Natalie Gibbons Counselling

25/03/2025

Raising Teens Today❤️

25/03/2025

Investigations under way as NZ police identify victims linked to subgroups of 'The Com'.

21/12/2024

Grief tastes different in December.

Pain that stayed quiet in the summer finds its voice now.

Memories become louder.
Loss feels sharper.

{PS}

27/09/2024

There are days when all you want is to disappear, when the weight of everything feels too heavy to carry. But then, out of nowhere, you catch yourself laughing at a friend’s story, savoring the comfort of your favorite meal, or simply breathing in the calm of the evening air as you walk home. It’s in these fleeting, almost unnoticed moments that life gently nudges you, reminding you that even in the darkest times, there are still tiny glimmers of light that make holding on worth it.

Life may never be as easy as we hope, and its challenges can feel relentless, but sometimes, it’s the smallest joys that breathe life back into you. A kind word, a shared laugh, or the quiet peace of a sunset—they have a way of reminding you just how good life can still be, even when everything feels like it’s falling apart. And maybe, that’s the beauty of it: knowing that no matter how lost you feel, these moments will always be there to pull you back.

~ LJ Blossoms, Writer’s Blossoms

~ Art by Gillian Rule Art

27/08/2024

Raising Teens Today ❤️

05/04/2024

An old poem of mine but always so loved… ❤️

FEATHERS

I sent you a little white feather
I placed it right there in your way
I wrapped it in love with a message
to let you know you’ll be okay

I drew you a colourful rainbow
It followed your car for a while
I made a spectacular rainbow
I hoped it would show me your smile

I flew down a beautiful robin
It landed right there on your ledge
I prayed he would give you the strength
to push yourself back from the edge

I try every day to remind you
that I never did go away
the feathers, the rainbows, the robins
are my way of trying to stay.

🪶🌈 🕊
Donna Ashworth

From ‘LOSS’; poems to better weather the many waves of grief: https://amzn.eu/d/fwIp4VX

This beautiful illustration is one of my very favourites - by the fabulous Demelsa Haughton Illustration

01/04/2024

For anyone missing someone today…🩶

How do I live without you?
Oh my love I do not.

You are with me from the moment I open my eyes
until they close.
And even after that,
on the plane of dreams where mortals and souls meet, you are with me still.

“I’ve not learned to live without you,
perhaps I never will,
the truth of the matter is,
you are always with me still.”

You walked such a blazing pathway, when your feet were on this earth, that your imprint lingers on and I place my own feet in your steps, one by one.

How do I live without you?
It’s really very simple.
I do not.

“I have yet to live without you,
perhaps I never will,
perhaps the key to grief is,
you are always with me still.”

Donna Ashworth
From ‘Wild Hope’ 🩶
https://amzn.eu/d/eDGFsCs

Art by Amanda Cass

14/03/2024

29/11/2023

Your Wednesday reminder from our very own Clinical Lead to look out for your mental health just as well as your physical 🫶🏼