Paediatric, Perinatal & Adult Therapy Centre

19/09/2026

Sometimes a little help with boundaries goes a long way to help your stress levels.

A cartoon by Teresa Burns Parkhurst.

07/09/2026

Just saying.

I think some of us were taught to call this love.

To keep showing up when we're exhausted.
To keep giving when we're empty.
To keep answering every call, fixing every problem, carrying everyone else's emotions while quietly falling apart ourselves.

And then we feel guilty when we finally have nothing left to give.

This is not love; it is not strength either. It isn't. It's just delayed collapse.

You cannot keep saving people by slowly destroying yourself. Sometimes the most loving thing you can say is:

“I can't carry this for you today. I need to breathe too.”

You are allowed to have needs. You are allowed to disappoint people.

You are allowed to step away from the emergency and take care of the person who has been there through all of it.

You.

So if you're gasping for air right now, you don't have to keep performing CPR on everyone else's life to prove you're worth something or kind.

Breathe first.
Then decide who gets your hands.

06/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to all

Father’s Day can mean many things. 💙

For some, it’s a day of love and celebration, but for others, it can bring grief, longing or painful reminders.

Whether you’re a dad, missing your dad, separated from your children, or never had a father figure—your feelings today are valid.

If today feels heavy, please know you don’t have to go through it alone. Talking about it and reaching out for support can make a difference.

If you would like online counselling, free help or mental health support, contact MensLine Australia or Beyond Blue.

ℹ️ Source: MensLine Australia.

19/08/2026

We all need the people and spaces 💕

Come over overwhelmed. Cry in my kitchen. Disappear from my texts for three days, then text me at midnight like no time has passed. Borrow my hoodie. Vent to me in the car. Tell me the same story fourteen times if your heart still hasn’t made peace with it.

I’m not keeping score of our friendship—of who reaches out first, who plans the trips, or who remembered to comment on whose selfie.

I’ll still save you a seat. I’ll still remind you how beautiful you are when you’ve forgotten. I’ll still take a hundred pictures of you until you finally see what I’ve been seeing all along.

You don’t have to be the easy friend. You don’t have to shrink yourself, hide your struggles, or make yourself convenient just to be loved.

You can come tired. Messy. Loud. Quiet. Overwhelmed. Healing.

Just come as you are.

You were never too much for me. And you never had to earn your place here.

—Ruth.

05/08/2026

The Kindness of Knowing - Poems of Parenting 💛

04/08/2026

Adelaide University's School of Psychology is offering this great (free) Public Lecture: Feeds, facts and fakes: Making sense of online information

In the fertility, parenting, and mental health landscapes there is SO MUCH half-truth and flat-out misinformation at our fingertips. What a great opportunity to step out and listen to what the research is saying about making sense of what we are exposed to online. Head along.

29/07/2026

It’s enough.

26/07/2026

lighthouse humans
are my favorite kind of humans.

20/07/2026

Been thinking about eating healthier? Short term opportunity for 2 sessions with a student dietician for only $10 total (Thurs & Fri appts starting next week). Supervised by an experienced dietician. No referral needed - details and booking in the link

Our student-led clinic provides clients with a structured nutrition service delivered by student dietitians under the supervision of an Accredited Practising Dietitian.

08/05/2026

Thinking of all those who will have a hard day on Sunday. It’s ok to feel what you feel. Often grief has a resurgence on Mother’s Day and in the lead up. This video is a good explanation. 💔