Parenting – Coping with Unexpected Challenges
“I was age 15 and for some reason was contemplating what if I was given child with a disability? Then thinking I'm...
Unlocking Ability
“They had already labelled her, never to do anything, never to be able to walk, talk or do anything. But I see...
Overcoming Depression
‘You feel awful all the time. I'm not even sure I can put words to it. It's not like nausea, but it...
Living Water
“Colin was a friend of mine. He drank too much. And underneath it all was a raging thirst. A thirst for love,...
Losing Mike But Keeping Hope
“I remember sitting on Mike and just holding his head in the consultation room saying, I'm going to fix it. I don't...
Surviving Cancer
A cancer patient once said, “It’s like a terrorist attack. It can sneak up on you like a thief in the night.”...
Coping With Cancer
Michelle: “With the breast cancer it was what do we do now?”
Phillip: “My first reaction was shock and then you start to...
Standing Together With Depression
'I have gone to that place 'what did I do wrong as a mum?' Is it because I had depression and it...
It’s OK to Feel Anxious
“We're in a period as a society, as a community, as a world, where all of us are feeling this worry or...
Loneliness
“The person that I confide in, the person that I share life with has gone and so I do struggle with loneliness”....