With guest Freya Spencer. Freya began working in care homes for disabled adults during the pandemic. In this episode, Freya talks about the physical and emotional weight of care. Working round the clock, supressing grief and guilt, and focussing on the routine and the rhythms of getting through the day is relentless. The human interactions and connections with residents keep many going, but fitting this around the day-to-day demands is a struggle. For many this is simply not sustainable.

Producer: Sophie King

Conversations with Carers was created by Rashmi Becker, Founder of Step Change Studios, and supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

www.stepchangestudios.com

If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in the Conversations with Carers podcasts, the following links may be of support:

Bereavement:

Cruse Bereavement Support: https://www.cruse.org.uk/

National Bereavement Partnership: https://www.nationalbereavementpartnership.org/

Cancer:

Macmillan Cancer Support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/

Cancer Research UK: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/

Carers:

Carers Trust: https://carers.org/

Carers UK: https://www.carersuk.org/

Sibs UK: https://www.sibs.org.uk/

Dementia:

Alzheimer’s Society: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Dementia UK: https://www.dementiauk.org/

Elderly care:

Age UK: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/

Independent Age: https://www.independentage.org/

Mental Health:

Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/

Rethink Mental Illness: https://www.rethink.org/

YoungMinds: https://www.youngminds.org.uk/

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