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'Who started Carer Mentor, and Why?'

Feb 27 •

#1 'How to close patient-doctor disconnects.'

Building our language/questions to feel like we've done our best to advocate for ourselves AND improve our chances of being heard in a medical…

Mar 13 •

'Beyond using the right words, how can we improve our interactions with doctors?'

#2 'How to close patient-doctor disconnects.'

Mar 18 •

Index: Cancer Articles & Resources

Building a community support network and resources.

Apr 28 •

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (UK)

What are the symptoms? 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage.

Apr 23 •

Most Popular

Bereavement & Grief Anthology

Mar 11 • Victoria

The Dementia Anthology

Apr 17 • Victoria

'Walking the Talk'

Aug 28, 2024 • Victoria

Caregiving Hacks & Tips

Apr 28 • Victoria

Join our Community Support Network. You're Not Alone.

Experts' Insights

Cancer Information and Support Organisations

UK, US and Canada

Apr 23 •

Useful links for advice, info and ideas

Carers organisation, discussion forums, news, everyday support

Feb 4 •

A Caregiver's Top Ten 'Annual Re-Reads'

..and the current twenty books that are competing to be included.

Jan 22 •

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 •

Resources: 'Managing the Mental Load'

Understanding and enabling yourself.

Nov 18, 2024 •

Embracing The power of 'Not yet'

Professor Carol Dweck: 'Developing A Growth Mindset'.

Oct 31, 2024 •

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

Heartfelt empathy for Care Givers/Receivers. A hub of practical tools, resources, and insights. A community support network—Human-ing hard. A portal of hope. ❤️

Recommendations

Heartbeats

Mariah Friend

Pathways of Connection

Pathways of Connection

Janine De Tillio Cammarata

Adulthood... with a chance of autism

Adulthood... with a chance of autism

Autistic Ang

Conscious Living

Conscious Living

Rachel Ooi

This Too

Rebekah Taussig

For The Caregiver

Index: For The Caregiver.

REFERENCE: The Caregiver's Journey, Self-Help Tools and Navigating Rollercoasters.

Apr 3 •

A Caregiver's agility wears thin

The only constant is change, so we adapt again.

Feb 19 •

Community Outreach: Caregivers/Carers

💬 For Caregivers/Carers - meet and greet with an icebreaker

Feb 18 •

'Mine-ing Joy'. Discovering the work of Ross Gay

and finding Sarah B Franklin, David Naimon, Tin House and the 'Between the Covers' podcast.

Jan 20

Navigating Forward with Fear and Grief.

Permission, grace and encouragement with some Practical Magic.

Jan 8 •

Giving/Receiving Care

Giving and Receiving Care Anthology

Articles about acts of giving and receiving care.

Apr 28 •

Caregiving Hacks & Tips

A Rolling List of Ideas

Apr 28 •

'Beyond using the right words, how can we improve our interactions with doctors?'

#2 'How to close patient-doctor disconnects.'

Mar 18 •

#1 'How to close patient-doctor disconnects.'

Building our language/questions to feel like we've done our best to advocate for ourselves AND improve our chances of being heard in a medical…

Mar 13 •

First Aid: Primary Survey, CPR and Recovery Position.

St Johns Ambulance Videos and Tips. Personal Experience

Dec 28, 2024 •

Bereavement Grief

Bereavement & Grief Anthology

Early Grief/Recent Bereavement/Living with Grief.

Mar 11 •

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 •

'Here's what we get wrong about the 5 Stages of Grief.'

and my personal plea 'Don't grief-splain me'

Oct 23, 2024 •

'Grief is messy. It's not a tidy five-stage path.'

Shankar Vedantam interviews Lucy Hone (Public Health Resilience Researcher).

Mar 13, 2024 •

Personal Reflection & Resources: 'Life grows around grief'

BBC Video. Thoughts and personal experience.

Feb 24, 2024 •

Cancer

Index: Cancer Articles & Resources

Building a community support network and resources.

Apr 28 •

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (UK)

What are the symptoms? 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer if diagnosed at the earliest stage.

Apr 23 •

Cancer Information and Support Organisations

UK, US and Canada

Apr 23 •

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 •

#2 The Cancer Care Journey: The Broader Context.

What considerations/factors influence cancer treatment beyond the diagnosis/treatment path? Insights Developed By Victoria and The Carer Mentor Kinship

Apr 14

Dementia

The Dementia Anthology

Articles By Dementia Caregivers and those Diagnosed with Dementia.

Apr 17 •

Dementia and Music Anthology

Articles By The Dementia Kinship (Carer Mentor's Community Network)

Apr 2 •

Carer Mentor Kinship: Dementia

Establishing the Kinship Community. #1 Collaboration

Apr 2 •

Reference: Types of Dementia

Sep 21, 2024 •

Connecting with Dementia Sufferers

Empathy, 'Validation Method' as published by Naomi Feil and Music.

May 15, 2024 •

Walking Your Why

'Walking the Talk'

Poem: One Carer's Purpose.

Aug 28, 2024 •

A short reflection and resources.

Aug 21, 2024

Walking your Why: Mind the Gap recap!'

Checkpoints and a Cool Tool!

Aug 16, 2024 •

'Mind the gap. Build a Bridge'

Building Awareness. Mindfully showing up for others.

Aug 14, 2024 •

'Walking my why'

Advocating for others.

Aug 7, 2024

Join the Carer Mentor Network of Empathy & Inspiration

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