Krista Cartlidge (CEO of MYTIME): Levelling the playing field for young carers

Success on the South Coast

Success on the South Coast is all about shining a light on the amazing people & organisations we have in the local area.

In episode #3 I talk to Krista Cartlidge, the CEO of MYTIME Young Carers, the Bournemouth-based charity leading the fight to help level the playing field for young carers across the UK.

In April 2024, MYTIME published ‘UNSEEN SACRIFICES’, a report containing the results of their ‘first of its kind’ research which lifts the lid on the “educational disadvantages faced by young carers”.

In this episode we discuss:

• Krista’s teaching career and transition to MYTIME Young Carers
• MYTIME’s mission to “level the playing field for young carers”
• MYTIME’s groundbreaking report ‘Unseen Sacrifices: understanding the educational disadvantages faced by young carers’
• MYTIME’s three bespoke programmes to support young carers:
(i) Employability Programme
(ii) Level Up Programme
(iii) Making Memories Programme
• Krista’s advice for people considering a career in the charity sector
• Krista’s responsibility as the CEO of a charity
• Krista’s philosophy on the true meaning of happiness & success
• “Taking on the system" to achieve MYTIME's goals
• LIfe by Misadventure - the importance of learning to ‘let go’ so you can focus on “working on being a better version of you”

CHAPTERS

0:00:00 - Intro ("A sunny new podcast...")
0:01:22 - Teaching career and transition to MYTIME
0:13:10 - What is a young carer?
0:20:50 - MYTIME’s mission
0:22:28 - MYTIME’s groundbreaking report ‘Unseen Sacrifices: understanding the educational disadvantages faced by young carers’
0:30:32 - Employability Programme
0:37:21 - Level Up Programme
0:42:13 - Making Memories Programme
0:48:52 - Krista’s advice for people considering a career in the charity sector
0:58:33 - What is happiness?
1:03:40 - What is success?
1:08:48 - Life by Misadventure - the importance of ‘letting go’
1:10:58 - Thank you, guest links & wrap-up

GUEST Links:
• Website: https://www.mytimeyoungcarers.org
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mytimeyoungcarers

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