Carer Mentor: Empathy & Inspiration

Letters from a Caregiver

"Changes beyond my control but agility beyond my imagination."

The Fourth 'Letters from a Caregiver.'

23 hrs ago • Victoria

'Who started Carer Mentor, and Why?'

Aug 23 • Victoria

'Strength in Vulnerability; Growth from Adversity.' By Dr Rachel Molloy

The Third 'Letter from a Caregiver'

Sep 20 • Victoria and Dr Rachel Molloy

Support Resources

Carer Mentor's Top Ten 'Annual Re-Reads'

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

Aug 15 • Victoria

Cancer Information and Support Organisations

UK, US and Canada

Apr 23 • Victoria

Useful links for advice, info and ideas

Carers organisation, discussion forums, news, everyday support

Feb 4 • Victoria

For The Caregiver

Part 2 'Misconceptions of Emotions: The Happiness Trap and a Paradox.

Decoding emotions. Insights and resources

Jul 9 • Victoria

Part 1: 'Misconceptions of Emotions. The Myths and Biases.'

Decoding Emotions: insights and resources

Jul 5 • Victoria

'Why does pursuing happiness, make us unhappy?’

Appreciating the messiness of now, reflecting on joy.

Jun 30 • Victoria

Disrupting Internalised Misperceptions About Caregiving This Summer.

The reframe. Creating space, not frustrations, and thriving in the small moments.

Jun 26 • Victoria

Emotional Agility

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 • Victoria

Resources: 'Managing the Mental Load'

Understanding and enabling yourself.

Nov 18, 2024 • Victoria

Embracing The power of 'Not yet'

Professor Carol Dweck: 'Developing A Growth Mindset'.

Oct 31, 2024 • Victoria

'The language of being human' by Poet Ali.

Do you speak Caregiving?

May 5, 2024 • Victoria

Giving/Receiving Care

Wearable Safety Devices: 'What will you do if you/your loved one has a fall?'

Considerations, features and my experience.

Aug 4 • Victoria

Giving and Receiving Care Anthology

Learning from each other's Personal Experiences.

Jul 17 • Victoria

Caregiving Hacks & Tips

A Rolling List of Ideas

Jul 14 • Victoria

Tools: Go-Bags for Hospital Emergencies

What to Include in a Patient's and Caregiver's Go-Bags.

Jul 4 • Victoria

Bereavement Grief

Bereavement & Grief Anthology

Early Grief/Recent Bereavement/Living with Grief.

Mar 11 • Victoria

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 • Victoria

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

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

Oct 23, 2024 • Victoria

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

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

Mar 13, 2024 • Victoria

Cancer

Index: Cancer Articles & Resources

Building a community support network and resources.

May 14 • Victoria

iCARE: The Cancer Care Journey

For & By People who CARE about Cancer. A Reference Index of Insights.

May 13 • Victoria

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month (UK)

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

Apr 23 • Victoria

Cancer Information and Support Organisations

UK, US and Canada

Apr 23 • Victoria

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 • Victoria

Dementia

World Alzheimer's Month

Ask about dementia. Ask about Alzheimer’s #WorldAlzMonth

Sep 1 • Victoria

'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 • Victoria

Dementia Caregivers: 'How to connect and communicate more effectively.' Connection over correction.

Amplifying the work of Dementia Action Alliance, Pat Snyder and Lynette Wilson.

Aug 7 • Victoria

The Dementia Anthology

Articles By Dementia Caregivers and those Diagnosed with Dementia.

Jul 26 • Victoria

Dementia Book Recommendations

Sharing books that resonate, inform, and offer practical and emotional support.

Jul 24 • Victoria

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