18 | T H E B A R O SSA M A G
Annemarie's story
New mum, Annemarie Hardy, originally from Scotland and now living
in Tanunda, reached out to Andrea from the Kindness Collective
after the birth of her daughter Isla.
This is her story.
"I’d had anxiety for a long time and was
diagnosed with post-natal anxiety and
depression.
"I had really good support from
professional services but sometimes you
don’t necessarily have the words to share
with family and friends.
"As well as practical support – she held
the baby and had a glass of water and
Kind Hearted Kitchen meals to stick in
the freezer – it was just her openness and
honesty and the easy way she shared her
story.
"Some days I felt really lonely. "It was a bit of a wake-up call listening to
her; I thought ‘I feel like that’.
"I’d seen (The Kindness Collective) on
Facebook when it launched and it sounded
like such a great community initiative. "Almost without objectively doing it, she
was giving me permission to let go of
some of the anxiety and guilt and stress.
"Andrea was the most down-to-earth,
loveliest person. It was a bit like the biggest
bear hug from someone who’s basically a
stranger, but isn’t a stranger. Although we
had different experiences of motherhood,
we also had similarities and she just
seemed to get it. "Sometimes you just need someone else to
take your worries for a little bit and replace
it with their little gift of kindness and
warmth – she even bought me a biscuit as
well!
"It was really easy conversation and all the
best bits of a friend.
"For those two hours I just forgot
everything. It really made such a
difference to me."
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