Carers UK offers Share and Learn online sessions for unpaid carers across the United Kingdom. These sessions provide a supportive space where carers can focus on their wellbeing, connect with others who understand their experiences, and receive practical guidance.
What Are Share and Learn Sessions?
Share and Learn sessions are free and delivered via Zoom. Each session includes:
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Wellbeing activities such as mindfulness, yoga, creative arts and relaxation techniques
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Practical advice on topics including carers’ rights, financial support and navigating health and social care systems
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Peer discussion where carers share experiences, insights and mutual support
New sessions are added each week and many are recorded. Recordings of the speaker or facilitator sections are shared publicly, while participants may choose to turn off their audio or camera if they prefer not to be filmed.
Upcoming Sessions in August and September 2025
August 2025
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Wednesday 6th August, 10.30am-12.30pm
Introductory session to the Mindfulness‑Based Living Course (MBLC). Led by certified mindfulness teacher Bernadette Sarginson, this session explains the eight‑week course beginning on 24th September -
Wednesday 13th August, 4:30-5.30pm
Financial Support and Benefits Recap. Liz from the Carers UK Helpline team provides an overview of welfare benefits and grants currently available for carers. A question and answer session will follow, so attendees are encouraged to have a notepad handy. - Thursday 21st August, 10-11am
Yoga for all with Sangeeta Bhandari. In this Yoga session you will be taken through gentle stretches to relieve your physical stress, breathing techniques to promote calmness, yoga poses to improve posture, and periods of meditation for relaxation. - Wednesday 27th August, 2-3pm
From Stress to Success – Care of the Carer session. This session with Dr Nerina will cover understanding emotional labour and the ‘work’ of being a carer, understanding the nervous system and the difference between surviving and thriving.
September 2025
- Wednesday 3 September, 3-4pm
Energising fitness session. Get your body moving with a fun and accessible fitness session to help you get re-energised this September -
Wednesday 24 September, 10.30-12.30pm:
Start of the eight‑week Mindfulness‑Based Living Course. Led by Bernadette Sarginson, this course supports carers in integrating mindfulness into their daily lives. Attendance at this session is by registration through the introductory event on 6 August.
How to Participate
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Visit the Share and Learn page on Carers UK’s website
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Select an upcoming session and click “Book here”
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Register by Zoom and receive a confirmation email with meeting details
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You will need to register for each separate session
Why join these sessions?
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They are completely free and easy to access from the comfort of your own home
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They offer expert‑led content on topics that matter to carers, including wellbeing, financial insight and community connection
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Recordings are shared afterwards, so you may catch up if you cannot attend live
Additional support opportunities
Alongside Share and Learn, Carers UK offers related programmes:
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Care for a Cuppa: weekly informal chats on Zoom where carers can socialise and share experiences. Sessions are mostly held on Monday afternoons, with evening options once a month
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MeTime Sessions for carers in Wales, run by Carers Wales. These cover wellbeing, creative activities and carers’ rights and form part of the Share and Learn family of online offering
