*name changed by request

My contact with Fresh Perspective was a result of my complete desperation. My daughter had a health issue that was severely impacting on her emotional wellbeing and although support for her was quickly able to be instigated, once identified as necessary, support for those left in her wake was not. Two and half years of Cyclone Daughter had left our family, self esteem and belief in my ability to mother, in rubble.

Mentoring was “better than I thought it would be” in fact “just about perfect. It was nice to have a friend, someone to talk to. We had lots in common and have become good friends” “When you're really down, with no one to turn to, it’s really good"

A recently divorced grandparent raising her teenage grandson, Maree was referred to FP by a community agency. She was finding parenting quite demanding, hard to deal with on her own and was feeling tired, depressed and isolated. Maree wasn’t sure what to expect from mentoring or whether it was really going to help but after some encouragement decided to give it a try.