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Keep up with healthy habits over winter to help maintain your physical and mental wellbeing

Our top tip today - know your rights

The weather is getting noticeably colder and it’s important to stay warm and healthy through the winter months

Check opening hours before the Christmas period if you're caring for someone...

We all have our Christmas traditions - but we must remember that these aren’t daily routines. If you have a person with dementia in your...

Talking is therapy. Simply having someone to listen to, or hearing that you aren’t alone in a situation can be a huge help. With this in...

Just because you are a support for others, it doesn’t mean you don’t need support yourself. Sometimes, saying you need a break is much...

It’s easy to get so wrapped up in looking after somebody else that we forget to care for ourselves. Our tip today is… Take the time to...

Top tip number 3 - Opening up to others. Talking about caring at Christmas...

We all need a little help sometimes, but it can be difficult reaching out and asking for support for many people. Our top tip today is…...

As the nights draw in and lights appear in windows, many people begin to feel the stress of the festive period creeping over them as...

In September we shared lots of resources about self care for Carers. All of this information is available on our website at any time, but...

On Wednesday 4th August, Laura went live on our Facebook page to talk about our 'I Care' campaign. If you missed it, you can watch the...

Today we have launched our ‘I Care’ campaign, which is all about letting people know that Essex Carers Support is here to offer help and...

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