Christine’s Story
When our daughter becomes unwell and ends up being admitted to hospital she invariably excludes me. She nominates her partner and her father – the two people who are not able to fully support her at...
View ArticleEmotional Abuse – Judy Nicholas
My experience of “domestic violence” in the form of emotional abuse. “I married in 1969 in expectation of a long and happy life with a man I still love despite separation after 40 years of trying to...
View ArticleMy Boy, Poem by Julianna
Imagine a boy whose life has been hell, too frightened to talk and even tell. A boy whose life eroded all trust, someone who lives because he must. A child who was never allowed to be, a person who...
View ArticleCharlie and the Possum Plan
I lost my partner to a mental illness. Bipolar disorder. Not physical violence, but an emotional firestorm. The trauma of seeing a kind, switched-on dad, a concerned community member, a dedicated...
View ArticleCarer Experience of Art Therapy Session at Wesley Mission
I was extremely lucky to attend an art therapy session recently, organised by Wesley Mission, run by two lovely, inspiring young art therapists, Talia Kredo and Pensri Rowe. To all above, please don’t...
View ArticleWhat I Realized About My Teenage Self Through Poetry
Note: This piece is a reflective piece on a person’s mental health journey to recovery. It is helpful because the author realised they were in need of assistance after re-reading their work later in...
View ArticleA Carer’s Life by Paula
Only a carer knows a carer’s life. Our family and friends see our loved ones clean, happy and they think all is well, it’s not that hard. They don’t see the frustration behind the scenes. Some say,...
View Article“Do not look at the man behind the glass booth!”– Mental Health Unit, The...
Jason has been a carer for 17 years and uses humour as a way to process and make sense of the things that happened as a mental health carer. “Do not look at the man behind the glass booth!” – Mental...
View Article‘An Elusive Opponent’ By Carer
“I realise more and more each day, that mental illness is a nightmare we (consumers and carers) never completely wake up from. With time, we might land in the twilight zone, close to the awakened...
View ArticleCarers as Leaders and Influencers
Eight mental health carers passionate about increasing carer participation, influence and leadership have shared what they’ve learned on their own caring journeys in a series of new written stories....
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