Podcast
Where care meets real life
Care fully considered
There are only three types of people in the UK: unpaid carers, soon-to-unpaid carers, and the people requiring the care.
It is estimated that 1 in 6 people in the UK will provide unpaid care by 2040. This means you are likely to become one! This is where Care fully considered comes in, co-hosted by Katy and Laura, both unpaid carers, this podcast is about caring, the issues unpaid carers face and how to solve them.
Care fully considered aims to inform and entertain you. Each episode, Katy and Laura will be talking to an expert to get their views and explore what can be done to get the change millions of carers across the UK need. Please subscribe to Care fully considered on iTunes, Spotify, Anchor or wherever you get your podcasts.
Life at Number Eighteen
Laura writes a blog called Number Eighteen in the Corner in which she reflects on becoming an accidental carer for her grandmother, who is over 100 years old.
Through short, personal posts, she shares moments of warmth, humour, and challenge, from familiar taxi rides to her grandmother’s home to juggling a demanding PR job with caring responsibilities.
Laura also writes about the lack of formal support, her grandmother’s lifelong love of travel, and the joy her age brings when it surprises strangers. Together, her posts offer an honest and affectionate insight into everyday life as a carer.
Care Fully Considered is such a thoughtful and enlightening podcast. Katy and Laura bring real-life experience and insight to the challenges unpaid carers face, and their conversations with experts make it both informative and engaging. A must-listen for anyone connected to caring in the UK!
Laura’s blog is wonderfully personal and heartfelt. Reading about her experiences caring for her grandma is both touching and inspiring. Her storytelling makes the everyday moments of caring feel relatable, real, and full of warmth.
I love how Care Fully Considered balances practical advice with empathy and humour. Each episode feels like a supportive conversation, and it’s empowering to hear solutions and insights that can make a real difference for carers across the UK.