Dr Ione Lewis Psychotherapy and Counselling

18/10/2023

Voices from Dharawal country
Always was always will be

By Dr Jodi Edwards, please take the time to read it:

I'm here in Dharawal Country, where Grandfather Sun shines into our Sea creating the currents. The gentle sea breeze shares the whispering stories of our Ancestors past since time immemorial. Dharawal Wodi Wodi knowledges are encrypted in our Mountains and littered through our landscapes in our Country. Our Culture is embedded in the songs of birds, the breaching whales and the many fish that swim in the currents and rising tides created by Grandmother moon. Our old people' spirits and Elders will carry us forward through generations, using the lightening from the sky, directing the way for those who walked with them then, now and in the future generations. Our Ancestors and Elders lighting the fires within us to keep us strong. Elders reconnecting us with the land, sea, and the sky through our Ancient stories where we find answers to our questions. Like the millions of stars in Father Sky we shine with the millions of Voices who stood with us Recognising our Ancestors, recognising our Elders, recognising our Children and Grandchildren and we will continue to drive change. For now we will take time to stoke our fires nurturing our flames we will again create a cultural burn for a better future. 🖤💛❤️

My response was adapted and adopted together from my friend my Sista and strong Cultural advisor Aunty Veronica Bird whose dedication to our Voices, our culture and learnings will continue.
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23/02/2023

Great news for Illawarra

05/09/2022

Wonderful initiative for Su***de Prevention Day

Submissions for Journey of Hope online art exhibition open!

We are opening to submissions for an online art exhibition, Journey of Hope, for National Su***de Prevention Day on 10 September. The exhibition aims to honour the creativity and sensitivity of people we have lost to su***de, their lives and how they lived; and to showcase our journey through grief.

You can submit images of art, photography, crafts and pottery, produced by people who have died by su***de and people who have been bereaved by su***de, with a brief description of each image, which will be posted on our website.

More than one image can be submitted. Email griefjourneysworkshops@gmail.com

* You must have intellectual property rights to any image submitted.

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07/07/2022

We are building a second counselling room in our friendly office at Yellagong St West Wollongong which will be available Tuesdays to Fridays from mid July. Suitable for counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists. The office is furnished, with natural light, wifi, and kitchen. Ample street parking. Please DM

26/05/2022

Shout out for a local Wollongong artist ImpCreative. Always happy to support creativity in the local scene

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16/05/2022

Dignity, respect, safety and kindness for all LBTIQIA+ people today and every day 🌈

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia. Every person in our community deserves dignity, safety, respect, kindness, and to be themselves.

NSW Health is firmly committed to celebrating and strengthening diversity, inclusion and belonging in our health system. Read more about the NSW LGBTIQ+ Health Strategy 2022-2027 here: www.health.nsw.gov.au/lgbtiq-health

12/04/2022

Good read - ABC article on people's own strategies for managing their anxiety

From lifestyle strategies, formal treatments to alternative approaches, hundreds of audience members share their tips on living with anxiety.

01/08/2021

07/06/2021

Great podcast on Parenting while grieving. Brooke Shelton a perinatal, child and family therapist and clinical social worker draws on Frieberg's paper on Ghosts in the nursery and provides practical tips on parenting in a time of grief.

Brooke Shelton is a perinatal, child and family therapist and clinical social worker who works with many parents and families who have experienced current or past losses. Her approach is ... Read More…

04/01/2021

My practice is now registered as a Covid Safe business. You will need to check in before entering the therapy room using the NSW Services app. If you are unwell you can request an online or phone session.