# New here
**URL:** https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/new-here/68363
**Category:** New to Carers Connect
**Created:** [14 April 2021 17:17 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/new-here/68363 "2021-04-14T17:17:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Janeaustenfan](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Janeaustenfan)
#### Post date: [14 April 2021 17:17 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/new-here/68363/1 "2021-04-14T17:17:11Z")
Hello I’m new here - had a caring role within family for many years whilst juggling work and my own family and home - pandemic has made caring from a distance more stressful - needed a place for advice and support and just to vent and offload! A x
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### Author:  [@sunnydisposition](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/sunnydisposition)
#### Post date: [14 April 2021 17:36 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/new-here/68363/2 "2021-04-14T17:36:39Z")
Hi & welcome
What are you struggling most with?
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### Author:  [@Jane\_Carers\_UK](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/u/Jane_Carers_UK)
#### Post date: [15 April 2021 09:58 UTC](https://carersukstaging.discourse.group/t/new-here/68363/3 "2021-04-15T09:58:44Z")
Hello and welcome to the forum, you’re in the right place to unload and get support
If you’d like to join other carers online we run weekly meetups and Share and Learn sessions. You’d be very welcome to join, these are informal sessions and a good way to connect with people who understand your situation:
[https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/get-support/online-meetups](https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/get-support/online-meetups)
[https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/get-support/share-and-learn-online-sessions](https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/get-support/share-and-learn-online-sessions)
Best wishes
Jane