By Linda Williams Life is made up of a series of experiences, isn’t it? All the good ones, the bad ones and everything in between – they combine to fill our lives and serve to make memories, lessons to learn from and more. Certain experiences are milestones in growing up while others are markers in …
By Source Mama As mamas & carers of children with a disability, we all naturally feel the pressure of modern life. Add to that, juggling appointments, diets, medication, schooling, work, siblings and well, life in general, it can get pretty busy! We often underestimate the amount of pressure that rests on our shoulders – both …
By Dr Kelly Bowers – Clinical Psychologist, YouThrive Integrated Therapy Services Failure to care for ourselves today places us at higher risk of experiencing poor emotional and physical health in the (not so distant) future; including some cancers, heart disease and mental illness, to name a few. Let me introduce you to a new term, …
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By Rebekah Devlin Exhausted. It’s the word that came up repeatedly in our inaugural Source Survey. We’re exhausted from two years of Covid, from lockdowns, from isolation due to immuno-compromised kids.Isolation that still hasn’t ended.Exhausted from trying to make telehealth work and from all the running around to the various appointments, from trying to squeeze …
By HEATHER RENTON My pregnancy was fairly uneventful. I think in my gut, I knew something about my daughter was different when I was carrying her. Was it instinct or was it because I had previously miscarried? I just know in my one-hour labour, I wanted her out quickly so I could make sure the …
Lauren Brown has been a stay-at-home mum for the past eight years, caring for her two autistic boys, Archer nine, and Oliver, seven, while dad Derek worked long hours to support the family. Once the boys were both in school, Lauren had hoped that she might finally be able to take some time for herself …
Game-changing Direct Employ service provides peace of mind for busy mum of two Read More »
By REBEKAH DEVLIN How would you feel if someone you love sat beside you, telling a stranger everything you had done wrong this week? All the areas you struggled with. Times you’d said unkind things. Been impulsive. Vindictive. Totally overwhelmed. Fearful. How you’d struggled to walk up some stairs, been clumsy and dropped something. Talked …
Not in front of the children – time to rethink the way we do therapy Read More »
By Melissa Goffredo Jeans for Genes Day (Friday, August 5) is an important and rare opportunity for parents of children with genetic disorders to raise awareness of little-known yet debilitating genetic conditions. And they don’t come much rarer or debilitating than a condition known as CDKL5. My two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Annabelle lives with this condition. To …
My daughter has a rare genetic disorder. This is why awareness days are important. Read More »
By Caroline White If someone asked me to picture what a ‘carer’ looked like, I would probably see someone in a hospital style uniform and imagine someone looking after an elderly person or someone with very complex needs. I would imagine them popping round daily to administer medicine, help them out of bed, get dressed, …
As any mum of a child with a disability knows, the juggle is real, and at times, it can be overwhelming. For single mum of two, Virginia Knight, life was so busy caring for her son Noah, 13, who has Angelman Syndrome, that she was unable to focus on her own needs and that of …
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