Blog Posts
Those who can Do, those who can’t Teach.
Well in my case it is true, but not because I wasn’t any good at being a Social Worker. I like to think I did ok at my profession. But the saying is right for me! You see I can no longer DO Social Work as I used to – because I burnt out. I pushed on through all the...
Is Professional Sustainability possible in a broken system?
Over the past few years I’ve found myself observing helping professionals and reflecting back on my own experiences and wondering how anyone actually does it anymore. How do we provide care and service support when the fundamentals of the system we operate in seems...
Supporting my family, naturally!
Natural Care for the whole family. 3 years ago my life took a dramatic turn, overnight I changed from an active high achieving full time professional mum to well, Just ME. I had pushed myself too far for too long, I ended up breaking down and having to relearn how to...
The View From The Arena Floor.
I was saturated, I had nothing left to give to anyone. I couldn’t take on another thing, my mind craved to take over and shut down.
Living Well, Working Well
I am not talking about a perfect balance, let me start by saying I don’t even think that can exist. Yes we can do almost anything we put our mind to, but you know you don’t have to do everything right?
Who else is watching?
You see my words may well have offered all this support but my actions did not lead by example. I did not do the things I expected of others, I did not place value on my wellbeing and I certainly wasn’t practicing what I preached.