Caring Moments
Welcome to this month's show, featuring images and stories from Terry Winn's
Caring Moments photographic collection. To the left is the colour portrait that inspired this special collection of more than 40 black and white images of family carers and their loved ones. This month we also bring you personal stories about caring for ageing parents from two well-known New Zealanders, actor Kate Harcourt and author Fiona Kidman. As always, we've split the show into two parts so it's faster for you to download. Listen to the whole programme, or choose from the individual features below.
Part 1: Portraits - Caring Moments
Part 2: Portraits - Dame Kate Harcourt and Dame Fiona Kidman
What's In Part 1
Caring Moments
National Carer Portrait Series Duration: 8 minutes 31 secs
Hawkes Bay Photographer Terry Winn and his wife Vicki spent a year travelling around New Zealand, photographing New Zealand carers and those they support. The result: More than 40 images, which were recently on display at the Caring Moments' portrait exhibition held at the Hastings Art Gallery (formerly the Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre). Family Care Radio asked Terry and Vicki about the personal stories behind the photographs, and plans to take the collection on a national tour with Carers NZ.
See the images and listen to Terry’s commentary 
Physical Wellbeing with Wayne Halkyard
Duration: 5 minutes
It's time to meet Wayne Halkyard, the man behind Carers NZ's Strength for Caring exercise programme. Wayne has been bodybuilding for 30 years, and currently holds two national titles. From his home in the Far North, Wayne has developed a simple exercise programme to help carers build strength and boost wellbeing. In future shows Wayne will talk you through some of the exercises, and give nutritional advice to preserve and build energy. In this first chat with Wayne, we learn about his bodybuilding success ... and how he is using this knowledge to help carers.
ActiveWellness with ACC: Stay safe in the bathroom Duration: 6 minutes 05 seconds
Bathrooms are a high risk area. Watching out for spills, wearing appropriate footwear,putting your towels in the right place, and even thinking through what to do if someone phones you while you are in the bathroom can all help to prevent nasty accidents. In this third instalment of our home safety series, supporting the Government's wellbeing and learning programme for family carers, we talk again to ACC's Jessica MacDonald to get some practical tips and advice.
Managing Continence At Home Duration 6 minutes 43 seconds
Managing continence at home can be one of the most difficult issues faced by carers. In our first feature in this series we talk with Sonja Karon, who is the secretary of the Continence Association and by profession a contience advisor for the Auckland District Health Board. In future programmes Sonja will share advice about different aspects of managing continence ... but first, we learn about what her job involves, and how families can access free continence advice, products, and support.
What's in Part 2
Family Choices
Deciding the time has come for residential care can be one of the hardest transitions experienced by family carers and their loved ones. We spoke to two well known New Zealanders who faced this challenge with their ageing parents.
Dame Kate Harcourt Duration: 11 minutes 56 seconds
Drawing on elements from the book and stage play, Flowers from My Mother's Garden, Dame Kate Harcourt talks about caring for her mother, how this affected her as a younger working Mum, and the lifelong insights she gained. Today Kate shares a Wellington property with her own extended family, and caring is a theme in her new film, Apron Strings.
Dame Fiona Kidman Duration: 16 minutes, 4 seconds
In the upcoming second volume of her memoir, due for release in late 2009, Fiona looks back on her years of caring for her mother. She talks candidly to Family Care Radio about the rewards and challenges of this life-changing experience. You can find the first volume of her memoir, At the End of Darwin Road, at libraries and bookshops nationally. Beside the Dark Pool, will be available in late 2009.
Listen to Dame Fiona reading an exerpt from At the End of Darwin Road
Duration 1 minute 50 seconds
Extra Five Minute Feature
Meditation - Relax Duration: 5 minutes 20 seconds
Listen to another Five Minute Meditation with Anna Filliol. Relax will take you into a very deep state of rest. It is a full body relaxation that helps to relieve stress of all kinds. Use it often! Make sure you are in a warm, secure place to listen to the meditation, and that you have cleared your mind and schedule of other obligations ... five minutes is all it takes! Sit back, or lie back, and enjoy some time out.
Next Month's Show
Family relationships are the focus our November programme. Marital breakdowns are common in families with ongoing health and disability needs, as are problems within the wider family. We talk to Relationship Services about how to recognise and deal with pressures and speak with a caring couple about how they proactively nurture their relationship in difficult circumstances. Diane Jorgensen talks about the findings of her research following in-depth interviews with 300 Kiwi carers, the biggest qualitative study of its kind ever undertaken in New Zealand. And there will be some more Five Minute Features ... safety and injury prevention for carers with ACC, physical wellbeing advice with Wayne Halkyard, practical advice about managing continence at home, and another Anna Filliol meditation!