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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
New parenthood support in Australia
For the overwhelming, beautiful first years. 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 ·
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Help for new parenthood in Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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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
“To anyone just starting out: it's bloody hard. The crying, the weighing, the feeling like you've vanished. I won't say it's easy, but it does change. You'll find bits of yourself again, just slower than you'd like. Accept help when it's offered, even if it's just someone holding the baby while you shower. And if you're struggling, tell someone. I wish I had sooner.”
Pauline from Leicester · been through new parenthood“I think If you're at the start of this, I won't pretend it's easy. The first few months were the worst of my life. But I'm writing this from the other side, and some days now I forget to be sad. I stopped trying to be the perfect parent. Good enough is enough. Go slowly.”
summercat1984 · been through new parenthood“Hi, you. In 2022 I was exactly where you are. Back then it was a 6 week old who will not sleep. Last month I had people round for dinner. The bad days get further apart.”
wren_tired08 · been through new parenthood“If you are just starting out with a new baby and the colic, I want to tell you it does pass. The crying every evening feels like it will never end but it does. Ask for help even if you have no family close by. I found one neighbour who took the baby for an hour so I could sleep. That hour saved me. Other mums are out there going through the same thing even when it feels like nobody is.”
Midnight Ridge · been through new parenthood