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14/08/2026

Friday Shine Check! โœจ๐Ÿ’œ

This Friday we want to do something a little special.

We want to celebrate the people who carry the load. ๐Ÿ’œ

The carer who has not had a full night of sleep in months but still shows up every morning.
The parent who has made twelve phone calls this week on behalf of their person.
The support worker who goes so far above and beyond that words do not really cover it.
The grandparent who stepped in when it all became too much.
The sibling who quietly does more than anyone realises.

Is there someone in YOUR life who carries the load?

Tag them in the comments below and tell us one thing they do that makes them extraordinary. ๐Ÿ’œ

Let us fill this Friday with the names of the people who deserve to be seen.

๐Ÿ’œJewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

There IS a difference between a good support worker and a great one ๐Ÿ’œI have been fortunate enough to see both in action ...
13/08/2026

There IS a difference between a good support worker and a great one ๐Ÿ’œ

I have been fortunate enough to see both in action with my own children.

A good support worker shows up on time, does what is needed and leaves.

A great support worker does the same but there is something different. You can feel and see it. The way they show up, the way they talk, act and interact with you and your Individual that goes beyond what is the โ€œnormโ€ ๐Ÿ˜Š

They KNOW your loved one.....

โญ๏ธ They know that Monday mornings are harder than Tuesdays.
โญ๏ธ Which music helps soothe and which sounds make things worse.
โญ๏ธ They know when to encourage and push gently and when to simply sit alongside and just โ€˜be thereโ€™ in the moment.
โญ๏ธ Which key words encourage and resonate with your loved one creating an internal calming shift, and they know the words that dont work that lead to a possible trigger/downward spiral.
โญ๏ธ They know when to ask a question or two and when to stay silent.
โญ๏ธ,What foods, textures and colours to include and what to avoid
โญ๏ธ They remember what happened last week and they follow up on it this week.

A great support worker does not just provide support....they become part of your village. ๐Ÿ’œ

And when that great support worker is also connected to the rest of your team through one app, with access to all the right information before they even walk through the door....

That is when your individual gets the very best version of the support they deserve ๐Ÿค— Everyone on the same page, working towards the same goals, milestones, understanding and care โœจ๏ธ

If you have a support worker like this in your life, I would love for you to tell us about them in the comments below ๐Ÿ’œ

What is it that makes them great?

๐Ÿ’œJewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

Have you ever woken up at 3am with a thought that would not go away? And no matter how hard you tried you could not go b...
12/08/2026

Have you ever woken up at 3am with a thought that would not go away? And no matter how hard you tried you could not go back to sleep ๐Ÿ˜ซ

For so many NDIS families and parents that 3am thought sounds something like thisโ€ฆ.

โ€œAm I doing enough for my loved one?โ€

And then the thoughts and the list start buildingโ€ฆ..

โ— Are all the therapy goals being met? I am not really sure if they are.
โ— Will the funding go through or will I have to reassess everything all over again?
โ— I have to remember to send the goals to the new therapist.
โ— I forgot to make that appointment againโ€ฆ.I should have booked that weeks ago.
โ— Am I communicating everything to everyone? Am I even making sense?
โ— How will we cope during the time our support worker is going on holidays?
โ— I wonder if the report I sent is still sitting in someoneโ€™s inbox somewhere waiting to be read.

At 3am it all feels SO enormous and completely overwhelming.

For me my thoughts always seem to have the snowball effectโ€ฆ.you know how a snowball starts out small at the top of the hill, but by the bottom it ends up humongous?

Yep. My thoughts seem to tumble into the next one, and then I get super overwhelmed at how huge my To Do List is and how hard it is to keep track of.

Here is what I want you to knowโ€ฆ.

The fact that you are lying awake thinking about these things is proof of how deeply you love and care for your loved ones. ๐Ÿ’œ

But we should not be carrying all of this in our heads alone.

That is what Unique StarShine was built for.

To take the list out of our heads and put it somewhere organised, connected and manageable.

So that the next time 3am comesโ€ฆ.the list is already taken care of and ready to tackle when we are. ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ’œ Jewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

I want to talk about the day I realised I could not do this alone. ๐Ÿ’œIt was not a dramatic moment.It was actually a very ...
11/08/2026

I want to talk about the day I realised I could not do this alone. ๐Ÿ’œ

It was not a dramatic moment.
It was actually a very normal every day type of moment for our family.

I was sitting on a park bench, watching my children playing while taking some deep relaxing breaths....and I realised how absolutely tired and weary I was.

Normally I would be up playing with them, laughing, giggling, helping them make their next progressive steps forward....

But I felt like I was stuck to that bench.

Weighted down in my body. My head feeling foggy. My heart feeling heavy.

I just....sat there.

I did not cry. I did not fall apart.

I just sat very still and battled through my thoughts and feelings.

โ€œI am so tired.โ€ ๐Ÿ’ค

Not the kind of tired that sleep fixes.

The kind of tired that comes from carrying too much for too long without enough support around me. ๐Ÿ˜ซ

It was in that moment I understood something I had been refusing to see for a long time.

I was not built to do this alone.

None of us are.

We are built for community. For connection ๐Ÿค—. For a village of people working together toward the same goal. ๐ŸŒŸ

And that is exactly what Unique StarShine was born from....that quiet moment sitting on a park bench.

That realisation that something had to change. ๐Ÿ™

This was not the only moment that led me to build Unique StarShine. There were a few. But this one stays with me because it was so ordinary. So everyday. And yet it changed everything.

Has there been a moment like that for you?

I would love to hear about it in the comments below. ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ’œ Jewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

If your Unique StarShine Individual could tell you one thing today....I think it might be this. ๐Ÿ’œThank you.Thank you for...
10/08/2026

If your Unique StarShine Individual could tell you one thing today....I think it might be this. ๐Ÿ’œ

Thank you.

Thank you for showing up even when it is hard.
Thank you for making the phone calls you did not want to make.
Thank you for staying up late to find the right information.
Thank you for fighting for me even when the system made it feel impossible.
Thank you for seeing me on the days when nobody else did.
Thank you for never giving up.

They may not always be able to say these words.

But I promise you....they feel them.

Every single day.

You are their Individual. And there is nobody else in the world who does what you do for them.

You are not only their Individual.....you are their advocate, supporter, defender and a champion for their every need โญ๏ธ

Never forget that. ๐Ÿ’œ

๐Ÿ’œ Jewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

Friday Shine Check! โœจ๐Ÿ’œThis week I want to ask you something a little different.What is the HARDEST thing you did this we...
07/08/2026

Friday Shine Check! โœจ๐Ÿ’œ

This week I want to ask you something a little different.

What is the HARDEST thing you did this week?

Not for recognition. Not for praise.

Just to say it out loud to people who actually understand.

Because some weeks the hardest thing is making one phone call.
Some weeks it is getting out of bed.
Some weeks it is sitting through an appointment that broke your heart a little.
Some weeks it is simply showing up again when you were not sure you had it in you.

Whatever your hardest thing was this week....

You did it. ๐Ÿ’œ

And that matters more than you know.

Drop it in the comments below. This is a safe space. We are all here together.

๐Ÿ’œJewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

To the parent who just received a diagnosis for their child....๐Ÿ’œI know where you are right now.And I know it feels like ...
06/08/2026

To the parent who just received a diagnosis for their child....๐Ÿ’œ

I know where you are right now.

And I know it feels like the ground has shifted beneath you.

I want to tell you some things that I wish someone had told me in those early days.

Your child is still the same person they were before that appointment. The diagnosis does not change who they are. It opens a door to understanding them better.

You do not need to have it all figured out right now. Not today. Not this week. Take it one step at a time and give yourself permission to not know everything yet.

There is a community waiting for you. People who have walked this path before you and who genuinely want to help you find your feet. You are going to meet some of the most extraordinary humans you have ever known.

It is going to be hard. There is no point pretending otherwise. But it is also going to be filled with moments of joy and love and pride that you cannot even imagine from where you are standing right now.

And you are not going to do any of it alone. ๐Ÿ’œ

Welcome to the Unique StarShine family.

We are so glad you found us.

๐Ÿ’œ Jewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

There is one thing I always make sure happens before any appointment. ๐Ÿ’œI send a message to everyone involved.The Support...
05/08/2026

There is one thing I always make sure happens before any appointment. ๐Ÿ’œ

I send a message to everyone involved.

The Support Worker who is coming that morning.
The Therapist who needs to know what kind of week we have had.
The Specialist who asked for an update last visit.

Not a long message. Just a quick update.

โ€œShe had a rough night. She is a little anxious today. She did something incredible at therapy on Tuesday that you should know about.โ€

That one message changes the entire appointment.

Because when the people around your Individual walk in ALREADY knowing what kind of week it has been, they do not spend the first fifteen minutes catching up.

They spend the whole time actually helping.

That is the difference a connected support network makes. ๐Ÿ’œ

Not just information shared. But the RIGHT information, to the RIGHT people, at the RIGHT time.

That is what Unique StarShine was built for.

Does your team know what kind of week your Individual has had before they walk through the door?

๐Ÿ’œJewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

Can we talk about waiting rooms for a moment? ๐Ÿ’œNot the ones at the doctorโ€™s office. Not the ones at the therapy clinic.T...
04/08/2026

Can we talk about waiting rooms for a moment? ๐Ÿ’œ

Not the ones at the doctorโ€™s office. Not the ones at the therapy clinic.

The invisible waiting room that NDIS families live in every single day.

Waiting for the plan to be approved.
Waiting for the report to come back.
Waiting for the support worker to be found.
Waiting for the provider to call you back.
Waiting for the system to catch up with what your Individual actually needs.

It is exhausting in a way that is very hard to explain to someone who has never sat in that waiting room.

Because while you are waiting....life keeps going.

Your Individual keeps growing. Their needs keep changing. The window of opportunity does not pause just because the paperwork is slow.

I built Unique StarShine because I know that waiting room well.

And while I cannot make the system move faster, I CAN make sure that while you wait, your whole support network is organised, connected and ready to move the moment things do. ๐Ÿ’œ

You should not have to do this part alone.

๐Ÿ’œJewels Harrison
Founder, Unique StarShine

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

โ€œKick the bucket.โ€Meaning: To pass away. To come to an end.Now hereโ€™s a thought.โ€ฆwhat if the thing that โ€œkicked the buck...
03/08/2026

โ€œKick the bucket.โ€

Meaning: To pass away. To come to an end.

Now hereโ€™s a thought.โ€ฆwhat if the thing that โ€œkicked the bucketโ€ was the chaos? ๐Ÿชฃ

The overflowing email inbox.
The missed appointment reminders.
The five different people all waiting on the same document.
The Sunday night dread of the week ahead.

At Unique StarShine, that is exactly what we are here to help you kick to the kerb.

Because life with a Unique StarShine individual is full enough already. Full of love, full of purpose, full of moments worth showing up for.

You shouldnโ€™t have to spend it buried in admin.

Let the chaos kick the bucket. ๐Ÿ’œ
Let your support network finally work together.

๐Ÿ“ฒ Download the app today with a FREE 30 day trial. No obligation.
๐Ÿ’œ May be claimable through your NDIS funding, depending on your plan.
๐Ÿ‘‰ www.uniquestarshine.com

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