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!
June
Monday 3 June - 2-3pm: Book Club
Tuesday 4 June - 3-4pm: Mindfulness
Join us for our popular quarterly session of Mindfulness. Learn how to calm racing thoughts, let go of negativity and soothe your mind and body.
Friday 7 June - 1.30-2.30pm: Knit and natter
Calling all knitters! Our volunteres are creating a knitted blanket to celebrate our 60th Anniversary at Carers UK. If you fancy getting involved come along to this session to find out more.
Carers Week
Monday 10th June - 1-2pm: Wellbeing for unpaid carers
This session will explore simple tools and techniques that can boost your wellbeing.
Wednesday 12th June - 10-11am: Mind, Body and Mood
Thursday 13th June - 11am-12pm: Change is what you make it
As circumstances change, you may be looking to return to the world of work, or perhaps you find that you have more time on your hands to looking at hobbies or rebuilding a social life. This session will explore how we deal with change, what gets in the way, and techniques to overcome some of these hurdles. It will provide some useful techniques to rediscover what might bring us joy, and to dare to dream about living our lives in tune with our true values and beliefs.
Wednesday 26th June - 11-12pm: Talk from Diabetes Cymru
July
Monday 1 July - 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.
Wednesday 3 July 10-11am: Mind, body and mood
This interactive session will offer ideas and techniques to improve your mood by understanding the power of the mind to change the way we feel, the way we move, and the way we behave. We will cover how basic Natural Language Processing (NLP) words and phrases can help or hinder the way we feel and why certain words and thoughts can have a greater effect than others. We will also look at how changing posture and movement can impact our thoughts and ultimately our moods, giving participants a range of ways to feel calmer, stronger, more resilient and more in control again.
Wednesday 10 July 11am-12pm: Getting the most out of your Carers Assessment.
Monday 15 July 1.30-2.30pm: Caregiving – how to avoid burnout with Hazel Carter
An informative and thought provoking talk from award winning author Hazel Carter.
Being an unpaid carer for a loved one is one of the hardest jobs in the world, especially if that loved one has a terminal or rapidly progressing condition.
Hazel was working full time and caring for her mum who had vascular dementia when suddenly her husband was told he had six months to two years to live. Caught between very different caring duties Hazel had to quickly work out priorities and find ways to cope.
Find out how Hazel managed to juggle the hectic world she found herself in, hear about the different things she did to look after herself and learn from the lessons she now shares with carers across the UK.
Tuesday 16th July - 1-2pm: Crafty Catch Up
Join this online session to meet other carers whilst working on your latest craft project. Whether it is knitting, crochet, diamond dot art, card making, quilling, rock painting, jewellery making or simply anything you enjoy making. This session is informal and a chance to chat, create and connect with other carers.
Thursday 18th July - 11- 12pm: Could you be a Digital Champion?
August
Monday 5 August - 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.
Thursday 8 August 11am-12pm: Geo Gessr
Do you like geography? Join us for an online game of Geo Gessr! A geography game, in which you are dropped somewhere in the world in a street view panorama and your mission is to find clues and guess your location on the world map. No experience required just join the Zoom session and we'll explain how to play.
Tuesday 13 August - 1-2pm: Money Matters for Carers
Join our Information and Advice Officer as she goes through the money support options going into the winter and the other ways you may be able to access financial support.
Thursday 15 August - 11am-12pm: PAPYRUS, Prevention of Young Suicide.
PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide is the UK charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young people. PAPYRUS exists to reduce the number of young people who take their own lives, by shattering the stigma surrounding suicide and equipping young people and their communities with the skills to recognise and respond to emotional distress.
Thursday 29 August - 11am-12pm: Crafty catch up
Join this online session to meet other carers whilst working on your latest craft project. Whether it is knitting, crochet, diamond dot art, card making, quilling, rock painting, jewellery making or simply anything you enjoy making. This session is informal and a chance to chat, create and connect with other carers.
September
Monday 2 September - 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.
Thursday 5 September - 1.30-2.30pm: Decluttering with Jane Breeze
Wednesday 11 September 1-2pm: Caregiving – how to avoid burnout with Hazel Carter
An informative and thought provoking talk from award winning author Hazel Carter.
Being an unpaid carer for a loved one is one of the hardest jobs in the world, especially if that loved one has a terminal or rapidly progressing condition.
Hazel was working full time and caring for her mum who had vascular dementia when suddenly her husband was told he had six months to two years to live. Caught between very different caring duties Hazel had to quickly work out priorities and find ways to cope.
Find out how Hazel managed to juggle the hectic world she found herself in, hear about the different things she did to look after herself and learn from the lessons she now shares with carers across the UK.
Tuesday 17 September - 1-2pm: Neurodivergent family support session
The National Neurodivergence team provides free to access resources and training about neurodivergence, helping to improve the lives of neurodivergent people and their families in Wales. During this session, Ben Ewart-Dean, Family Support Officer for the team will outline some of the information available on the Autism Wales/Neurodivergence Wales website that can support neurodivergent families.
Wednesday 25 September - 12-1pm: Working carers - what you need to know!
Do you balance paid employment and unpaid care? Find out about your rights including the Carers Leave Act and what support you can request from your workplace.
October
Wednesday 2 October - 11am-12pm: Crafty catch up
Join this online session to meet other carers whilst working on your latest craft project. Whether it is knitting, crochet, diamond dot art, card making, quilling, rock painting, jewellery making or simply anything you enjoy making. This session is informal and a chance to chat, create and connect with other carers.
Wednesday 9 October - 11am-12pm: Eat smart save better
Eat smart save better is a one hour session exploring ways to eat healthily, use store cupboard ingredients and provide tips for saving money when food shopping.
Wednesday 16 October - 1.30-2.30pm: Mental resilience and wellbeing for carers
In this session we are joined by Kerry Seymour from Inspired to Change and will look at:
- what is meant by resilience and wellbeing?
- the impact of stress
- how stress is created in the brain
- tools and techniques to reduce stress and boost resilience.
Wednesday 23 October - 1-2pm: Direct payments
This session will cover what 'direct payments' are and how they work.