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Easy Ride Patient Transport, Gold
Run by people who have been through single parenting and parenting a child with a disability themselves.
Evenings and weekends
Empty nest support in Australia
For parents whose children have left home. Talk with people in Australia who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Australia circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for empty nest in Australia
Charity🇦🇺
Sydney Community Food Hub, Sydney
A small team supporting caregiver burnout and empty nest. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Professional
Psychology Today therapist directory
Search therapists by location, issue, insurance and price.
Professional🇦🇺
Bruce Counselling
Run by people who have been through a loved one's addiction and family estrangement themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
ProfessionalFree🇦🇺
Keith Counselling, Cairns
We help people with single parenting and co-parenting after separation, in person in Cairns and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
ServiceLow cost🇦🇺
Steady Hands Care, Brisbane
Run by people who have been through parenting a struggling teen and caregiver burnout themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
CommunityLow cost🇦🇺
The Toowoomba Men's Shed
Run by people who have been through a loved one's addiction and caring for an aging parent themselves.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Professional🇦🇺
Toowoomba Talking Therapies
A small team supporting parenting a struggling teen and caring for an aging parent. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
From people who came through it
“The quiet is the hardest part at first. I am only a few months ahead of you. For me, the first weeks I just sat and listened to the clock. Then I started going to the charity shop and that gave me a reason to get up. I also walk. Every day. It does not fix it but it helps. Your child will come home and then leave again, and that is okay. You will find a new rhythm. It is slow, but it comes.”
Steady Puffin · been through empty nest“If you've just found this place, I was in the same place eighteen months ago. I remember my husband and I with nothing to say like it was yesterday. These days I mostly feel like me. You get yourself back in pieces. From someone who gets it.”
Jasmine Ye · been through empty nest“If you're scared right now, I get it. I've been there. For me it was not that long ago, about a year. Mine was setting the table for four. Today I made breakfast, went to work and laughed at something. It doesn't stay this heavy. x”
roadbee · been through empty nest“I've been there. For me it was in 2023. Mine was setting the table for four. Now I sleep most nights. It comes back slowly, like feeling in your fingers after the cold. Sending love.”
green.owl · been through empty nest