Being a family carer is hard at times, and everyone may need help along their journey every so often.
On this page we aim to bring you a range of resources and organisations you can reach out to if you need advice or information on your position as a carer.
Joanne is our Family Carer Co-Creation Lead and has compiled this month’s wellbeing tip and useful links for you. Joanne will be adding to this page in the coming weeks.
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Wellbeing tip
As a carer or family member of someone with a learning disability it is important that you look after your physical and emotional wellbeing as much as you can.
The journey can be emotional and sometimes stress can be sneaky and creep up on us without us realising how much things are affecting us.
Try taking five minutes every day in the quiet, away from the day-to-day demands and noise and sit and check in with how you are feeling emotionally. You might be surprised at what you discover – awareness is everything.
As they say a problem shared is a problem halved. If you are concerned about your emotional wellbeing, try and reach out for support. Talk to your family, friends or GP.