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January 2026

Carer Mentor's January Roundup
Resources for comfort, encouragement and curiosity in the face of uncertainty.
 • Victoria
"The Hardest Decision You Ever Made Was the Right One" By Tessa Shahid
The Eleventh 'Letter from a Caregiver,' Winter Season 2025/26.
 • Victoria and Tessa Shahid
Carer Mentor's 2026 Top Ten 'Annual Re-Reads'
and the current twenty-five books competing for a top-ten spot.
 • Victoria
"How to put the habenula learnings into practice." A Community Ideation
Community Discussion and Collaboration Opportunity.
 • Victoria
"When the Waves Keep Coming: Trust yourself" by Anna De La Cruz
The Tenth 'Letter from a Caregiver,' Winter Season 2025/26.
 • Victoria and Anna De La Cruz
"Working With Your Habenula as a Caregiver"
Curious to Thrive #2 Translating learnings into actions for caregivers.
"Meet Your Habenula: Your Motivation 'Kill Switch'. The Tiny Brain Circuit With a Big Impact."
Curious to Thrive #1 Translating questions into ideas to help caregivers.
 • Victoria
'The Gift Of Self-Compassion For The Caregiver', by Amy Brown
The Ninth 'Letter from a Caregiver,' Winter Season 2025/26.
 • Victoria and Amy Brown
#11 This Caregiver's Music: 'A backbone of music to stabilise this year.'
Music that inspires and comforts me. How do you build your playlists?
 • Victoria
"It’s Not Her, It’s The Disease" By Kerri Forrest
The Eighth 'Letter from a Caregiver,' Winter Season 2025/26.
 • Victoria and Kerri
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