This season on The Secret Life of Carers host Jamila Rizvi is back and focusing on the unique challenges women who care face in employment.
This episode we meet Sammy. At the age of 19 most people are only just learning how to properly take care of themselves, however for Sammy she had to learn how to take care of someone else too.
Having just moved interstate and getting ready to live her Carrie Bradshaw life, in 2021 Sammy's mum Teed got a terminal diagnosis. Little did Sammy know, dropping everything to move back home was only the start of her journey. Whilst Sammy was adjusting to life as a carer, Teed went to work hoping to break down the stigma around death, documenting what it is like to live whilst dying. Amassing over 500,000 Tik Tok followers in the process, Sammy was with her mum every step of the way and is at the start of her journey of figure out who she is now.
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For more information and resources about unpaid carers, visit carersaustralia.com.au.
If you are a carer looking for help, there is support available for you through the Carer Gateway on 1800 422 737 or visit carergateway.gov.au.
The Secret Life of Carers is a podcast by Carers Australia, this season was developed as part of our Women Who Care Program which is funded by the Australian Government Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet - Office for Women.
This episode was produced by Good Shout and recorded on the lands of the Ngunnawal people in Canberra, Australia.
Carers Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the traditional custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.
