As a carer, we often don’t take the time to think about ourselves, always putting other people’s health and wellbeing before our own. We do it so often that we forget how important it is to look after ourselves. It is easy to forget that if we look after our own health wellbeing, we can be stronger for the people that we care for.
During the course, you will learn about ways to:
- lower stress levels
- balance wellbeing
- build emotional resilience
- remember to be kind to yourself (we will be encouraging you to do this more often!)
There are 5 parts in this online course, which you can complete at your own pace. Each part and activity tells you how long it should take to complete.
The 5 parts are:
Part 1 - What does Wellbeing and Resilience mean?
Part 3 - Your Best Self and How to Find it
Part 4 - Building your Stress Toolkit
Part 5 - Making Change Happen and Thinking About the Future
We suggest completing the activities over a 2 week period in order to get the best results. You can complete some of the activities over several days.
Like most things, it is best to start at the beginning and work your way through to the end.
Please remember to give your eyes a rest and take plenty of breaks away from your screen and make yourself comfortable before you start. A cup of tea and a biscuit, definitely helps!
You can download the personal logbook to help you to work through the activities. However, it is not essential, some paper and a pencil will work just as well.
All of the course text is also available to download in PDF format - A Warm Welcome
This online tool kit is a shortened version of the Carers Resilience and Wellbeing training course, which is open to all unpaid carers in Ceredigion. If you are interested in attending free online or in person training, please contact the Carers and Community Support Team to find out when the next training course is available. 01545 574200 or email connecting@ceredigion.gov.uk.