Happy Me

Happy Me Rachelle has been providing counselling for over 18 years at Happy Me. She is a registered Medicare

Rachelle has over 20 years providing evidence based therapy to families, children, young people and adults. She works in a practical, yet creative way, to help clients develop the skills and coping strategies they need to be happier. She is clinically experienced in treating anxiety, depression, autism, social skills, trauma, grief and loss, attentional and learning difficulties, behavioural and developmental issues. She also provides clinical supervision and and has mentored many allied health professionals in setting up and successfully managing their private practice.

25/03/2026

Type "CALM" if you’re looking for kid-friendly breathing and reset activities and I’ll send you the link.

There is always that moment in the day when someone is overwhelmed. Maybe it’s frustration. Maybe it’s anxiety. Maybe it’s just too much noise and too many expectations.
Saying “calm down” rarely helps. What does help is giving kids something simple and concrete to do.

The Calm Kids Activity Book is full of quick activities like Bubble Breath, movement resets, gratitude pages, and simple reflection prompts. Kids are not just told to relax. They are shown how. It is designed so you can hand a page to a child, guide it once, and then let them practice the skill again later without a long explanation every time.

Over 100 printable activities that help kids slow their body, reset their thinking, and get back to what they are supposed to be doing.

If that sounds useful, comment CALM and I’ll send you the link.

25/03/2026

Before you spiral, read this.

Overthinking can feel like you’re solving something. In reality, it keeps you stuck in stress, anxiety, and emotional burnout. If your mind won’t slow down, this is your reminder to pause, breathe, and come back to the present moment.

You don’t need to figure everything out right now. You need grounding, clarity, and self-trust.

If you’ve been caught in a loop of racing thoughts, second-guessing, or emotional overwhelm, this will help you reset.

Read more: How To Stop Overthinking https://reachoutrecovery.com/top-7-overthinking-traps-and-to-escape/

12/03/2026

🥳 COMMENT 'Wish' - Executive Functioning skills are like the "management system" of the brain 🧠... enabling us to set goals, organise our actions, make decisions, control impulses, and adjust to changing situations.

10/03/2026
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08/03/2026

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Healing is so hard because it is a constant battle between your inner child who is scared and just wants security, your inner teenager who is angry and just wants justice, and your present self who is exhausted and just wants peace.

Three versions of you, living inside one body, all fighting for different things at the same time, and you are expected to function like a normal human being while managing a war nobody else can see.

The little girl inside you is still hiding, still flinching, still waiting for someone to finally make her feel safe the way no one did back then.

She does not understand why the world hurt her before she was old enough to protect herself.
And she is still waiting for an answer that may never come.

Then there is your teenage self, the one who turned that sadness into fire.
She is not scared anymore, she is furious.

Furious at the people who hurt her, furious at the ones who watched and did nothing, furious that she had to raise herself when adults were supposed to do that job.

She does not want comfort, she wants accountability, and she is tired of healing quietly from things that were never her fault.

And then there is you, right now, sitting in the middle of both of them, carrying a child's fear and a teenager's rage while trying to build a life that finally feels peaceful.

You are not broken for feeling pulled in every direction.
You are healing three lifetimes of pain in one body, and that takes a strength most people will never comprehend.

Be patient with yourself.

You are not just healing one version of you, you are mothering every version of yourself that was never properly loved, and that is the most courageous thing a woman can ever do.

17/02/2026

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17/02/2026

The teenage years can feel confusing for both young people and the adults who love them. If your teen seems bigger in emotions, later to sleep, or drawn to risk and independence, you’re not doing anything wrong — you’re seeing a brain in development.

This stage is not about pushing you away, it’s about growing up. Your steady presence, calm boundaries, and understanding of what’s happening beneath the behaviour matter more than ever.

Save this as a reminder that development is not defiance — it’s growth in progress.

07/11/2025

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Taree, NSW
2430

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Tuesday 9am - 3pm
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