[Ep#52] Dare to Rise – Stories of Courage from Eight Remarkable Women (Part 2)

“You see, moving to a new place, whether it's across the state or another country, is always a journey with both, equal parts of excitement and apprehension.”
— Stephanie Lee [00:02:34 → 00:02:41]

“She wished she has been braver earlier in her life, when it comes to relocation. She reflected on how, you know, hesitation, waiting to take that leap meant missed opportunity most of the time.”
— Stephanie Lee [00:03:21 → 00:03:35]

“It is for anyone standing at the crossroad of change, feeling both drawn by the unknown and also feeling probably held back by the fear.”
— Stephanie Lee [00:04:11 → 00:04:24]

“And I hope by writing the story about my lessons, really, for people who are sitting at a crossroad of wondering should they do it or should not, I think, it will help them, give them some perspective of what to expect and what they can actually take up from there.”
— Stephanie Lee [00:05:57 → 00:06:18]

“Once you embrace the unknown, for example, what seems to be very daunting can actually turn into a life changing experience.”
— Stephanie Lee [00:09:52 → 00:10:03]

“I was that perfectionist. I did everything for everyone. I didn't say no, you know, I survived on four hours sleep, and I felt that, you know, saying no was a bad thing, and that, you know, if I was to be a good friend I always had to be there or I always had to say yes.”
— Philippa [00:24:52 → 00:25:15]

“I've learned that I don't need to make a rod for my own back by being there. And, I have been out of hospital now for three weeks and I'm not answering emails every day. I'm checking my emails twice a week. If it's urgent, they'll ring me and if I'm available to answer the phone, I will and if it's not, well, they can wait. I don't have to answer it straight away.”
— Philippa [00:26:42 → 00:27:13]

“We've got some wonderful clients whohave been amazing and I value them so highly and they're grateful for the work that we do and they're the kind of people I wanna work with and, it's just been great.”
— Philippa [00:27:36 → 00:27:45]

“It's very hard to just rest and especially when you've got that big to do list, with all those things on it that you need to get done.”
— Philippa [00:29:33 → 00:29:44]

“That ill health in a child isn't necessarily a death sentence, and it's not the end of the world as you know it. I think I coined the phrase, twenty something years ago of our family having a new normal.”
— Judith [00:13:16 → 00:13:31]

“I remember, Doctor Heather Tapp, the first thing she said to me after the diagnosis was, you two have to become your son's advocate. You because he couldn't talk. He had an intubation tube down his throat and was using a message board to communicate. She said, you two have to do the talking for him and advocate for him. And that's what we did, and we were lucky.”
— Judith [00:16:59 → 00:17:20]

“She turned up at the hospital, with plastic bags. She'd literally gone to the supermarket and to somewhere like Kmart and thought, what are practical things these guys may need in hospital, and they don't have? And I can remember sitting in a gutter outside the women's and children's hospital while our son was off having, an initial MRI scan. And going through this bag like some vagrant in in the gutter and just grabbing a Snickers bar, it was just you know? And things like that can bring comfort.”
— Judith [00:19:15 → 00:19:50]

“It's practical help that families need. It's food in the freezer when they get home… Ask them what they need. How can I help? You know? That's stuff”
— Judith [00:19:57 → 00:20:02]

“You could spend twenty-four hours a day worrying about things that may never happen. And that takes up a lot of energy and time and and really impacts your health.”
— Annemarie Cross [00:15:06 → 00:15:15]

“She said, just think of mommy as a fruit bowl, and each time you take out a fruit, it gets empty, but you need to replenish that fruit. Well, when mommy says I'm refilling my fruit bowl, that is when you need to give me some time to recoup and replenish, because I need to get my energy back so that I can support you.”
— Annemarie Cross [00:28:22 → 00:28:42]

“Courage and inspiration and empowerment are so important in today's, and resilience is so important, isn't it? Because life will often throw us curve balls, and so it's wonderful to learn and be inspired from each of your stories.”
— Annemarie Cross [00:31:23 → 00:31:38]