Ten years ago, I received a phone call that changed my life in an instant. My mum had fallen again — it was the seventh time. But this time, the call from the hospital was different. The doctors quietly explained that she wouldn’t be able to return home. She’d been diagnosed with dementia and it was no longer safe for her to return home to look after herself. In that moment, everything shifted. I stepped into caring for my mum — something I chose with love and gratitude. But very quickly, I realised just how much my life would change in order for that care to happen.
At the time, I was still working, running a household, and trying to hold everything together. Then suddenly, our whole family had to move interstate so I could be close to her. I found myself responsible for every aspect of her care — physical, emotional, financial, legal, and above all, medical.
I was making medical decisions I’d never imagined I would need to make. I was managing appointments, medications, paperwork, and difficult conversations with doctors. It was a level of responsibility I hadn't anticipated.
There were moments of deep love and fierce commitment, but there were also long nights of lying awake, replaying conversations and second-guessing decisions: nights when my mind simply wouldn’t switch off.
What no one really prepares you for — is not just the practical weight of caregiving — it’s the emotional intensity of holding everything all at once. Over time, I realised something essential: if I didn’t learn how to steady myself, I would slowly lose the strength I needed to care well. Self-care wasn’t selfish: it was the foundation that allowed me to keep showing up.
So, I began drawing on simple practices from my holistic background — small, manageable tools that could actually fit into the reality of caregiving life:
Ways to clear mental fog before important appointments
Gentle practices to regulate emotions before difficult conversations
Practical structures that brought clarity where there had once been overwhelm
Those small practices changed everything, and that experience became the heart of Calma Caregivers — a supportive space created to help caregivers steady themselves, find clarity, and continue caring from a place of resilience and compassion.
Because caregivers deserve care too.
Helping caregivers care with calm, clarity and resilience.
Caregiving is constant. It asks more of you than you expect, and it can feel overwhelming, isolating, and at times, invisible.
For decades, I trained and worked in Holistic Therapies, supporting wellbeing across the Body, Mind, Emotions and Spirit. I am trained and qualified as a Mindfulness Life Coach, Spirituality Coach, Meditation Teacher, Yoga Teacher and Advanced Ho’oponopono Coach, with extensive training and experience in Energy Medicine and Emotional Freedom Technique.
When I became a caregiver, everything changed.
During this time, I drew on the Holistic Practices, skills, and techniques I had developed over many years and they became essential. They helped me stay grounded, think clearly, and move through the emotional weight of caregiving.
These are real tools, shaped by both professional training and lived experience.
Simple, practical ways to pause, reset, and reconnect in the middle of real life.
Here, you will find support that understands both the role and the person behind it.
Because your care matters, and so do you.
Calma Caregivers exists to support caregivers with the calm, clarity and resilience they need to navigate one of life’s most demanding roles. Through practical tools, gentle practices and compassionate guidance, we help caregivers steady themselves, protect their wellbeing, and continue caring with strength and compassion.