“Self-care” is a word that gets used a lot and, as unpaid carers, it can make us wince a little. We hear it from health professionals, from well-meaning friends, from posters in the GP surgery waiting room, but it can feel like there are precious few opportunities for us to actually practise it. To explore the topic more, we put a Mobilise Moment survey to our caring community and asked a simple question: what does self-care look like for you, if anything does? 1200 of us ans

We asked our Mobilise community about the difference Mobilise has made to their lives

The straightforward ways our communities need to change and ideas from carers which might help a little

Some top tips that could help us during the busier school holiday period.

Accepting the ‘carer’ label is about so much more than the language we use. It’s about unlocking support, rights, and opportunities that can make life just a little easier.