Ep.118 Caregivers Need Care Too! World Mental Health Day w/ Amrit Bakshy and Bhavana Issar

<p>There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need a caregiver.” ― Rosalyn Carter<br><br>In this special episode on WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY, we are focussing on CAREGIVERS and why they need to be taken care of as well. <br>Our guests are Amrit Bakshy who has been a caregiver to his daughter for 30 plus years and an agony uncle to many, and Bhavana Issar who is the founder of Caregiver Saathi aims to empower family caregivers by creating an ecosystem of well-being and healing. <br><br>1) Few challenges that caregivers face.<br>2) How those challenges can be resolved <br>3) Peer Support groups and communities- importance and <br>help.<br>4) Support and laws needed for caregivers- government and local. <br>5) Gap between support, awareness and stigma.<br><br>WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 10TH OCTOBER WE HOPE THAT THE ECOSYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE CAREGIVERS AND THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED ON THEIR JOURNEY OF CAREGIVING</p> <p><strong>HELPLINES FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION:</strong><br>I CALL-9152987820<strong><br></strong>M MIND POWER-1800-120-820050<br>MINISTRY OF HEALTH-08046110007<br>NATIONAL HELPLINE: 1075</p> <p>You can follow us and leave us feedback on <a href="https://facebook.com/eplogmedia">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/eplogmedia">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/eplogmedia">Twitter</a> @eplogmedia,</p> <p>For partnerships/queries send you can send us an email at <a href="mailto:bonjour@eplog.media">bonjour@eplog.media</a>.</p> <p>If you like this show, please subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts, so other people can find us. You can also find us on <a href="https://eplog.media/">https://www.eplog.media</a></p> <p><em>DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on all the shows produced and distributed by Ep.Log Media are personal to the host and the guest of the shows respectively and with no intention to harm the sentiments of any individual/organization.<