Episode 6. Shobna and Nimisha

Welcome to the Every Small Step Podcast from Dementia Carers Count, our virtual annual conference. This year, we're celebrating the lives and contributions of the dementia carer community.

Shobna is one of the family dementia carers who has kindly agreed to share her story with us. An award-winning actor, dancer, choreographer and presenter, Shobna recently published 'Remember me? Discovering My Mother as She Lost Her Memory'; a memoir on losing her mother to dementia.

Shobna Gulati is an award-winning actor, dancer, choreographer and presenter, working across theatre, dance, film, radio and television, in schools and in the community. Her career thus far has spanned over three decades. She became a household name for her role as Anita in Victoria Wood’s Dinnerladies and as Sunita, in Coronation Street.  In her podcast episode, Shobna speaks to Nimisha, who cares for her grandmother, about the highs and lows of their caring experiences and shares an insight into some of the amazing work that family carers do every day.

Shobna says, ‘Caring for my mother gave me a new perspective on many things – on my own life, my relationship with my mother and the rest of my family - as well as a real understanding of the challenges that hundreds of thousands of dementia carers are facing daily.’

Together, we will take small steps to support the brilliant work of friends and family caring for those with dementia across the country. Every day, we'll share an episode from a series of talks from public figures through to young carers, we want to share the stories of some of the incredible people caring for those with dementia. Walk with us and listen to their stories.

There are 700,000 people in the UK who are caring for a friend or family member with dementia. We invite you to take your own small steps and walk with us, as we take a step for every family dementia carer.