I’m Chris Bezant and I founded the Club4Carers because four of my relations have lived with and died with dementia. I’ve seen how caring for a loved one with dementia can put huge and unexpected emotional and physical stresses on us. My aim is to support you to be the best carer that you can possibly be, by prioritising self care together with care for your loved one.
As carers, we naturally put all our efforts into looking after our loved ones. Yet we often forget that we are their lifeline – their most precious resource – and that we need to look after ourselves too!
As dementia takes control of our loved one, so it also seems to tighten it’s stranglehold on us. Just when we think we’ve got things under control, the rug seems to be pulled from under us, knocking us off balance yet again.
That’s where the Club4Carers can help.
The Club4Carers Has 3 Aims
To show you the way when you feel lost
To hold your hand when you feel alone
To give you a hug when you need comfort
Join the Club4Carers to get Membership support and coaching
My Heart
Helping you to manage your emotions and your mindset and to overcome feelings of guilt and premature grief that we all feel at some point on our journey.
My Body
Helping you to keep fit and active with some simple quick exercises that you can do in your own home, garden or local park.
My Food
Helping you with some quick and easy tips for tasty ways managing your diet (and that of your loved one) without taking up half of your day. Eating well gives you the fuel to feel great and cope with the challenges of the day.
My Friends
So often “friends” just seem to disappear once we become a dementia carer. Sound familiar? It’s so important to nurture and develop your friendships – helping your friends to understand that it’s not as scary as it may seem to them.
My Money
Helping you to cope with one of the greatest challenges that we all face as carers – as if we didn’t have enough to worry about! This coaching will help you to make friends with money.
My Home
Helping you to have a dementia friendly home that can save you a whole lot of grief. Who knew that your patterned wallpaper would suddenly cause your loved-one real distress or that their reflection in the mirror could be seen as an intruder? When your loved-one is content, it makes your job a whole lot easier.
My Life
This is all about you, your day and your own memories. It’s so important that as carers, we don’t forget about ourselves. My life helps you to keep journals and records, to treasure those happy moments and to give you the peace of mind that you have a “plan B” for those unexpected eventualities.
My Dreams
Helping you to have a dream. Maybe a dream that one day you’ll visit the seven wonders of the world, study the stars, learn to do knitting or wood carving or whatever. It’s so important to have a vision for the future – a dream – for something special that you’d love to do when your caring days are over.
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