I am a Midwife at a large private hospital. I see families who are overwhelmed by their new situation everyday. Most parents struggle with the huge change that comes with a new baby. It is a big enough change when everything goes well, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. Babies can arrive early. Mother’s […]
I met Angelo* while working at a hospital in Brisbane. We met because his young son Billy* had been born with serious health, intellectual and developmental issues. Now 5 years old, Billy was a very sick little boy. He could not move, eat or breathe without help and required around the clock care – which […]
1. Start with understanding all of the help you really need. When times get tough, it is often the build up of small things that can tip us over the edge. While this feels awful at the time – it also means that asking for small acts of help can have a BIG impact. So […]
For years he had spent his mornings at the local dog walking park with his much loved sausage dogs – all 3 of them! He would wander around chatting to all the other dog owners, checking how they were going and remembering their important dates. He was quick with a smile and always sharing the […]
Start a ‘Street Crew’ to look after people in your neighbourhood As concern about the spread of coronavirus grows, we are getting lots of emails and messages from wonderful people wanting to know what they can do to help vulnerable people in their neighbourhood and community. People are looking to join a coordinated approach. They […]
Josh and his young family had just moved to a new country town. His wife had some mental health issues that meant her ability to care for their children when under stress was unpredictable. He had 3 children under the age of 6 – and he was about to leave for a 3 week stint […]
I was challenged this week to explain why Gather My Crew is a better solution for supporting people than using Whatsapp… They were thinking… if you have a group of people that want to help, then why can’t you just create a Whatsapp group and put a call out for help? The missing piece of […]
When someone we know is going through a tough time, it is a natural response to want to offer some help. Many of us show our desire to help by giving flowers or cooking a meal. And while these offers of support come from a place of love… there are also many other practical ways […]
Asking for help can be hard – we get that. But it is also part of being human. We will all need help at some point in our lives and we could all get better at asking for it. So often people tell us how uncomfortable they feel asking for help. They tell us they […]
Kayla’s husband died suddenly leaving her a single Mum of 3 teenage boys. It happened in June – and her eldest boys were in Year 12 and Year 10 at the time. Kayla’s biggest concern was finding ways to keep the boys lives as ‘normal’ as possible despite the loss of their father and the […]
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