You are not alone. There are lots of First Nation carers in the Canberra Community, just like you. Become connected through Sharing common grounds of caring with our First Nation carers in the Canberra Community.

Katrina Faulder is a Wiradjuri woman living on Ngunnawal country for over 20 years.

Katrina cares for her husband who has a life-limiting illness as well as their children living with chronic health and mental health.

Katrina shares her story about how she came to learn and identify as a carer.

Katrina works with carers, every day, to improve carer well-being and stop carer burnout. Listening to their stories, she came to realise “This is what I do on a daily basis. I am a carer as well!”

Katrina yarns about how supportive her workplace is to her circumstances and how she does self-care.

Katrina talks about going “Home” and feeling grounded – it is in connection to country and to family and friends where her healing starts.

Katrina talks about her goals and the opportunities she has been given to grow within her organisation and help empower carers “To give them the voice. To have a voice. To be the Voice. To make a change because you can do it and you will be heard”.

This is raw and real. No scripts.

Take a listen and connect to Shannon’s stories, her strengths, and how she uses our cultural connections, as we have in the past and present, as she shares her common grounds of caring.

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You are not alone. There are lots of First Nation carers in the Canberra Community, just like you. Become connected through Sharing common grounds of caring with our First Nation carers in the Canberra Community.

Lisa is from the Gadigal clan of the Eora nation Sydney and has raised her 5 children on Ngunnawal country.

Lisa shares that moving to Canberra has better opportunities for herself and her children.

Lisa shares caring is embedded in us this is what we do in our mob.

Lisa cared for her mother who was diagnosed with cancer and in supporting her mother and taking her to appointments Lisa spoke with other carers going through the same situations she would yarn to them, and Lisa said “it’s like you’re caring for the Canberra Community and give them connection no matter who they were or where they come from.

Lisa says the challenge is keeping the people in a positive mind and lifting them up through their journey.

Lisa said Canberra has a lot to offer specially Carer services and they have good grassroots such as culturally appropriate workers who have the right community connection and want to help you when you are caring and even after you are caring.

Lisa said that carers often suffer isolation so it’s about sharing information connection and knowledge.

Lisa says she goes to the gym and walks and goes back to country and cooks a good feed.

This is raw and real. No scripts.

Take a listen and connect to Lisa’s story how she helps, and support’s her community going through similar situations and reach out for support.

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