Life Coach: Plant, Weed, Nourish!
Keeping the garden tidy and enjoying its gifts has many parallels with how we approach life. By Family Care columnist and life coach Richard Blakeborough. Last Sunday I had a…
26/10/2012
Life Coach: Kiwi Heroines!
When Family Care and Carers NZ offered a free hour of life coaching with Richard Blakeborough, he was swamped with requests, mainly from women providing care and support for others.…
19/10/2012
Alzheimers NZ: Helpful Information and Resources
Alzheimers NZ’s website is full of practical advice, information, and resources for those of you caring for a friend or family member who has dementia, and for people who are…
12/10/2012
Helping Working Carers and Employers
Meet Dame Caroline Waters, Director of People and Policy for BT (British Telecom). When visiting New Zealand, Caroline talked about the benefits flexible working offers employers, carers, the government and…
21/06/2012
Research: The Needs of New Zealand Carers (2010)
If you are feeling frustrated in finding the sort of information you need as a carer, struggling to find the extra money to cover things such as medications or special…
21/06/2012
Advice from Relationships Aotearoa
Wellington based clinical leader and counsellor Jayne O’Neill talks us through some of the challenges carers can face in their relationships. Tips to ensure a happy holiday away Planning ahead…
20/06/2012
Caring Family Relationships
How can we best nurture family relationships while caring for a family member? Read and listen to these stories about carers who do exactly that. Carolyn Jury Carolyn Jury and…
20/06/2012
Avon Hansen-Beadle and The Hibiscus Yukes
Avon Hansen-Beadle and friends get together every week to sing and play the ukelele. They call themselves The Hibiscus Yukes and they meet at a community centre in Orewa, north…
15/06/2012