Frequently Asked Questions
The Turning Tides Project
What is The Turning Tides Project?
The Turning Tides Project is a support platform created for unpaid carers. It provides practical tools, digital resources, emotional support, and relatable content designed to help carers feel less overwhelmed, more supported, and more like themselves again.
Who created The Turning Tides Project?
The Turning Tides Project was created by JD Brimblecombe, a carer advocate with more than 20 years of lived caregiving experience caring for parents and in-laws through ageing, illness, and aged care transitions.
Who are the resources designed for?
The resources are designed primarily for unpaid carers supporting parents, partners, spouses, children, family members, or loved ones.
Are the resources suitable for new carers?
Yes. Whether you are new to caregiving or have been caring for someone for many years, the resources are designed to feel practical, supportive, and easy to use.
Are the products digital or physical?
All Turning Tides Project resources are digital downloadable products that can be used digitally or printed at home.
Do I need to complete everything perfectly?
Not at all. The resources are designed to reduce pressure, not add to it. Use what feels helpful and work through things at your own pace.
Are the resources based on professional qualifications?
The Turning Tides Project is built from lived caregiving experience rather than clinical or medical qualifications. The focus is on practical support, emotional honesty, organisation, and relatable real-life insight.
Will these resources fix all the challenges of caregiving?
No resource can remove all the emotional and practical realities of caregiving. The goal is to help carers feel more supported, organised, emotionally understood, and less overwhelmed.
Why does The Turning Tides Project focus so much on carers?
Because carers are often overlooked. Many carers spend so much time supporting others that their own emotional wellbeing, identity, and needs slowly get pushed aside.
What makes The Turning Tides Project different?
The Turning Tides Project focuses on emotionally honest, practical support grounded in real-life caregiving experience. The content avoids fluff, toxic positivity, and unrealistic advice in favour of relatable, useful support for everyday caregiving life.