What to do if your Mum has cancer: a practical guide to supporting her journey Carina Gallegos is our Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina explores the challenge and heavy emotions that occur when your Mum is diagnosed with cancer, and how to love and support her during that incredibly difficult time. Dealing with the…
What to do if your work colleague has cancer: navigating support and empathy Carina Gallegos is the Support Angel and Customer Love Manager at Support Crew. Carina explores the challenge of supporting a work colleague through cancer and how to navigate supporting them with some practical tips on how to make sure they get the right help at the…
The struggle with seeking help: unraveling the mystery behind why it's so difficult Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly explores overcoming the struggle of seeking help - unraveling the psychology behind it and discovering the strength in vulnerability. Life can be a rollercoaster ride, filled with highs and lows, but…
Five ways to help a friend without waiting to be asked. The problem with “Let me know what I can do to help” Written by Kara Dorset, our great friend and copywriter extraordinaire. Kara is an incredible Mum of two gorgeous girls and speaks from her own experience. Thank you Kara, this will help so many people who are part…
5 tips to help you support someone dealing with cancer Written by Rebecca van Dijk Rebecca van Dijk is a beautiful 33-year-old woman who was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer last year. You can read about her incredible journey thus far here, and how naming her cancer gave her a way to seperate herself from it. Rebecca has come to know our…
Does it still take a village to raise a child? Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. In this blog Kelly explores whether it still takes a village to raise a child, and if it does, what does a village look like now? Pretty pertinent with our New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern…
Let's not die from embarrassment Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly reflects on the time leading up to her partner Randal's diagnosis with stage 4 bowel cancer and how talking about the embarrassing things and not settling until you find an answer could have helped Randal be diagnosed earlier. Kelly…
The Reluctant Caregiver: why I found it hard to give back Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly shares her recent experience with her desire to return the favour and support her neighbour who lost her beloved mother whilst being overwhelmed with the universal fear of saying or doing the…
Why adequate is awesome! Kelly Banks is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Janine Williams. Kelly explores how when we are supporting someone we love who's going through a difficult time we can become unnecessarily paralysed by the fear of doing the wrong thing. Have you ever found yourself wanting to support someone going through a…
I'm in the help business but I still struggle with this... do you? Janine Williams is the Co-founder of Support Crew, along with her good buddy Kelly Banks. Janine has two gorgeous boys Connor, aged 9, and Ethan, aged 7. Janine openly shares what she struggles with the most, and what she's committed to trying to do this year…