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'Who started Carer Mentor, and Why?'
August 2025
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Carer Mentor's November Roundup
Curating hope and curiously seeking inspiration after discombobulation.
Nov 30
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'Relearning Hope In A Time Of Darkness'
Third Letter from a Caregiver Winter Season 2025/26
Nov 27
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Victoria
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Most Popular
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Bereavement & Grief Anthology
Oct 8
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Victoria
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Caregiving Hacks & Tips
Nov 11
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Victoria
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The Dementia Anthology
Oct 15
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Victoria
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'Letters from a Caregiver.'
Sep 4
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Victoria
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'Walking the Talk'
Aug 28, 2024
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Victoria
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iCARE: The Cancer Anthology
Apr 18
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Victoria
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Support Resources
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Carer Mentor's Top Ten 'Annual Re-Reads'
..and the current twenty books that are competing to be included.
Aug 15
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Victoria
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Cancer Information and Support Organisations
UK, US and Canada
Apr 23
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Victoria
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Useful links for advice, info and ideas
Carers organisation, discussion forums, news, everyday support
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Victoria
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Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration
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The Winter Season of 'Letters from a Caregiver.'
Life's Tapestry: the nuances, choices, and caregiving despite the fear.
Nov 13
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Victoria
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Part 2 'Misconceptions of Emotions: The Happiness Trap and a Paradox.
Decoding emotions. Insights and resources
Jul 9
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Victoria
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Part 1: 'Misconceptions of Emotions. The Myths and Biases.'
Decoding Emotions: insights and resources
Jul 5
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Victoria
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'Why does pursuing happiness, make us unhappy?’
Appreciating the messiness of now, reflecting on joy.
Jun 30
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Victoria
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Emotional Agility
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Dr. Susan David's TedTalk: 'The Gift and Power of Emotional Agility.'
The One Video and Book that I consistently recommend to everyone.
Nov 18, 2024
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Victoria
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Resources: 'Managing the Mental Load'
Understanding and enabling yourself.
Nov 18, 2024
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Victoria
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Embracing The power of 'Not yet'
Professor Carol Dweck: 'Developing A Growth Mindset'.
Oct 31, 2024
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Victoria
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'The language of being human' by Poet Ali.
Do you speak Caregiving?
May 5, 2024
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Victoria
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Giving/Receiving Care
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Caregiving Hacks & Tips
A Rolling List of Ideas
Nov 11
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Victoria
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Giving and Receiving Care Anthology
Learning from each other's Personal Experiences.
Oct 13
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Victoria
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Wearable Safety Devices: 'What will you do if you/your loved one has a fall?'
Considerations, features and my experience.
Aug 4
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Victoria
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Tools: Go-Bags for Hospital Emergencies
What to Include in a Patient's and Caregiver's Go-Bags.
Jul 4
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Victoria
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Bereavement Grief
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Bereavement & Grief Anthology
Early Grief/Recent Bereavement/Living with Grief.
Oct 8
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Victoria
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Megan Devine 'How to handle the Advice you didn't ask for while grieving'
...and for many situations where unsolicited advice is given.
Nov 11, 2024
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Victoria
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'Here's what we get wrong about the 5 Stages of Grief.'
and my personal plea 'Don't grief-splain me'
Oct 23, 2024
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Victoria
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'Grief is messy. It's not a tidy five-stage path.'
Shankar Vedantam interviews Lucy Hone (Public Health Resilience Researcher).
Mar 13, 2024
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Victoria
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Cancer
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Index: Cancer Articles & Resources
Building a community support network and resources.
May 14
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Victoria
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iCARE: The Cancer Care Journey
For & By People who CARE about Cancer. A Reference Index of Insights.
May 13
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Victoria
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Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (UK)
What are the symptoms? 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage.
Apr 23
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Victoria
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Cancer Information and Support Organisations
UK, US and Canada
Apr 23
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Victoria
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iCARE: The Cancer Anthology
This anthology was launched on World Cancer Day for and by those with cancer and their caregivers (aka everyone around them).
Apr 18
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Victoria
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Dementia
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'You Each Deserve Your Own Life' By Jodi Sh. Doff
Letters from a Caregiver Winter Season 2025/26
Nov 20
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Victoria
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Jodi Sh. Doff
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The Dementia Anthology
Articles By Dementia Caregivers and those Diagnosed with Dementia.
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World Alzheimer's Month
Ask about dementia. Ask about Alzheimer’s #WorldAlzMonth
Sep 1
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Victoria
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'Contented dementia?' Not for all, not all the time.
A book suggesting ‘A Revolutionary New Way of Treating Dementia: 24-hour Wraparound Care for Lifelong Well-being.'
Aug 18
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Victoria
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Dementia Caregivers: 'How to connect and communicate more effectively.' Connection over correction.
Amplifying the work of Dementia Action Alliance, Pat Snyder and Lynette Wilson.
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Victoria
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