Self-Care For Carers: What They Never Tell You
When you’re caring for a loved one - especially a parent - the responsibility is constant. It changes your routines, your priorities, your relationships, your health. And somewhere in that shift, it becomes alarmingly easy to forget that you still matter too.
That’s not dramatic. It’s just the reality for many carers.
I Used To Be An OT - Until I Had To Keep My Parents Alive
I used to be an Occupational Therapist.
I thought I knew how to plan, how to pace and how to care. But when it’s your parents, it’s different. The boundaries blur. You become a daughter, a carer, an admin assistant and a mini health and social care system all rolled into one.
But nothing prepared me for becoming the one who had to keep two people alive.