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Meet Jazz from “Just Wingin’ It”. A woman I am proud to have met. Hers is a story of survival. A story of why you should trust yourself and stand up for what you know, in your heart of hearts, is right. Even when all the experts say no! Jazz is...
Healing From Trauma & What That Means For You!
We hear about trauma all the time, but do we really understand what it is, how it is affecting us today and how it is shaping our future? If you are reading this, it’s likely that you are wondering the same. How do we know if we have been affected by trauma? A...
As A Mum, This Is Something I Will Be Forever Proud Of
Image by Mantrabond Update #3: Day 12, 8 July 2018 Ohhh, that feeling when you wake up every morning to an alarm reminding you it’s time for ORKAMBI! Seriously! I have one cool upbeat tune that plays everytime ‘O’ is due. It reminds me every morning...
Orkambi – Better progress than we could expect!
Update #1: Day 3, 28 June 2018 Oh, Ohh, Ohhhh #ORKAMBI!!!!! Today is a good day. Matthew’s tolerance for Orkambi has been very positive so far. He started his full dose yesterday after his first day on a half dose was ‘unremarkable’ in terms of...
The Big ‘O’ Brings New Hope
Background The 26th of June 2018 marks a monumental day for our family. It marks the first day of access to a drug that is otherwise unattainable for our son Matthew. A drug that potentially can stop the progression of an insidious disease he lives with called...
Confessions Of A Carer Reclaiming Her Health
Giving the best of me will always equal giving the best to you! This week I have been taking a massive dose of my own medicine. My health is first and foremost again. It’s true, when you are a carer and have so much on the go it is easy to lose sight of...
Does It Matter If Your Child Has High Or Low Functioning Autism?
What’s the difference between high and low functioning autism – and why does it matter? Like many of you, I am a member of several different Facebook groups which relate to my role as a carer – in my case, groups related to autism. I saw a post the other day, written...
Mama You Are Not Alone!
You are not alone. Being a carer as well as a parent has got to be one of the loneliest jobs in the World. I lost it this week. Completely. Totally. I’m talking crazy-person, screaming type of losing it. I’d finally hit rock bottom and knew with certainty that I’d...
8 Reasons Why You Could Be In Overwhelm & How To Overcome The Trap
The Overwhelm Trap! Often as parents and carers, we are so busy coordinating and caring; that we aren’t mindful of our own behaviours and emotions. Or if we are, we attempt to suppress and ignore them. With strict care regimes and the necessities of treatments,...
Why self-care is not about you!
“…okay if I don’t have space in my cup then I’m not actually able to serve these people, my children, the people that I’m caring for, the way that I want to and I need to” Emma, Tree House Family Counselling ...
Does the food we eat really affect our mood?
These days I get about in a few online women’s business groups. These are mostly women who are fiercely passionate about educating and supporting families in and around health, happiness and well-being. I couldn’t give up the chance to have a few of them...
16 Ways To Support Carers & Families In Crisis
What is it that carers need when they are in crisis? TO BE HEARD | TO BE SEEN | TO BE HELD A few days ago I needed to go to the hospital, an hour away, to collect medicines and drop “samples” off for testing. Normally I would have had spare supplies at...
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