Jun 16, 2026 · 46 min · 12 segments
Caring for a child with a brain condition can be rewarding, meaningful and deeply joyful but it can also be exhausting, isolating and emotionally demanding. In this episode, Carrie and Sam explore the…
Jane WaiteGuest
Carrie GrantHostSamantha FlynnHost
I'm Carrie Grant, and as always, I'm with our resident Cerebra ambassador, Samantha Flynn.
Now, today we're talking about something that affects every single parent carer listening to this.
Mental health, burnout, that feeling when you're running on fumes and you've got nothing left to give.
It's the stuff we don't always say out loud because we feel guilty or selfish for even thinking it.
You can't pour from an empty cup and pretending you're fine when you're not helps nobody.
We're talking about what burnout actually looks like, why self-care feels impossible and what you can actually do about it when you're already drowning.
Jane leads the mental health program at Cerebra, and she spent years researching the mental health of families raising children with brain conditions.
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