When Samira*, a 28-year-old single mother living in Melbourne’s west, received her cancer diagnosis she went through what she later learned from other women battling the disease were common reactions: shock, fear, and overwhelm. What she experienced as a single mother...
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NDIS changes: one mother’s story
Background - what the government says The Federal Government has flagged a major overhaul designed to rein in costs and refocus the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in order to bring it more in line with what it describes as its 'original intent'. For...
How to support your child through exam season
If your child is heading into exam season, it can feel like being strapped into a wild rollercoaster: sudden highs, nerve-wracking dips, and emotional twists that can change by the minute. And mums? You’re strapped in for the ride too. Supporting a child through exams...
Cheap & easy ways to celebrate Halloween
Halloween is that one night we can all embrace the eerie, turning our homes into haunted houses, our gardens into graveyards, and ourselves into something straight out of a scary story. Creating the perfect night of fright doesn’t have to cost an arm or a leg, and it...




