Gympie Recovery Coaching and Coordination

29/07/2025

Quite often we get asked to advocate for participants.
Unfortunately it’s not something within a providers scope.

What we can do is support you with is:

Preparing for plan reassessments, organising reports to request supports you need funded and support during with plan reassessments.

Helping you understand your plan and the various mental health services available.

Finding suitable providers and connecting you with mainstream services.

Staying up to date with your budget and ensuring invoices are correct.

Working alongside your mental health team, collaborating with your family and informall supports.

Supporting you to break through barriers and build new opportunites.

Create recovery action plans using your strengths to achieve your goals, build your independence, resilience and community connections.

Spend time with you, learn more about you and those important to you.

AND

Connecting you with an advocate when your NDIS, support, housing and disability needs are not being met.

Your NDIS provider can support you in many ways, but they can’t be your advocate.

That’s because under the NDIS Act, advocacy must be fully independent, with no real or perceived conflicts of interest.

Learn the difference, and how to access independent advocacy if you need it, here: https://bit.ly/443xPGA

27/05/2025

There’s been a lot of changes with the NDIS of late and a lot of participants are feeling understandably concerned and worried about future plans.

Some are even scared to use their current plans and others aren’t sure how they can use their plan.

Trust me, I hear you and I see you. I have spent so much time since October gathering information, discussing changes, getting clear answers and understanding with peak bodies, NDIA, providers and participants.

If you are feeling confused, stressed and worried about any of the changes, please feel free to reach out.
I’m happy to answer any questions and try to ease your concerns.

We can get through this together!

27/02/2024

Some handy numbers to keep on your fridge.
There’s some other great pamphlets at the Gympie health hub on Horseshoe bend. 😁

12/02/2024

Dr Nicole Lepera is always sharing some really incredible content, she understand mental health and addiction, among many other things. I absolultley love her advice and go to her page often to learn but also for validation. Check her out.

Knowing when to let go and to stop doing something is an important life skill. Because of the conditioning around “quitters” so many people feel shameful or wrong about quitting something even when they know it their body it’s time to let go. Quitting can be the beginning of doing what we’re actually meant to do

22/11/2023

Sharing a beautiful comic series about Eeyore and his friends that touched my heart. It reminds us that true friendship embraces us for who we are, even in our toughest times. Let’s be the friends who stick around, understanding that those with depression still yearn for connection. In reality, friendships can be challenged, but let’s strive to be like Eeyore’s pals - unwavering, supportive, and loving. 💙

09/08/2023

I now have capacity for Female NDIS participants in Gympie and surrounding suburbs for Psychosocial Recovery Coaching.
If you or someone you know need a Recover Coach please contact me on 0432778988
Have a fabulous week!

06/05/2023

This week someone reminded me about the “Struggle Switch”,

Dr Russ Harris explains that quite often when people are experiencing difficult feelings they try to push the feelings away and avoid them. This works- temporarily, however you run the risks of making things worse. This is when the struggle switch turns on and you start to struggle about your struggle.

Dr Russ Harris made this video below and it’s so worth watching- learning about the struggle switch helps you be able to sit with the feeling or emotion, which in turn allows you to process it.

Dr. Russ Harris, Acceptance & Commitment Therapist, explains the struggle switch metaphor through this entertaining and educational clip.To learn more about ...

25/04/2023

24/04/2023

There is so much stigma around mental health, the more aware we can be the less stigma there will be.