Tune in to care is a six-part podcast following the lives of five carers – Mary, George, Lena, Luna and Maya. Each with their own unique story to share, each living with the challenges that come with caring for a loved one.
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All episodes from Season 1 of Tune in to care are listed below. You can also find them on your favourite streaming platform.
Episode 1 - Who is a carer?
Tune in to care follows the journeys of Luna, Mary, George, Lena and Maya, five different carers with their own story to share. In this first episode, host Adrian Plitzco explores why people often don’t ask for help in their role as a carer and the impact this can have on their lives.
Episode 2 - More than just a carer
In episode two of Tune in to care, our carers share their experiences of when they first came to the realisation that they are carers. We hear how teenager Maya’s new carer role led to a newfound passion to help people in need. For others, this new self-awareness has led to a struggle and loss of identity.
Episode 3 - Support
In this episode of Tune in to Care the carers share the challenges that come with asking family and friends for help and how a lack of support in their caring role led to isolation and loneliness. Georgie Sawyer, a Peer Facilitator at Wellways Carer Gateway, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of being heard and the role Carer Gateway plays in providing support to carers.
Episode 4
In episode four of Tune in to care, carers Lena, George, Mary, Maya, and Luna discuss their feelings of guilt and doubt, the pressure that comes with doing enough for their loved ones, and the fear of asking for help. They also touch on the stigma attached to being a carer and the lack of understanding from others.
Episode 5
In this episode the carers share how they discovered there was help out there and which supports made a difference in their lives. While George enjoys when other carers listen to him, young carer Maya has learned to appreciate art.
Episode 6
Towards the end of the season, we learn how supports have made the people on this podcast better carers. Lena has learned to speak up to her father and Mary feels like a rock has been lifted off her chest. Whilst their caring responsibilities remain the same, their ways of dealing with them have changed for the better.
Bonus Episode
In this special bonus episode of Tune in to care, we check in with Mary and Georgie as they reflect on hearing the first 6 episodes of the podcast. For Mary it was hard to hear, but she shares how she found the experience very rewarding. Georgie discusses the benefits of In-Person Peer Support groups as a space for listening, sharing and expressing feelings; and we experience first-hand that life doesn’t always go to plan for carers.
Every carer has a story to share
Mary has been a carer for almost 30 years for her grown-up son who lives with schizophrenia.
George has cared for others for decades in his role as a nurse and suddenly found himself caring for his son once he got diagnosed with autism.
Lena is a mother of three who carers for her Chinese speaking dad with Parkinson’s disease.
Luna is a parent who had to put a career on hold while caring for their son who lives with autism.
Maya is a young carer who at the tender age of 13 cares for her unwell father.
Presented by
Adrian Plitzco
Host
Adrian is an author, audio book producer and broadcaster at SBS Radio Melbourne.
Georgie Sawyer
Special guest
Georgie is an In-Person Peer Support Facilitator at Wellways Carer Gateway.
Tune in to care is supported by Wellways Carer Gateway
Carer Gateway is an Australian Government initiative connecting carers with access to free services and supports. Wellways Australia delivers these services throughout Queensland and the New South Wales regions of South West Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains.