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Happy News! What's yours today?

pinklollipop15Senior Contributor25 July 2025, 4:14 pm AEST

Happy News! What's yours today?

Hi everyone

I havent been on here in a while. Lifes been busy. I now have a four week old son he is my second baby and I love him dearly! This is my HAPPY news!

I am going well with my mental health (I have been diagnosed with bipolar type 1) and even though physically I have a few issues postpartum I am looking at the bright side as I have a healthy and beautiful baby boy.

In other SADDER news, I have lost access to my personal email that I have had for over 20 years which is sad - but I'm guessing that means its time to start a new chapter and I've changed everything to a new email.

I have a plan now that I will enrol in a Masters of Counselling to start September and just do one unit at a time I have helped people for 10 years with grief and emotional healing so I want to help people with anxiety, trauma and grief - so maybe I'll aim for the title of grief counsellor I'm very much interested in doing that. I studied diploma community services previously but I don't have the physical compability to help people with cooking etc would much rather be a talk therapist and I can work around looking after my children 🙂 so excited about the future and taking it a step at a time! I will try to come on here more! Whats your happy new today??

Pinklollipop15

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pinklollipop15Senior Contributor30 July 2025, 8:38 pm AEST

Re: Happy News! What's yours today?

Hi @tyme she's 13. I try to have family meetings at McDonald's every fortnight to discuss things and tonight she tells me she feels anxious. I think she may need to see a counsellor she bit her hands and has left welts on them. I emailed the school. She says she scared to be alone in the canteen line. It makes me feel worried. She is on the right track regarding her studies and I'm very proud of her.