating: one that tells you how durable and repairable a product is.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  continue reading
 
In amongst the stack of laws and regulations under development to keep kids safer online is the Children's Online Privacy Code, which could include an option for kids to delete their online footprint once they turn 18. The right to be forgotten online is an idea gaining traction in other parts of the globe - so are there lessons here for all of us?…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide

Copyright 2025 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | | Copyright
Listen to this show while you explore
Play