MeTime sessions for carers
Our MeTime online sessions are designed to inform you of your rights and to support your wellbeing.
Sessions vary from practical advice on carers' rights and caring to a set of holistic wellbeing sessions that range from confidence-building to creative opportunities like crafting.
Sessions are open to anyone across the UK.
Please be aware these sessions are run by Carers Wales and information sessions are based on Welsh legislation.
Below you will find details of the sessions coming up. To sign up, click the link and fill out a short registration form. We look forward to welcoming you to our friendly and supportive sessions!
April
Tuesday 1 April, 2-3pm: Mindfulness session
Join us for a friendly mindfulness based session for anyone with caring responsibilities - no experience needed. Mindfulness can help us cope with tricky situations in ourselves and others, develop our relationships, enhance our lives with gratitude, compassion, kindness, appreciation, and make better decisions. Let's explore the possibilities together.
Monday 7 April, 1-2pm: Balancing work and care? What you need to know
Do you balance paid employment and unpaid care? Find out about your rights including the Carer's Leave Act and what support you can request from your workplace.
Monday 7 April, 2-3pm: Book Club
Come along to our informal and relaxed Book Club session! The session is a chance for carers to get together and take some time for themselves, have a chat with like-minded people and share the escapism of getting lost in a good book. If it is your first session, just bring your favourite book, we'd love to hear a bit about why it's your favourite.
Tuesday 8 April, 11-12pm: Self Employment with Social Firms Wales
Meet staff from Social Firms Wales who will explore ideas for self-employment opportunities that could potentially be developed alongside your caring responsibilities. Learn about how Self-Employment can bring in an extra income whilst boosting your sense of identity, confidence and skills.
Social Firms Wales will also give you the basics on the steps you need to take to become self-employed, the key things to consider and some of the pro’s and con’s of being your own boss.
The session will be delivered by Jan Barwell, Enterprise Development Advisor at Social Firms Wales.
Wednesday 9 April, 1.30-2.30pm: Neurographic art workshop
Have a go at neurographic art with Rowenna of Wild Art Wales. Neurographic art is a form of creation that recreates the outer from the inner using lines, shapes and colour in a mindful state. You will need paper, a black pen, a variety of lids and some colouring materials, ideally pencils but watercolours will do.
Rowenna is an arts in health practitioner with over 20 years experience in leading creative workshops for individuals of all ages and abilities to engage with their environment and improve their wellbeing. Join us in these relaxed online workshops, have a chat or sit back and enjoy getting crafty. We’ll send you a blank postcard to decorate. This is an informal session, we look forward to seeing you!
Monday 28 April, 1pm-2pm: Warm Wales - Healthy Homes and Healthy People
Warm Wales are committed to Healthy Homes and Healthy People. Join this session to find out how carers in Wales can have Warmer, Safer, Healthier Homes. Warm Wales aims to tackle fuel poverty, reduce avoidable health inequalities, and improve well -being. They have an easy-to-use self-referral system and a friendly and supportive team ready to offer help and advice.
Wednesday 30 April, 11am-12pm: Fine liner drawing workshop
Have a go at creating art with fine-liner pens, try out professional drawing techniques used by artists with Lucilla and work on creating your own artwork on a postcard. Learn how to create depth and shading with just black and white. Join us in these relaxed online workshops, have a chat or sit back and enjoy getting crafty. We’ll send you materials and a blank postcard to decorate. This is an informal session, we look forward to seeing you!
May
Thursday 8 May, 1.30- 2.30pm: Tangles art workshop
Have a go at Tangles art with Rowenna of Wild Art Wales. Tangles is an art technique that offers a space to be peaceful and mindful. In this session, you will learn how to create the crescent moon tangle which gives you a foundation to then go on to use the observations of your surroundings to inspire your patterns. You will need paper and a pencil or pen.
Rowenna is an arts in health practitioner with over 20 years experience in leading creative workshops for individuals of all ages and abilities to engage with their environment and improve their wellbeing.
Join us in these relaxed online workshops, have a chat or sit back and enjoy getting crafty. We’ll send you a blank postcard to decorate. This is an informal session, we look forward to seeing you!
Monday 19 May, 11am-12pm: Wellbeing for unpaid carers - simple tips to lift your mood
Join us to enhance your wellbeing! Nia Constant, our Information and Advice Officer, will share helpful tips on how to boost your positivity and take care of yourself as an unpaid carer.