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Daring Greatly™ and Digging Deep Into Vulnerability

Daring Greatly™ and Digging Deep Into Vulnerability

15-12-2020

‘The courage to be vulnerable, to show up and be seen. To ask for what you need, to…

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Carers Week 2020 #ShareYouCare

Carers Week 2020 #ShareYouCare

24-11-2020

Each year, MIFWA takes part in Carers Week, which runs during the third week of October. Carers Week…

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Support from People with Lived Experience Makes All the Difference – Lorraine’s Carer Story

Support from People with Lived Experience Makes All the Difference – Lorraine’s Carer Story

06-11-2020

My husband and I have been sweethearts since we were 12 and have been married for 33 years….

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The Importance of Finding Your Tribe – Robyn’s Carer Story

The Importance of Finding Your Tribe – Robyn’s Carer Story

08-10-2020

My husband was diagnosed with Bipolar II Disorder eight years ago. Backtracking four years, he had been experiencing…

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Mental Illness, Recovery, Re-occurrence and Rebuilding – Trudy’s Carer Story

Mental Illness, Recovery, Re-occurrence and Rebuilding – Trudy’s Carer Story

01-10-2020

My carer story is one of peaks and troughs. Of mental illness, recovery, re-occurrence and rebuilding. I care…

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Taking things one day, and even one moment at a time – Grace’s Carer Story

Taking things one day, and even one moment at a time – Grace’s Carer Story

28-08-2020

Navigating the mental health system in WA can be complex, frustrating and trauamtic as the system struggles to…

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MIFWA Online Parent Support Group

MIFWA Online Parent Support Group

30-07-2020

Being a parent of a teenager or young adult can be tough, knowing how to respond when they…

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My Journey as a Carer

My Journey as a Carer

22-07-2020

My journey as a carer started 16 years ago when I met Deb, my wife. Medications were keeping…

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Connecting to other Carer’s made a difference

Connecting to other Carer’s made a difference

01-07-2020

My journey as a carer started in 2013, caring for my partner. Six months into my caring role…

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The Little Things That Count – Feedback from a Rural Carer

The Little Things That Count – Feedback from a Rural Carer

30-04-2020

MIFWA recently had to cancel the Escape to the Ocean Respite Retreat offered to Rural Carers due to…

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