Debbie Valentine - South Devon
HOPE PROGRAMME FOR CARERS
NHS ENGLAND
Debbie works and cares for her mum who has dementia.
She is a volunteer at Guardians of the planet, a project formed to help bring communities together. They use things that would have been discarded to bring a bit of pleasure in creating something different.
"The Hope Programme helped me to refocus of making time for myself without the feeling of guilt. To reconnect with things that bring together thoughts, creativity and escape just for a while. The writing helped me express feelings instead of bottling them all up and helped feel less stressed."