New Remedy Therapy

31/01/2026

A local family has been impacted by an unimaginable loss. If you have the capacity to share even $5 please know just how much that might help a family facing a sudden and tragic situations like this in our community. My thoughts are with anyone impcated by this loss. Please remember in the absence of mental health support life lin and kids helpline are there to help.
24/7 greif line- 1300 064 068
Kids helpline- 1800551800

They also offer web chat on most platforms

https://gofund.me/63902413btathr

Hi, my name is Caitlin and I am fundraising on behalf of my sister Brittany and … Caitlin Taylor-Irvin needs your support for Young family devasted by tragedy

28/01/2026

Free pool access th next two days

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲☀️

Due to the prolonged heatwave, 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟬 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆💦

🤝 YMCA staff are here to help keep everyone safe. Please treat them and fellow patrons with respect at all times.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:
🧊 Stay cool by using air conditioning or fans where possible
💧 Drink water regularly to stay hydrated
🤝 Check on family members, neighbours and others who may be vulnerable

For heat health advice: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/extremeheat
For heatwave forecasts: https://www.bom.gov.au/weather-and-climate/specialised-forecasts-and-observations/heatwave
For pool operations and info: https://moirapools.ymca.org.au/

⚠️ Reminder: Pool access might be paused if the facility reaches capacity.

💙Thank you to YMCA staff for keeping our pools safe and enjoyable for the whole community.

27/01/2026

This is so common it’s heartbreaking

25/01/2026

22/01/2026

22/01/2026

Please prepare to stay safe during the upcoming heatwave

☀️ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 – 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹 & 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲

With extreme heat expected across Moira Shire, we’re encouraging everyone to plan ahead and stay cool.

🏊 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 across the Shire will be open – a great way to cool down and have some fun.

📚 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 are also a perfect place to escape the heat during regular opening hours, offering air-conditioned comfort and a welcoming space.

🔥 Please note: 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 will be closed on days of 𝗧𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿.

♻️ Kerbside bin collections will continue, but may occur earlier in the day.

💧 Stay hydrated, check in on vulnerable neighbours and loved ones, and make sure your bushfire plan is up to date.

📱 Keep an eye on Moira Shire channels and the 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽 for updates as conditions change.

For fire danger ratings: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/
For heat-health tips: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/extremeheat
For heatwave forecasts: https://www.bom.gov.au/australia/heatwave

21/01/2026

An exciting perinatal health focused mhpn is coming up. If you work in mental health or adjacent fields and would find the content helpful or interesting please remember to sign up . We look forward to hosting you at . https://www.mhpn.org.au/members #/Meeting/27289

18/01/2026

18/01/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 – 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵

Finished or finishing cancer treatment and wondering what’s next?
Join our free Cancer Wellness Program supporting people transitioning into survivorship.

Learn about cancer survivorship, physical activity, and healthy eating with guidance from experienced health professionals.

𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 – Clinical Education Centre
38 Lynch Street, Yarrawonga
6 Feb – 13 Mar 2026 (6 weeks)
10:00am – 11:30am

Register: Jenny O’Brien | 03 5743 8549
jenny.o’brien@yh.org.au

𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺.

18/01/2026

13/01/2026

🌿 Why I Share Personal Stories

Lately, you may have noticed I’ve been sharing more personal pieces of my own journey — moments of struggle, heartbreak, courage, and rebuilding.

I want to take a moment to name why.

As a mental health clinician, I sit with the deeply human parts of people’s lives every day — fear, uncertainty, grief, hope, transformation. It can sometimes seem like practitioners are separate from that, as though we stand outside the storm holding tools and maps for others.

But the truth is: I am human, too.
I have lived through pain, through rupture, through seasons that brought me to my knees.
I’ve experienced moments where the only way forward was one breath, one tiny act of care, one brave decision at a time.

Sharing small pieces of my story isn’t about centring myself — it’s about:
✨ Normalising the messiness and complexity of being human
✨ Naming that healing is not linear
✨ Offering solidarity to others walking their own difficult roads
✨ Reducing shame around needing support
✨ Reminding us that struggle doesn’t exclude us from growth, love or possibility

Lived experience can be a bridge — a moment of connection, “Oh, me too,” that gently loosens isolation.

My personal journey doesn’t define my clients’ journeys, but it shapes the compassion, curiosity and reverence I bring to my work. It reminds me to practice what I preach — rest, boundaries, grief work, community, courage and repair.

Most importantly, I share because I want people to know:
You are not alone.
Your pain makes sense.
You are allowed to need support.
And you are worthy of the life that sits on the other side of this chapter — even if you can’t see it yet.

I value therapy and I have weekly psychiatry and have for years I value what I do because I do it too.

Thank you for holding space for these parts of me, and for trusting me to hold space for the parts of you.

🌱 Jacqui
Mental Health Social Worker
New Remedy Therapy

12/01/2026

⚠️ Trigger Warning – pregnancy and infant loss

The first time I lost a baby, I felt a kind of despair I didn’t know how to hold.
It was grief that sat in my chest and followed me everywhere — into the bath, into my car, all the way to a friend’s birthday where I cried the whole drive there, trying to somehow pull myself together.

What made it even harder was having other children.
Finding space to grieve in a way that felt private and safe — grief I didn’t want to spill onto my little one — was almost impossible.
Some grief is too big to articulate.
Some grief pushes us into decisions or behaviours that don’t feel like us at all.

The loss itself was full of ambiguity.
No tidy explanations.
Just another “unexplained miscarriage” and the ache of a life I had already imagined.

At just eight weeks, I had already pulled down the maternity clothes, set up the cot and pictured a future with our baby.
And I realised: the depth of loss isn’t determined by how far along you are.
When you love them, when you allow yourself to dream them into your life — losing that possibility is enormous.

I still feel sad for the little one I never got to hold, kiss, or come to know.
Time doesn’t “heal everything” — but it softens the edges.
It makes the weight more bearable.
You learn how to live alongside it instead of underneath it.

If you’re moving through loss — whether it’s fresh or decades old — you’re not alone.
There are beautiful free supports available, including Gidget Foundation Australia, if you don’t already have a therapist or village to hold you.

Be tender with yourself.
Grief is love with nowhere to land. 💛